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Pledge on Trademark in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A trademark or the rights conferred by the application may be the subject-matter of a pledge contract in respect of all or some of the goods or services. 

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Compensation for damages due to copyright infringement - on software, photos, scientific works, etc.

Copyright is the right of a natural person who created a work in the field of literature, science and art. Copyright arises and belongs to the author based on the very creation of the author's work and is not conditioned by the fulfillment of any formalities or requirements regarding its content, quality or purpose. Copyright consists of: a) personal or moral authorizations, b) material authorizations and c) other authorizations of the author prescribed by law. Author's moral rights include the...

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Patents in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Customs Measures

The holder of the exclusive rights under the Law on Patents, who reasonably believes that the importation, transit or exportation of the goods manufactured in contravention of the provisions of that Law shall take place, may file a request for the protection of his rights with the competent customs authority by means of customs measures of temporary impounding of the goods. 

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Acquisition and Validity of a Trademark in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A trademark shall be acquired by the entry thereof in the Register of Trademarks, and shall be valid from the filing date of the application. 

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Transfer of Rights on Trademarks in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A transfer of a trademark or the rights conferred by an application may be made on the basis of a contract on the transfer of rights, as well as on the basis of a change of the status of the holder of a trademark or the applicant or a court or a administrative decision. The Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina („Institute“) enters the transfer of rights in the respective register at the request of the holder of a trademark or the applicant or the new right ho...

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Representation of Foreign Entities in the Procedure for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina

An application for the registration of a trademark, industrial design and patent in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be submitted by any domestic or foreign person. Regarding the protection of intellectual property rights, foreign persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina have the same rights as domestic persons, if there is a principle of reciprocity or international treaties or conventions to which Bosnia and Herzegovina has acceded or ratified them.

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Significant results of IPR-intensive industries

Intellectual property is widely recognized as a key driver in modern economies. Very important report recently published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) is showing that industries with above-average ownership of intellectual property rights (IPR-intensive) have generated more then 47% of total economic activity (GDP) in the EU, worth €6.4 trillion. 

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Patents in Bosnia and Herzegovina: how to get supplementary protection certificate?

A supplementary protection certificate may be granted where a basic patent has been granted for a medicinal product intended for humans or animals or for a plant protection product, the marketing of which requires prior authorization of the competent authority.

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Infringement of Industrial Property

Acting for the plaintiff, our office in Sarajevo, led by attorney Kerim Karabdic, obtained a favorable judgment from the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo in a trademark dispute. This was a second-instance decision, confirming an earlier decision of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo.

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Trademarks in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Judicial Protection

In the case of infringement of a trademark or the rights conferred by a trademark application, where the trademark is granted, the plaintiff may claim in a legal action: 

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