The Patent Office of the former Yugoslavia continues to operate as the Intellectual Property Office of the FR Yugoslavia. Applications filed prior to the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia remain valid in the FR of Yugoslavia and need not be revalidated. The new Laws replace the former Yugoslav Law on protection of inventions, technical improvements and distinctive signs, passed in 1981 and amended in 1990. The ex-Yugoslav republics of Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are now independent states and have their own IP Offices and industrial property laws. After a formal examination, applications are granted for a duration of 10 years from the filing date.
Service marks are registrable.
3 x 5 cm, max.