TRADEMARKS

All rights arising from the registration of a trademark 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 Decree on Securing Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Montenegro (Official Gazette No. 61/2007, in force as of 29 October 2007) and the Decree on Changes and Amendments of the Decree on Securing Implementation of Intellectual Property Rights in Montenegro (Official Gazette No. 70/2008, in force as of 27 November 2008).

All rights stemming 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 the Montenegrin Bureau started operating, apply in Montenegro, if the applicant files a request for registration of the right with the Montenegrin Bureau for Protection of IP Rights within 1 year of the day the Montenegrin Bureau started to operate (i.e. until 28 May 2009).


International Registration of Trademarks

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 Changes and Amendments of the Decree on Securing Implementation of Intellectual Property Rights in Montenegro (Official Gazette No. 70/2008, in force as of 27 November 2008) applications filed between 3 June 2006 and 4 December 2006, extended to Republic of Serbia are valid in Montenegro as well, except when application is rejected by the Serbian Bureau for Protection of IP Rights.