Intellectual property in Serbia

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The organization responsible for intellectual property protection in Serbia is the Federal Bureau for Intellectual Property (Zavod za Intelektualni Svojinu). It depends on the Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade.
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patents Act	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trademark Protection Act 1 January 2005	10 years	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Protection of Designs Act 1 January 2005	25 years
Copyright Copyright and associated rights Act 1 January 2005	70 years	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works WIPO Copyright Treaty
Industrial Models Design Protection Act 1 January 2005	25 years

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