INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SPORTS Intellectual Property Office Republic
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SPORTS Intellectual Property Office Republic of Serbia Kneginje Ljubice 5 11000 Belgrade www. zis. gov. rs Ljubljana, Slovenia, 28 -29 May 2019 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE • Republic of Serbia (Kingdom of Serbia at that time) was one of 11 founding countries of the Paris Union in 1883; • Administration for the IP Protection was set up in 1920; • Today, IPO is special organisation in the state administration system, responsible for the industrial property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, indications of geographical origin and topographies of semiconductor products), copyright and related rights; • In June 2017, Serbia opened chapter No. 7 - Intellectual property, in the negotiations for EU accession; • E-Register; E-submission of applications and documents; • Over 80 employees WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
THE ROLE OF SPORT IN SOCIETY The role of intellectual property is to foster innovation and creativity, and support the development of sport through intellectual property rights that encourage them and protect innovation and creativity. According to the Law on Sports of the Republic of Serbia, sport is defined as a category of special interest for the development and prosperity of the whole society and it is financed from the budget of the Republic of Serbia. WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
DESIGN EXAMPLES FROM THE BASE OF IPO RS FITNESS MACHINE IPO RS, REG. No. 10989 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
DESIGN EXAMPLES FROM THE BASE OF IPO RS SUPPORT AND BACKBOARD FOR BASKET; SUPPORT FOR BASKET AND BACKBOARD; BACKBOARD FOR BASKET IPO RS, REG. No. 10293 (MULTIPLE DESIGN) WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
DESIGN EXAMPLE OF REFUSAL Kimono is a traditional Japanese garment worn by men, women and children. It is also a sportswear that has been used in martial arts - clothes for karate, judo, kendo. The application was refused because it did not meet the requirement of novelty and individual character, the subject of protection did not possess new and specific design characteristics. KIMONO IPO RS, Application No. D-2010/0062 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
TRADEMARK EXAMPLES FROM THE BASE OF IPO RS SPORT CLUB EMBLEMS WATER POLO FEDERATION OF SERBIA VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION OF SERBIA IPO RS, REG. No. 56577 IPO RS, REG. No. 56168 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
TRADEMARK EXAMPLES FROM THE BASE OF IPO RS SPORT CLUB EMBLEMS BASKETBALL FEDERATION OF SERBIA IPO RS, REG. No. 58910 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
TRADEMARK EXAMPLES FROM THE BASE OF IPO RS SPORT CLUB EMBLEMS RED STAR IPO RS, REG. No. 63418 IPO RS, REG. No. 65892 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
TRADEMARK EXAMPLES FROM THE BASE OF IPO RS SPORT CLUB EMBLEMS PARTIZAN IPO RS, REG. No. 73849 IPO RS, REG. No. 73665 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
TRADEMARK EXAMPLE OF INVALIDITY Application No. 2014 -642 Registration of trademark for goods in Class 32 of the International Classification of Goods and Services: energy drinks, carrier EURO-GRANDS, DOOEL Jadranska Magistrala no. 62, 1000 Skopje, MK. , followed by the request for declaration of invalidity of a trademark registration by FERRARI S. P. A. Via Emilia Est, 1163, I-41100 Modena (IT). WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
TRADEMARK EXAMPLES FROM THE BASE OF IPO RS Some sport celebrities register their names or visual characteristics as trademarks. Novak Djokovic, our celebrated tennis player, registered his name and nickname as a trademark for certain goods and services. A NOVAK ĐOKOVIĆ – NOLE K ĐOK IPO RS, REG. No. 62609 OVIĆ – NOLE IPO RS, REG. No. 62610 IPO RS, REG. No. 62611 WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Marija Belčević Counselor in Trademark Division mbelcevic@zis. gov. rs www. zis. gov. rs WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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