Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia successfully cooperates with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in harmonizing EU Principles of Common Practice in trademarks field.
In cooperation with the EUIPO, EU Principles of Common Practice CP9 – Distinctiveness of three-dimensional marks (shape marks) containing verbal and/or figurative elements when the shape is not distinctive in itself are translated and included in the Guidelines for the procedure of trademark granting and procedures following trademarks registration, which can be seen on the IPO’s website.
This way, the IPO continues successful cooperation in implementation of the EU Principles of Common Practice in trademarks field with the EUIPO. The IPO’s Guidelines with the CP9 principles included can be seen on the following link.