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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?
It takes a few months for a petty patent to be granted for the application is examined only in terms of meeting formal requirements.
The post application procedure for the grant of a patent takes much longer, between 4 and 5 years, on an average, because, after the examination as to form, the application is published after the expiry of 18 months from the date of filing. After that, the substantive examination is carried out only upon request of the applicant, namely, the patentability requirements are examined (novelty, inventive step and applicability).
From the date of publication of his application, an applicant acquires the rights conferred by the application that are similar to those of a patent, i.e., petty patent, and if he/she is refused the grant of a patent/petty patent, the rights will be deemed never to have existed at all, with all legal consequences.
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?
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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