“The first choice for trademark work in Serbia” is the verdict on well-established firm MJB – WTR1000 2020

“The first choice for trademark work in Serbia” is the verdict on well-established firm MJB. Belgrade-based but active across the Balkan region via a carefully selected and cultivated network of correspondents, the firm manages large IP portfolios with a deft touch and expertly handles litigation and enforcement matters for prestigious companies, including one of the top Swiss watch brands.

New Trademark Law in Serbia

The long expected new Trademark Law in Serbia entered into force on February 1st and has introduced the opposition system replacing the traditional full examination system. However, the IP Office still examines trademark applications both on absolute and relative grounds before publication as part of their official duties. Apart from the opposition system major changes […]

Recognition for MJB IP Office patent practice

Lawyer Monthly – Legal Awards 2019. Recognising achievement and success in the legal industry – A category winner for Patents Serbia in 2019 is the IP Office Mikijelj Jankjović & Bogdanovic from Belgrade.

MJB IP Office welcomes Katarina Cavor

MJB Intellectual Property Office has welcomed a new member to their team, Ms Katarina Čavor. Ms Čavor is a patent attorney who had previously worked at both the IP Office of Serbia and the EUIPO.

Katarina Radovic participated in the panel discussion “Author and Law”

Katarina Radović, partner u našoj kancelariji, bila je jedna od učesnika panela održanog na Fakultetu dramskih umetnosti u Beogradu pod nazivom “Autor i pravo”. Panel je bio organizovan u saradnji sa Pravnim fakultetom Univerziteta Union i namenjen prvenstveno predavačima sa Univerziteta umetnosti u Beogradu (Fakultet dramskih umetnosti, Fakultet likovnih umetnosti, Fakultet muzičkih umetnosti i Fakultet primenjenih umetnosti).

Successes of our legal trainees

IP Office MJB is pleased to announce that our legal trainee Ms Marina Ješić, has successfully defended Master thesis in International Investment Law under the topic of “Legal regime of cooling-off periods in international investment arbitration” at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, while Ms Ivana Vukcevic, also a legal trainee at IP Office MJB, has recently been named as the teaching assistant for the course Public International Law at the Union University Law School in Belgrade for the academic year 2019/2020.

Vladimir Djeric has co-authored an article on the Constitutional Court of Serbia

“Hague Journal on the Rule of Law” in its April 2018 issue features an article about the Constitutional Court of Serbia authored by Vladimir Djeric of MJB and Professor Tatjana Papic of the Union University Faculty of Law, see more  “On the Margins of Consolidation: The Constitutional Court of Serbia”, Hague Journal on the Rule of […]