INSIGHTS

New Law On Trademark In Kosovo*

On July 28, 2022 new Law on Trademarks entered into force in Kosovo. The main purpose of this change was harmonization of Kosovo local legislation with the Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. […]

Originality requirement – review of the copyright protection of translated works in Serbia

Copyright protection under national law is determined by the same conditions known to most of the European countries: the creation has to be original and has also to be expressed in a fixed form. Bearing […]

Milos Petrasinovic – Drones In Rainforest Research

World Intellectual Property Day – IP and Youth: Innovation for a Better Future Young people are an incredible, and unfortunately in a large part, an untapped source of creativity. However, their fresh perspective, energy, curiosity […]

Montenegro – Important Decision on Copyright Infringement

ZMP is proud to announce to have obtained a successful judgement in a landmark copyright infringement case.

Mondelez successfully protects OREO brand in Croatia

Written by: Luka Jelčić Intercontinental Great Brands LLC (part of the Mondelez group of companies) successfully protected the OREO brand as the Croatian Appeal Board decided that Koestlin’s Paris Nero Vanilla is confusingly similar with […]

Kc socks – failure or a smart business decision?

Written by: Milica Stanojevic and Nikola Kliska During the past few years we have noticed an unusual situation on the Serbian market or, more precisely, a phenomenon known as “Kc socks”. The increasing popularity of these […]

United we (should) stand!

Going against Trademark infringers in Serbia might be easier than you think.

When life gives you lemon…

John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, pressured a Polish family business selling vegan flavoured lemonade called John Lemon in few EU countries to settle on alleged infringement of John Lennon’s trademark and personal rights.

Can a monkey own a copyright to a photo?

The answer is no. But it is also not entirely clear who holds the copyright to a selfie taken by an animal. The experts’ opinions are divided. Some say that works created by non-humans are […]