A significant quantity of counterfeits and pirated goods of all kinds are often crossing the Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian state borders, either in transit to the European Union, for end use on the local markets or for transformation and re-export.
The Customs Monitoring services of the Customs authorities in Serbia and Macedonia, effectively closing the borders with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo and Montenegro have so far proved their
The IP Office of Montenegro is functional since May 28, 2008. The term for validation is November 28th, 2008
In general and as a principle rule, the said Decision provides that all intellectual property rights valid and properly recorded at the IP Office of Serbia & Montenegro until June 3, 2006, or, at the IP Office of Serbia after that date until May 28, 2008 are valid in Montenegro.
The validity of granted rights is provided until expiration of the corresponding right in Serbia, until the date when the next annuity or renewal fee is due. No special re-registration or revalidation procedure is required for granted rights and the Decision is introducing the term of “recordal of rights in Montenegro”.
It should be noted however, that transfer of files of granted rights from the Serbian IP
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