Montenegro IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names

Montenegro is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the southeast.
Montenegro is a member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, the Central European Free Trade Agreement and a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean. Montenegro has a high Human Development Index, and is marked as the only moderate country on Balkans along with most of EU countries. Montenegro is also a potential candidate for membership in the European Union; the country presented its official application in 2008, hoping to gain EU candidate status in 2010. Additionally, Montenegro is an official candidate for membership in NATO, having been offered a Membership Action Plan (MAP) by the alliance in 2009.
Aluminum and steel production and agricultural processing make up for most of the industrial output in Montenegro.
Tourism is an important contributor to Montenegrin economy. Tourism is considered the backbone of future economic growth, and government expenditures on infrastructure improvements are largely target towards that goal.

General Information

Capital:

Podgorica

Population:

672 Thousand

Languages:

Montenegrin

Main exports:

Aluminum, steel production and agricultural processing

Government Type:

Parliamentary Republic

Dialing Code:

+382

Timezone:

GMT +1

Monetary Unit:

Euro (€) EUR

More information:

Montenegro

International Arrangements

- Paris Convention
- Madrid Agreement
- Madrid Protocol
- PCT Convention
- Budapest Treaty
- Hague Agreement
- Lisbon Agreement

Patents

European Patents (EP) extended to Serbia and Montenegro and to Serbia according to the agreement ratified on 15 June 2004 (by EPO and Serbia and Montenegro) are automatically valid in Montenegro. This applies for all the European Patents whether they have been extended before or after 3 June 2006 (date of Independence of Montenegro). Furthermore, all the European Patents extended to Serbia until the date of ratification of the EPC by Montenegro, will be automatically valid in Montenegro. This also applies to all the maintenance fees paid in Serbia until the date of ratification of EPC in Montenegro (date still unknown). After ratification of EPC by Montenegro, all the subsequent maintenance will need to be filed for in Montenegro.

Re-application will be required for all the national and PCT patent applications filed but not registered in the Union of Serbia and Montenegro (and in Republic of Serbia as from 3 June 2006) before the date of formal inauguration of Montenegro Intellectual Property Office. The applicants will have to submit within 6 months from the date of inauguration of Intellectual Property Office the proofs of relevant filings with the Serbian Intellectual Property Office, together with all the supporting documents filed at the time.

Trademarks

Holders of International Trademark Registrations designating Serbia and Montenegro (country codes YU and subsequently CS) filed before 3 June 2006 will need to file for continuation of effects in ME (Montenegro) in order to have their rights extended to Montenegro, according to the Rule 39 of the Common Regulation. Holders of International Trademark Registrations designating Serbia filed after 3 June 2006 and before 4 December 2006 (from which date it was possible to designate Montenegro as a separate contracting state) will need to file for revalidation of their rights in Montenegro within 6 months from the date of the inauguration of the Montenegro Intellectual Property Office. The requirements for this revalidation will be Proof of validity of the IR in Serbia issued by WIPO and the payment of the fees prescribed.

Designs and Models

Holders of Design Registration according to the Hague Agreement designating Serbia and Montenegro filed before 3 June 2006 are automatically valid according to the Hague Agreement.

Holders of Design Registration according to the Hague Agreement designating Serbia filed after 3 June 2006 and before 4 December 2006 (from which date it was possible to designate Montenegro as a separate contracting state) will need to file for revalidation of their rights in Montenegro within 6 months from the date of the inauguration of the Montenegro Intellectual Property Office. The requirements for this revalidation will be Proof of validity of the Hague Agreement Design in Serbia and the payment of the fees prescribed.

Copyrights

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

As a member of the Berne Convention, it is possible to copyright protect creative works in this country as well as all the other member nations automatically (more than 160 countries), with one single application.

For more information and to submit us your works for worldwide copyright protection, click here.

Domain Names

Domain extension:

.me

More information

Everyday we manage to gather new data so we can keep our website the most complete and up to date. If you can't find any specific information, please contact us.

For more information about the services we provide, please consult our IP Services Page.

Our main goal is to provide the best IP services, always at the best prices. We have special discounts for colleagues and concerning the amounts of work as well.

For the best current charges, please consult us.

Areas of Expertise

Country Guides

Country Guides

Stay Informed

All the Benefits

We're here to help

Montenegro IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names