The Intellectual Property Office organizes webinars dedicated to patent protection. In the course of March, April and May, six webinars will be held when the participants may get acquainted with the most important topics regarding protection of inventions.
Apply for the participation at the webinar per choice by filing contact form at the following link.
After the registration, and two days before every webinar, you will get a link for the follow-up of every individual webinar (per sequence of performance) at the e-mail address you stated during registration.
All webinars are kept online by ZOOM platform.
The first webinar, under the title “Protection of business secret” is held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 (10:00-12:00 a.m.). The business secret is the intellectual property right protecting confidential information of value for the business processes of companies. In the course of the webinar, the participants will be presented what conditions the confidential information must fulfill to gain the status of the business secret, what information may be the subject matter of protection by a business secret and how business secret can be protected. Special attention shall be devoted to the relation of business secret to other forms of IP rights. Lecturer: Aleksandra Mihailović, Asst.Director, the Patent sector
The webinar “Introduction into patents” is held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 (10:00-12:00). The basic aim of this seminar is to give essential information with regard to the system of protection of inventions by a patent or petty patent. In the course of the seminar, the participants shall get acquainted with the importance of the protection of inventions, conditions and procedure for the protection by a patent/petty patent. Also, all phases in the procedure of examination of the national application shall be represented in great detail. Lecturer: Nataša Milovanović, Head of the Department for Mechanical Engineering, Electrotechnics and General Technology
The third webinar is held on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 (10:00-12:00 a.m.) with the topic “International protection of inventions”. Through this webinar the participants shall be presented how the invention can be protected abroad and how to choose a suitable system of protection (national patent application, international patent application or European patent application). In the course of the webinar deadlines for procedures and fees to be paid in the course of the international patent protection shall be presented. Lecturer: Aleksandra Mihailović, Asst. Director, the Patent Sector
Webinar with the topic: “Protection of software by patents” is held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 (10:00-12:00 a.m.). Today, many innovations are based on software and the need for legal protection of these innovations keeps on growing. At the webinar, conditions to be met by invention based on software in order to have it registered as patent shall be considered in great detail. The participants shall be in a situation to get acquainted with the examination procedure of these inventions, manner of composing patent claims, as well as recommendations for future applicants regarding the composition of the application. Lecturer: Nataša Milovanović, Head of the Department for Mechanical Engineering, Electrotechnics and General Technology
The fifth webinar is held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 (10:00-12:00 a.m.) with the topic “Composition of patent application for the protection of invention”. Correct composition of the application for the grant of patent/petty patent is an important step in the procedure for the protection of an invention. The participants shall be presented basic information necessary for the correct composition of the application, such as the survey of all parts that must be contained by the application protecting invention, just like the rules defining the form and content of the application, in fact the manner how to compose each part separately. At the concrete example of some invention- device, the manner of composing the structure of the application will be demonstrated. Lecturer: Nataša Milovanović, Head of the Department for Mechanical Engineering, Electrotechnics and General Technology
The final webinar in this serial shall be “Specific characteristics of patenting in chemistry and biotechnology” to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (10:00-12:00 a.m.). With regard to the protection of inventions in the field of chemistry and biotechnology, additional requirements are prescribed as well as rules regarding subject matter of patent protection and contents of the patent application. In the framework of this topic, the survey of exemptions from patent protection and manner of composing patent application for the protection of invention in the field of chemical technology, pharmacy and biotechnology shall be presented. Lecturer: Jelena Tomić Keser, Head of the Department for Chemistry and Chemical Technology.
You can apply for the chosen webinars here.
After the registration, and two days before every webinar, you shall get a link for the chosen webinar (per sequence of performance) at the e-mail address stated during the registration. All webinars are kept online by ZOOM platform.