MARKS

All rights arising from the registration of a mark for the territory of Serbia and Montenegro before 3 June 2006 (the day Montenegro declared independence) continue to apply in Montenegro until the end of their granted protection period, according to the recently adopted Decree on Securing Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Montenegro (Official Gazette No. 61/2007, in force as of 29 October 2007).

All rights from applications for registration of a trademark for the territory of Serbia and Montenegro submitted to the Serbian Bureau for Protection of IP Rights, that have not been decided before Montenegrin Bureau starts operating, apply in Montenegro, if the applicant will file a request with the Montenegrin Bureau for registration of the right within 6 months of the day the Montenegrin Bureau started to operate.

The Montenegrin Bureau for Protection of IP Rights has started to operate on 28th May 2008.

International Registration of Marks

The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the related Protocol continue to be applicable in Montenegro as of 3 June 2006.

As of 4 December 2006, it is possible to file a request for territorial extension to Montenegro and to designate Montenegro in applications for international registration of trademarks with the World Intellectual Property Organization click here .

According to the Decree on Securing Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Montenegro (in force as of 29 October 2007), to ensure territorial extension to Montenegro for applications filed between 3 June 2006 and 4 December 2006, applicants need to address a request for registration of the right with the Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights of Montenegro within 6 months from the 28th May 2008, when Bureau started to operate. (i.e. 28th November 2008).