Tightening up the Balkans

01-01-2010

Anamarija Stancic Petrovic and Mihajlo Zatezalo

In anticipation of joining the European Union in the next 10 years, the Western Balkan countries are starting to take intellectual property protection seriously, say Anamarija Stancic Petrovic and Mihajlo Zatezalo.

In anticipation of joining the European Union in the next 10 years, the Western Balkan countries are starting to take intellectual property protection seriously, say Anamarija Stancic Petrovic and Mihajlo Zatezalo.

Legislation in the Western Balkan countries (Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Serbia and Kosovo) is already largely in line with most European Union directives, as required for the EU entry. When it comes to enforcing the legislation before the courts, each country is different. Yet, they have all made progress, to varying degrees, to better protect intellectual property. Recent case law in Serbia and Croatia demonstrates the general trends.

Serbia


Balkans, EU, anti-counterfeiting, customs, IP laws, unfair competition

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