New design law for Serbia

In case you missed it, a whole batch of new intellectual property laws came into force in Serbia on 24 December 2009. The include not only fresh trade mark, copyright and semiconductor topography legislation but a new Law on Legal Protection of Industrial Design.

This information was gathered via the useful newsletter of PETOŠEVIĆ (the firm only seems to exist in capital letters now, together with its ancillary glyphs), from whom further information may be obtained.

Serbian design & copyright changes in sight

Our friends at S.D. Petosevic, a trans-Balkan IP firm, report that changes to Serbian design, copyright and chip protection laws are under consultation. On designs, the changes "intend to bring Serbian IP legislation in line with the international and European regulations, namely the TRIPS Agreement, the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement, and various EU directives". For example, a right of appeal is to be introduced. We will keep you posted.