I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

1. Subject Matter of Regulation and Definitions
- Subject Matter of Regulation
- Definitions
2. Right to a Protection of an Invention
- Entitlement to a Protection
- Entitlement of Foreigners to a Protection of an Invention
- Representation
- Rights of the Inventor

II PATENTABILITY

Patentable Inventions
Human Body and Its Elements
Exceptions to Patentability

III CONDITIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF AN INVENTION

Novelty
Non-prejudicial Disclosure of the Invention
Inventive Step of the Invention
Industrial Application

IV CONTENT, ACQUISITION AND SCOPE OF RIGHT

Content of Right
Content of Right of the Patents in the Field of Biotechnology
Biological Material Obtained from the Propagation or Multiplication
Acquisition of Right
Provisional Rights
Scope of Protection of Provisional Rights
Scope of protection conferred by a patent or petty patent

V LIMITATION OF RIGHTS

Exceptions to Exclusive Rights
Exhaustion of Rights of the Right Holder
The Right of Prior User
Limitation of Rights to Facilitate International Traffic
Limitation of Rights Concerning Biological Material
Compulsory License
Remuneration to the Right Holder
Scope and Duration of Compulsory License
Compulsory Cross-License
Compulsory Licenses of Patents Relating to the Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products for Export to Countries with Public Health Problems
Compulsory License Conditions for Patents Relating to the Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products for Export to Countries with Public Health Problems
Refusal of the Request to Grant a Compulsory License
Notification
Prohibition of Importation
Action by Customs Authorities
Exceptions to the Prohibition of Importation
Termination or Modification of the Compulsory License
Legal Protection

VI TERM AND CESSATION OF RIGHT

1. Term and Maintenance of Right
- Term of Right
- Maintenance of Right
2. Cessation of Right
- Non-Payment of Fee
- Withdrawal of the Application and Waiver of Right
- Death or Dissolution of a Right Holder or an Applicant

VII TRANSFER OF RIGHTS

Assignment
Content of the Assignment Contract
License
Right of Pledge
Procedure for the Entry of Assignment, License and Pledge into the Register
Examination of the Request for Entry of Assignment, License and Pledge into the Register
Deciding on the Request for Entry of Assignment, License and Pledge into the Register

VIII INVENTIONS OF IMPORTANCE FOR DEFENCE AND SECURITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Secret Application
Procedure in Respect of the Application
Expert Opinion
Secret Invention
Procedure Following the Grant of Right
Right to Use

IX INVENTIONS MADE IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT

Notion of Invention Made in the Course of Employment and Notion of Employee
Employer's Right to Protection of Invention Made in the Course of Employment
(Deleted)
Remuneration to the Employee
Acts of Employee
Actions of Employer
Acts of Employer and Employee after the Notification
Employer's Right to Obtain an Exclusive License
Use of an Invention Made in the Course of Employment
Business Secrecy Obligation

X PROCEDURE FOR THE PROTECTION OF AN INVENTION

1. Common Provisions
- Legal Protection of an Invention
- Availability of Application
- Fees
- Registers
- Publication in the Official Gazette
- Availability of the Documentation and Information
- Reestablishment of Rights
- Continued Processing
- Change of Name and Address of the Applicant and Right Holder
- Correction of Errors in the Submissions and Formal Documents
2. Initiation of the Procedure for the Protection of an Invention
- Filing of an Application
- Unity of Invention
- Content of the Application for the Protection of an Invention
- Request for the Grant of Right
- Prohibited Content in the Application
- Description of the Invention
- Patent Claims
- Abstract
- Drawing
- Content of the Application for Protection of an Invention Required for the Accordance of a Filing Date
3. Special Types of Applications
- Divisional Patent Application
- Application for the Patents of Addition
4. Priority
- Requirements for the Grant of Priority Right
- Priority Claim
- Multiple Priority Claim
- Request for the Restoration of the Priority Right
- Request for the Correction or Addition of a Priority Claim
- Exceptions to Filing the Request for the Correction or Addition of a Priority Claim
- Elements of the Invention for which Priority Is Claimed
- Effect of Priority Right
5. Examination procedure
- Accordance of the Date of Filing
- Issuing Priority Documents
- Examination as to Formal Requirements
- Search Report
- Amendments to Pending Patent Application
- Publication of Patent Application
- Request for Substantive Examination of an Application
- Substantive Examination
- Urgent Procedure
- Observations by Third Parties
- Decision to Grant a Patent
- Decision to Refuse a Patent
- Entry of the Granted Right into the Register
- Certificate of the Granted Right
- Publication of Grant
- Patent Specification

XI SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE

Field of Application
Subject Matter of the Protection and the Legal Effect
Entitlement to a Certificate
Conditions for Obtaining a Certificate
Time Limit for the Filing of a Request for a Certificate
The Request for Certificate
Procedure on the Request for Grant of Certificate
Decision on the Grant of the Certificate
Publication
Entry into the Register
Duration of Protection
Extension of Certificate’s Validity
Maintenance of the Certificate
Cessation of the Certificate
Application of the Provisions of the Procedure for Granting and Termination of Rights
Revocation of the Decision on Grant of the Supplementary Protection Certificate

XII REVOCATION

1. Revocation of Decision to Grant a Patent or a Petty Patent
- Grounds for Revocation
- Request for Revocation of a Decision to Grant a Patent or Petty Patent
- Procedure upon Request for the Revocation of a Decision to Grant a Patent or a Petty Patent
- Publication and Issuing Patent Specification as Amended

XIII PROTECTION OF RIGHTS UNDER CIVIL LAW

1. Infringement Action
- Infringement of Rights and Right to Bring an Infringement Action*
- Infringement Claims
- Damage Compensation
- Provisional Measures
- Procedure for Pronunciation of a Provisional Measure
- Termination of a Provisional Measure and Damage Compensation
- Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Law Regulating Enforcement and Security
- Preservation of Evidence
- Procedure for Preservation of Evidence
- Termination of Preservation of Evidence and Damage Compensation
- Provision of Evidence
- Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Law Regulating Civil Proceedings
- Time Limit for Filling the Infringement Action
- Burden of Proof
- Right of Information
2. Action for the Establishment of the Right to Protection
3. Action for the Protection of Employer's or Employee's Rights
4. Action for Recognition of the Status of Inventor
5. Stay of the Civil Proceedings
6. Revision

XIV THE EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION AND THE EUROPEAN PATENT

Effects of European Patent Applications and European Patents in the Republic of Serbia
Filing of a European Patent Application
Fees and Procedural Costs for European Patent Applications
Priority Right and Provisional Protection of European Patent Applications
Effects of European Patent and Procedure for Entry of a European Patent into the Register of Patents
Authentic Text of European Patent Applications or European Patents
Rights of Earlier Date
Simultaneous Protection
Conversion of a European Patent Application into a National Patent Application
Renewal Fees for European Patents
Dispositions of European Patent Applications and European Patents
Protection against Infringement
Revocation of the European Patent
Application of European Patent Convention

XV INTERNATIONAL PATENT APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY

International Application
International Application Filed with the Competent Authority as a Receiving Office
International Application Indicating the Competent Authority as a Designated or Elected Office
International Search and International Preliminary Examination Authority

XVI PETTY PATENT

Subject Matter and Conditions of Protection
Examination of a Petty Patent Application*
Essential Examination* of a Granted Petty Patent
Conversion of the Application
Application of the Provisions of the Grant Procedure and Cessation of Right Procedure

XVII CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE REGISTER OF REPRESENTATIVES

Entry into the Register of Representatives
Extension of Entry Validity

XVIII APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW OF THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

XIX PENAL PROVISIONS

Misdemeanour

XIXa INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TASKS

XX TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Continuity in the Maintenance of Registers
Effects of this Law on Valid Patents and Petty Patents and on Applications for Patents and Petty Patents that are Filed by the Date Entering into Force of this Law
Extended European Patents and Extended European Patent Applications
Deadline for Adoption of Bylaws
Cessation of Validity of the Law
Cessation of Validity of the Provisions of this Law
Entry into Force

ARTICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINAL TEXT (Službeni glasnik RS, No. 95/18)
LAW ON AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE PATENT LAW

ARTICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINAL TEXT (Službeni glasnik RS, No. 66/19)
LAW ON AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE PATENT LAW

ARTICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINAL TEXT (Službeni glasnik RS, No. 123/21)
LAW ON AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE PATENT LAW

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