Intellectual property

Stojković Attorneys provide personalized services to meet each client’s needs, including:

Information technology law

(also called “”IT Law”, “Internet Law” or “Cyber Law”):

• Dissemination of information and software;
• Information security;
• Electronic commerce (also called “e commerce” or “e trade”) and electronic payments (also called “E Payment”);
• IT contracts, software licence agreements.

Patents

• Performing patent searches and advising on availability for registration and use of a particular patent;
• Preparing and filing applications and maintaining registrations of patents;
• Negotiating and preparing licence agreements;
• Carrying out term extensions, adjustments or validation of patents and applications;
• Protecting patent rights through warnings, notifications, negotiations and litigation;
• Drafting legal opinion on the infringement of patent rights, compensation and the prevention of further violations;
• Initiating and facilitating the investigation of patent infringements;

Trademarks

• Performing trademark searches and advising on availability for registration and use of a particular trademark;
• Preparing and filing applications, and maintaining  trademark registrations;
• Protecting trademark rights through warnings, notifications, negotiation and litigation;
• Drafting legal opinions on the infringement of trademark rights, compensation and the prevention of further violations;
• Carrying out or ordering an investigation of trademark infringements and misappropriation;
• Undertaking and facilitating legal action to stop and prevent counterfeiting activities;
• Controlling trademark use, including surveillance and protection of trademarks in the real world and online;
• Negotiating and preparing License agreements;
• Performing search and advising on the availability of a desired business name.

Copyright

• Advising on copyright agreements, including the drafting of terms and conditions to transfer copyright, negotiate license agreements, etc.
• Protecting copyright through warnings, notifications, negotiation, settlement and litigation;
• Drafting legal opinions on the infringement of copyright, damage compensation and the prevention of further violations;
• Initiating and facilitating investigation of copyright infringements.

Designs

• Performing design searches and advising on the availability for registration and use of a particular design solution;
• Preparing and filing applications and maintaining design registrations;
• Negotiating, drafting and registering licence and assignment contracts;
• Drafting legal opinion on the infringement of design rights, compensation and the prevention of further violations;
• Protecting design rights through warnings, notifications, negotiation, settlement and litigation;
• Initiating and facilitating an investigation of copyright infringements and detection of counterfeiting activities.

Other Intellectual Property Rights

• Geographical indications;
• Plant breeder rights;
• Layout designs of integrated circuits (“micro-chips”);
• Protection against unfair competition;
• Safeguarding and enforcement of know-how;

Brand Integrity and Intellectual Property Investigations

• Filing applications to register IP rights with the Customs Administration of Serbia;
• Instigating Border Measures with the Customs Administration of Serbia, and filing written demands for the destruction of seized counterfeit merchandise;
• Initiating and facilitating an investigation of IP rights infringement and the detection of such violations;
• Filing criminal reports against suspects and representation of clients in related criminal procedures.