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1. How is legal protection of inventions attained in Serbia?
2. How are inventions protected by law?
3. What is the difference between a patent and a petty patent?
4. What kind of protection is secured by a patent/petty patent?
5. Why are the patents needed?
6. What is the role of patents in everyday life?
7. How and where is the application for an invention filed?
8. What fees are charged for filing an application and how are they paid?
9. How is a patent granted?
10. What requirements must an invention meet in order to be protected?
11. How long does the examination procedure last?
12. Does an applicant need to have a patent agent or an attorney in the patent granting procedure?
13. Where can a List of Agents be obtained?
14. Can the Office suggest to an applicant any of its patent agents or attorneys?
15. Does the Office have any control over the retaining fee charged by the patent agent or attorney?
16. For how long is a patent/petty patent granted?
A patent is granted for 20 years from the filing date of the application, upon requirement that maintenance fees are paid, while a petty patent is granted for 6 years, with a possibility of two times prolongations for the periods of 2 years, upon condition that prescribed maintenance fees are paid. An application for the extension of a petty patent shall be field by the right holder six months prior to the expiry of the then current term, at the latest. The first term extension of a petty patent may be carried out only if the report on the state of the art has been drawn up previously. You must bear in mind that your patent/petty patent will irrevocably lapse by the force of the law if maintenance fees are not paid in proscribed time limits.
17. Does the patent for an invention have effect in other countries?
18. How can we protect our invention abroad?
19. Can the Office offer any help in advertising, i.e. commercializing of the invention?
20. Is it possible to revoke the decision granting a patent?
21. Does it fall within the competence of the Office to resolve disputes regarding the infringement of rights?
22. Can a copy of the decision granting the right to a patent, that is, a copy of a patent/petty patent certificate and a patent specification be obtained?
23. How can the right be transferred?
24. What is a license?
25. How can I know if I need the protection through a patent/petty patent, trademark, model, sample or copyright?
26. How and where can I check if my invention has already been protected?
27. How can I find the name of a patent owner or an inventor whose invention I am interested in? |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Regulations
Forms and guidelines
Fees
Charges
Statistics
Reports
International protection
Patents of Nikola Tesla
Internationally recognized depository institutions |
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