Guide for Serbian Patent Application Process

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Serbia Profile

Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is located in near southeastern Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. Serbia is a landlocked country from the Adriatic Sea, bounded by Hungary to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east, Macedonia to the soRead more

Serbia Profile

Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is located in near southeastern Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. Serbia is a landlocked country from the Adriatic Sea, bounded by Hungary to the north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east, Macedonia to the south, and Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro to the west. Serbia also shares a border with Albania, including the disputed region of Kosovo. Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, is the oldest city in Europe and one of the largest cities in Central and Eastern Europe.

Serbian Intellectual Property Legal System

  • "Patent Law"
  • "Cooperation and Extension Agreement"
  • "trademark law"
  • "Designs Act"
  • Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications
  • "Copyright and Related Laws"

International Organization/Agreement

  • The Washington Treaty on Intellectual Property Rights Relating to Integrated Circuits
  • Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
  • Patent Law Treaty
  • The Strasbourg Agreement on the International Patent Classification
  • Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks
  • WIPO Copyright Treaty
  • WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
  • Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
  • Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
  • Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Origin of Goods
  • Nairobi Treaty for the Protection of the Olympic Emblem
  • Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration
  • Trademark Law Treaty
  • Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
  • Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
  • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • Brussels Convention on the Sending of Program Signals for Satellite Transmissions
  • "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
  • Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
  • Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
  • Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
  • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
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Filing Language
Serbian

申请流程 Application Process Flow

发明专利申请流程 Invention

Name of Patent Office

Serbian Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Servia, Abbreviation: ZIS

Website: Home - The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia : The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (zis.gov.rs)

Serbian invention patent search: www.reg.zis.gov.rs

Filing Language: Serbian

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any)

  1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  2. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Serbian Translation
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Serbian Translation
  4. Power of Attorney
  5. Certified Priority Document
  6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  8. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.

Attachments (if any)

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry
  4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  5. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Serbian Translation
  6. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Serbian Translation
  7. Power of Attorney
  8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

20 years

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
  • via Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of grant of the European patent.

ZIS conducts formality examination and substantive examination for invention patent applications. Based on the applicant's request and fees, ZIS initiates the prior art search and issues a search report accordingly. The applicant also needs to file a request for substantive examination within 6 months after the publication of the search report.

A novelty grace period is available if the disclosure of the invention, which became part of the prior art within the six months preceding the filing of the application, resulted from:

  • Disclosure resulting from misuse by the applicant or its original right holder.
  • Publicized by the applicant or its original rights holder at an official or officially recognized exhibition, and the exhibition complies with the provisions of the Paris Convention.

4-5 years

  • Grant Fee: The applicant needs to pay the grant fee within 10-15 days after receiving the granted notice.
  • Annuity: It shall be paid year by year from the 3rd year from the filing date, and shall be paid in full in the month of the date of application each year. If the annuity is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and 50% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

Yes. Patent Office accepts requests of "due care" for restoration of the right of priority. 

No

Yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from Invention to Utility Model at any time before the grant of the invention patent application.

Name of Patent Office

Serbian Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Servia, Abbreviation: ZIS

Website: Home - The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia : The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (zis.gov.rs)

Serbian Utility Model Patent Search: www.reg.zis.gov.rs

Filing Language: Serbian

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any)

  1. Power of Attorney
  2. Certified Priority Document
  3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  5. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.

Attachments (if any)

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry 
  4. Power of Attorney
  5. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  6. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

10 years

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

ZIS only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications.

A novelty grace period is available if the disclosure of the invention, which became part of the prior art within the six months preceding the filing of the application, resulted from:

  • Disclosure resulting from misuse by the applicant or its original right holder
  • Publicized by the applicant or its original rights holder at an official or officially recognized exhibition, and the exhibition complies with the provisions of the Paris Convention

  • Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the grant fee within 10-15 days after receiving the grant notice.
  • Annuity: It shall be paid year by year from the third year from the date of application, and shall be paid in full in the month of the date of application each year. If the annuity is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and 50% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

8-12 months

Yes. Patent Office accepts requests of "due care" for restoration of the right of priority. 

Yes. The applicant may request to change the patent type from utility model to invention at any time before the grant of the invention patent application.

No

Name of Patent Office

Serbian Intellectual Property Office

English: Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Servia, Abbreviation: ZIS

Website: Home - The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia : The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (zis.gov.rs)

Serbian Design Patent Search: https://reg.zis.gov.rs/DistinctiveSigns/search.htm?lang=sr

Filing Language: Serbian

Necessary documents:

  1. Pictures/Photos of Design (6-sided views)
  2. A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

  1. Power of Attorney
  2. Certified Priority Document
  3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
  4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

25 years

  • via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Hague Agreement: 6 months from earliest priority date.

The ZIS conducts formal and substantive examination of design patent applications. For the deficiencies in the form examination, the applicant shall reply and make corrections within one month. The applicant does not need to submit a request for substantive examination, and the substantive examination starts automatically. ZIS examines the novelty and uniqueness of the design. If the granted conditions are met, the granted will be granted after the applicant pays the granted fee.

A novelty grace period applies if the disclosure occurs within 12 months of the filing date or priority date.

  • Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the grant fee within 10-15 days after receiving the grant notice.
  • Annuity: The annuity for the first five-year period is paid in one lump sum at the same time as the grant fee. Subsequent annuity (6th year to 25th year) should be paid within 6 months before the validity period expires. If the annuity is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and 50% of the annuity of the current year is required to be paid as a penalty.

6-8 months

No

Yes. Multiple designs can be included in one design application, but the designs must belong to the same Locarno classification, and the total number of designs cannot exceed 100.

套餐价格(官费和服务费) / Package fee

Currency Unit: RMB

Patent Type Route Click to Get Price List In Detail Package Fee
Invention Paris Convention

Serbia Invention Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 15600.00
Value Service: 21420.00
Expert service: 24900.00
PCT

Serbia Invention Patent PCT Application fee

Basic Services: 14690.00
Value Service: 20380.00
Expert service: 23860.00
Utility Model Paris Convention

Serbia Utility Model Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 13130.00
PCT

Serbia Utility Model Patent PCT Application fee

Basic Services: 13130.00
Appearance Design Paris Convention

Serbia Appearance Design Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 11180.00
Value Service: 14950.00
Expert service: 18410.00