The Intellectual Property Office invites all interested parties to file, concluding with 16. 12. 2024. the applications for the passing of expert examination for patent representatives. The application must contain:
- personal name, profession and residence of the candidate;
- evidence on having university degree (faculty of technical–technological or natural mathematical sciences, faculty of pharmacy or faculty of law);
- proof on working experience at the tasks concerning industrial property and details about period when the candidate was distributed to perform such tasks (at least three years of working experience at the tasks of industrial property);
- if the candidate is a lawyer – confirmation that he has been entered in the Register of Advocates of the Chamber of Advocates;
- proof on speaking one of the world languages;
- photocopy of the identity card or some other personal document for the sake of establishing identity and citizenship of the candidate;
- proof on the payment of the Republic Administrative Fee for the passing of expert examination in the amount of 13,030.00 RSD.
The mentioned documents are forwarded in the original or as the certified photocopy.
The passing of the expert examination shall be held in the premises of the Intellectual Property Office, in particular:
- 23. 12. 2024. with the beginning at 10 a.m. – written part of the examination (general part + patent legislation) and
- 24. 12. 2024. with the beginning at 10 a.m. – oral part of the examination for the candidates that passed the written part for patents.
*Note: general part of the expert examination need not be passed by the candidates that have already passed advocate exam at the bar or state expert examination in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the persons that have already been entered in the Register of Representatives as proven by the filed evidence that ought to be submitted.
The Program of the special expert examination is the constituent part of the Rules on the Program and Manner of Passing Expert Examination for Persons Engaged in Representation in the Field of Industrial Property (“Official Gazette RS”, number 78/19) and it is placed at the official website of the Intellectual Property Office.