Berin, intellectual property agency, IP, trademarks, industrial design, copyright, patents

PARTICIPATION AT THE 40-TH ECTA CONFERENCE BY BERIN REPRESENTATIVE VANCHO DAMJANSKI

19.06.2022

Under the slogan "Designing the future" in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 15-th to 18-th of June, 40th annual conference of ECTA was held which and the representative of Berin Vanco Damjanski was one of the attendiies.
After one skipped as well one held under hybrid regime, in the land of advanced Nordic design, over 670 professionals in the field of trademarks, industrial designs and designation of origin, attended this important jubilee conference.
In addition to the regularcommittees meetings and the procedural report on the past working year of the organisation , the conference began with an address by the Director of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office Sune Sorensen and an introduction to current developments in WIPO and EUIPO. Educational sessions followed in which participants had the opportunity to learn about current issues in terms of data protection and usage, alternative approaches to resolving disputes and tips and tricks in protection in the fashion industry.

Additional topics that were covered and discussed at panels and educational sessions included: food and restourant bussines IP protection, as well as, the challenges and IP considerations in drafting of cooperation contracts and of the intellectual property rights of startups and spin-off companies in cooperation with academic institutions.
Apart from the educational part, the networking between the colleagues took place at the social events organized in several venues.
Also for the first time special event was introduced for the participants who are attending the conference for the first time in order to get acquainted with the possibility of participation in the work of the organization.
The conference ended with passing of the Presidential Medal, by the current President Mrs. Annette Rasmussen to the new President, o[Mladen Vukmir, which took place in the first European circus building Axeltorv.

"BERIN" AT "CEFTA" PANEL DISCUSSION ON "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN BOOSTING OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT"

20.12.2021

On 16.12.21 was held a panel discussion entitled "Intellectual Property Rights (IP) in boosting to trade and investments" within the Conference "CEFTA Week 2021 - 15 years of trade", which took place in Skopje, MK from 13-16 December 2021. This panel was addressed by prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, founder of the Agency "Berin"; Mladen Vukmir, MA, Head of the CEFTA IPR Project (Zagreb); Jasmina Suljović, Lawyer (Sarajevo); Ignacio de Medrano Caballero, Head of the Office for International Cooperation, European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), (Alicante); Dragana Ranitović, Director of IP, Ministry of Economic Development, (Podgorica) and Marija Božić, Institute of IP, (Belgrade). The discussion was moderated by Aurelia Iseanu from the Secretariat of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) (Brussels). The conference was attended by colleagues: Liljana Filipova, co-founder and European patent attorney of "Berin International GmbH", Vienna; DI Bogoljub Ilievski, head of the Patent Department in "Berin", vice president of the European Patent Institute; M.Sc. Marija of the Sector for Trademarks and Ivona Sekulovska, MA, Representative for IS and about fifty representatives from all CEFTA countries.

The first part of the panel discussed the importance of IPR in encouraging trade in CEFTA and how it can generate economic growth, attract investment and new areas of development. Aurelia Iseanu gave a brief introduction and then asked questions to each of the panelists. Common questions were: 1. Why do we need to take seriously the role of IPR in economic development, trade promotion and investment attraction? and 2. How can we ensure that common rules and minimum standards for the protection and enforcement of IP rights between CEFTA Parties serve the purpose without creating unnecessary costs and potential barriers to trade? How to deal with business concerns that rights acquired in one market do not apply to another CEFTA market?

The representative of MK, Dr. Filipov, was asked a special question: "Recently, the Investment Forum for the Six Chambers of the Western Balkans published a report indicating that IS is ranked among the non-tariff barriers, which are considered an obstacle to do business in the region. “Given that your company offers a range of IP services in the region and beyond, including the EU countries, what do you think is added value for the business if it protects its IP rights while ensuring that no additional barriers to trade are created?"

In the second part of the panel, the discussants initiated a series of questions where Dr. Filipov talked about the not so common, but very unpleasant, situations when some domestic offices for IS or EUIPO when assess whether to recognize a trademark application and register it, instead the provisions of the law, international conventions and agreements use as a criterion for decision the affiliation of the company, which seeks protection in the country before which the Office has been filed or which is in the EU or outside the EU. Filipov also referred to the disputes over geographical names, with EUIPO representative Medrano Caballero responding that such disputes exist between interested companies from the EU itself, which is not unusual, and EUIPO must make a decision if no compromise solution was found between the parties to the dispute.

The moderator, Ms. Iseanu, stressed that the purpose of the Discussion is to discuss the next steps to enhance cooperation on IP rights within CEFTA, possible recommendations, feasible solutions that could be implemented in CEFTA. On this topic, Filipov proposed to consider the possibility of creating a joint "Office for Trademarks and Industrial Designs" for all CEFTA members, following the example of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. This would eliminate the obstacles and barriers to free trade caused by protectionism in the IP, which, although not a major obstacle, still, according to polls, participates with a 15% share in the total non-tariff barriers.

Having in mind that besides the panel discussion, the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) held a technical workshop for the employees of the CIS offices of the CEFTA member countries, we evaluate CEFTA Week 2021 in North Macedonia as a successful event.

BERIN IP AGENCY AT 11TH MUNICH IP CONVENTION

28.11.2021

The 11th Convention and Intellectual Property Fair (IF) which took place from 21-24 November 2021 in Munich (Germany) was attended by the Berin Agency with two representatives, prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, EP and MK patent attorney and B.Sc. eng. Kristina чоaвскаovska, MK patent attorney. The convention was held in accordance with the measures against the spread of Covid-19. About 650 colleagues from 55 countries participated in 75 exhibition stands and in three panel sessions, of which 350 on the spot and the rest online. Over 30 speakers spoke in parallel panels, and more than 20 roundtable sessions were held.

Topics covered were: "Strengthening the culture of innovation", "Cooperation agreements - collaboration between competitors", "Patenting of artificial intelligence", "Technological monitoring in a diversified global economy", "Non-patent literature - hidden treasury", "Use machine learning and artificial intelligence in patent search and categorization "," Transformation of IP into business success", "Patent, scientific and business databases, strategic decision assistant", "State of the art in IP services: Technological differences", "The Future of IS" and many others. The Berin representatives were ones of the few from the region of Southeast Europe.

At the panel session "New Paradigm for a New Decade: "Integrated Management for the Life Cycle of IS" and at the round table" End-to-End IP Management - an Insight into Integrations, APIs and Cloud Based Blended Analytics", with its oral presentation ( intervention) participated and prof. Filipov. In the first session, he highlighted the fact that interest in the add-on (SPC) certification is growing rapidly, hence the IP lifecycle management software needs to undergo the patent quadrant "Low attractiveness of the technology area / Obsolete protection" of the patents, which should be abandoned if they are in the field of "pharmacy". In the second session, Filipov stressed the need to give time for the transformation of IP management software in the classical sense (own server, computer, CD or USB) and the insistence of the latest generation of engineers, everything to be based on the Cloud (Google, Amazon, Microsoft and so on). He believes that a hybrid cloud should be used first, where it is allowed to store certain (important for the company and its customers) data in its physical IT infrastructure, while using the services of public "clouds" mentioned earlier.

The Convention was attended by IP directors from BMW, Siemens, Vodafone, CeramTec, Infineon Technologies, Philips, Rheinmetall ABP, Hitachi, Atlas Copco, Danish Patent And Trademark Office, Nordic Patent Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of IP, Hoffman-La Roche and others. companies, as well as representatives of the largest IP companies in the world (Clarivate, Dennemeyer, Questel). The highlight of the event was the performance of Mrs. Ellen Lohr, a fast car racer, participant in the Rally Dakar, former German DTM champion, who spoke on "Successful coping with permanent crises", alluding to the crisis in which we are all forced to work , and we in the field of IP, often repeating the statement - "Success is not a random product."

PATENT

PATENT is a set of exclusive rights granted by the state to the owner of the patent (inventor or holder) for a specified period in exchange for regulated disclosure of certain details of the invention, which may be a new device, process, method or composition . These can make an inventive contribution and be useful and industrially applicable.
Berin LTD offers services in the field of protecting patents in North Macedonia in the following areas .

Searches in patent databases
Creation and processing of patents for inventions in all fields of technology (pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering and the like).
Registration of patents
International Application for Patents : Filing PCT Applications
Representation before the European Patent Office ( EPO ) : Carrying out the proceedings for granting of a European patent before the EEuropean Patent Office
Validation of European patents
Extension of European patents before the associate members of EPO
Professional translation of patents from and into Macedonian, English, German, Albanian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Romanian, Greek, Russian and French.
Processing of patent specifications and preparation of responses to appeals and oppositions after examination .
Annuities: maintenance of patents
SPC : procedure for obtaining of additional certificates ( Supplimenrary Patent Certificate) for extending the validity of patents
Licenses : Preparation and registration of license agreements for the use of patents
Estimates : evaluation of patents and inventions
Transfer of rights

For the provision of these services in other countries, we have cooperations with our contractual partners who have the respective national professional power of representation .
Berin International GmbH (branch in Austria) only offers the submission of patent applications and the representation of parties in patent grant proceedings as well as in opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office. Services that are reserved for a professional party representative in accordance with the Austrian Patent Law are not offered in Austria. We would be happy to provide you with our Austrian colleagues from Austrian Patent Chamber.
* The term PATENT is derived from the Latin word "patere" and it means "to be open" (to be presented to the public) and from the term "Letters Patent" which originally means the transfer of a noble regulation that gives the exclusive rights to a certain Person or activity meant.

TRADEMARK

TRADEMARK PROTECTION is the right of industrial property that relates to a person, organization or legal person for individual labeling of their products and/or services in front of consumers, as well as for the differentiation of their products from those of other manufacturers.
Berin LTD offers trademark protection services in North Macedonia in the following areas .
[In the administrative procedure]

Research in national and international databases;
Registration of trademarks
International trademark registration ;
Market surveillance and official publications ;
Consulting services in connection with the protection of trademarks in;
Oppositions, Filing, and Responding;
Preliminary rejections - answering and submitting proposals;
Cancellations ,
Procedures for changing the registers (transfer agreements, change of name and address);
Licenses : Creation and registration of license agreements for the use of trademarks .

[With judicial protection and enforcement]

Litigation;
Mediation : procedure for resolving disputes;
Requests for customs measures;
Inspection viewing, viewing and taking action;

[other services]

Monitoring of the market and publications;
Consulting services in connection with the protection of trademarks ;
Assessments : Review of trademarks

For the provision of these services in other countries, we have cooperations with our contractual partners who have the respective national professional power of representation.
Berin International GmbH (branch in Austria) does not offer any services under Austrian law before Austrian authorities with regard to trademark rights. We would be happy to make our Austrian colleagues available to you for this matter.

* trademark is typically a name, word, sentence, graphic logo, symbol, appearance, image, or a combination thereof. The ® mark is used to identify the marks that are registered with the right to the trademark. It is synonymous with the symbol TM used in the area of North America.

LEGAL REPRESENTATION

Berin LTD is entitled to carry out the following legal representations in North Macedonia before all administrative and judicial authorities, before the European Patent Office and WIPO in all phases of the realization and protection of intellectual property . By continuously monitoring all changes in the law and practice in cooperation with our customers, we achieve the optimal result of all procedures initiated:
Representation before administrative authorities includes:

Representation before the State Office for Industrial Property
Representation before the customs authorities in the procedure for customs measures in the field of industrial property
Representation before the state market inspectorate
Representation in front of the body for the protection of competition
Mediation: processes for resolving disputes
Representation in litigation
Advice in specific areas of intellectual property
Analysis of laws and regulations in relation to areas that relate to the interests of our customers and their transactions.
In-depth technical and legal analysis of technical solutions with patent protection
Analysis of the changes and additions to the laws and regulations that are relevant for users and authors

Berin International GmbH (branch in Austria) does not offer any of the above services in Austria. These are reserved for a professional party representative. We would be happy to name one of our cooperation partners in Austria for you.
Legal acts of Berin International GmbH representation can only be carried out before the European Patent Office.
The representatives of Berin have experience in the oral proceedings before Examining division of the European Patent Office (EPO).

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN is the right to industrial property relating to a particular appearance or shape of a body, image, drawing, contours, the composition of colors, texture or a combination thereof that meets the requirements of novelty and individuality compared with those of the goods previously known to the public. Industrial design is a right that gives the products for which it is intended, a certain visual, aesthetic, ergonomic and practical purpose or a quality of use that distinguishes them from the rest of the products on the market.
Berin LTD offers services in the field of industrial design protection in Macedonia in the following areas .
[In the administrative procedure]

Research in national and international databases;
Registration of industrial design ;
International registration of industrial design ;
Market surveillance and official publications ;
Consulting services for the protection of industrial design;
Oppositions , Filing, and Responding;
Preliminary rejections - answering and submitting proposals;
Cancellations ,
Procedures for changing the registers (transfer agreements, change of name and address);
Licenses : Creation and registration of license agreements for the use of trademarks

[In judicial protection and enforcement]

Litigation;
Mediation : procedure for resolving disputes;
Requests for customs measures;
Inspection insight, viewing and taking action;

[other services]

Monitoring of the market and publications;
Consultancy in connection with the protection of industrial design ;
Assessments : Assessment of industrial designs

For the provision of these services in other countries, we have cooperations with our contractual partners who have the respective national professional power of representation .
Berin International GmbH (branch in Austria) does not offer any of the above services in Austria. These are reserved for a professional party representative. We are happy to name one of our cooperation partners for you.

COMPANY

Profile

The Intellectual Property Agency BERIN ® LTD Skopje is an international company that was founded in 1992. Initially, the company primarily served domestic customers and over time it has grown into one of the leading intellectual property protection (IP) companies in North Macedonia and the Southeastern Europe region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and Cyprus) .

BERIN ® is a specialized company of Macedonian Industrial Property Representatives (patents, industrial designs and trademarks) and European Patent Attorneys.

BERIN ® is an experienced company for filing applications and maintaining patents, industrial designs, trademarks, copyrights and related rights for individuals and companies in the process of transfer of intellectual property rights, technology transfer, franchise, know-how or licensing in North Macedonia, IP Consulting as well as (through a network of experienced colleagues) in the 38 countries, members of the European Patent Organization ( EPO ).

It also provides services to its business partners in the settlement of legal disputes, arbitration, mediation, settlement and advice in the field of intellectual property rights. BERIN ® provides services for the payment of license fees and annuities to authors from all areas of intellectual property rights.

These services are provided by its contractual partners in those countries in which BERIN does not have a professional representation.

In the Austrian branch (Berin International GmbH), only services relating to the European patent office are provided.

In BERIN work experts with differentn profiles, engineers from different areas of technology, as well as lawyers and Macedonian representatives for Intellectual Property and European patent attorneys. In addition to their mother tongue and English, each employee speaks at least one other European language. BERIN ® works according to the established ISO 9001 system for effective and efficient implementation and monitoring of the protection of patents, industrial designs , trademarks and copyrights. The ISO 9001 system is introduced and controlled by TÜV Rheinland and thus offers the partner company optimal protection of intellectual property rights.

Today BERIN ® is a symbol for a committed and successful service that is carried out in the interests of business partners. The assured and continuous growth is the proof and guarantee of the quality and professionalism of the services to our customers and colleagues from all over the world.

The list of domestic and foreign business partners of BERIN is growing steadily and also includes large European, American and Asian companies. BERIN ® is ready for the world's cooperation in the field of intellectual property with agents and companies.
If you are interested in getting in contact with us, we look forward to your inquiry and contact.

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1992 : Founding
Georgi Filipov decided to initiate proceedings to establish a company
1993 : Registration
Decision on establishment of enterprise for marketing, research and development BERIN LTD Skopje
1993 : Patents
Filing of the first application for granting patent rights
1994 : Partnership
Liljana Markovska Filipova joined the company as co-owner
1994 : First Industrial Design and Trademark Applications:
Submission of the first application for recognition Industrial Design and Trademark registration
1995 : First PCT Application
Submission of the first international patent of inventor from Republic of Macedonia under the PCT (Treaty Extending Patents)
1996 : Promotion of Inventions
Participation on the International Fair for Inventions and conquering the Grand Prix Eureka 1999
1997 : International Trademarks
First application filed under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
2001 : International Protection of Industrial Designs
First application before the WIPO under The Hague arrangement for registration of industrial designs
2004 : Representation before the EPO
Start of representation before the European Patent Office
2005 : Representation before the OHIM
Start of representation before the OHIM
2009 : Representation before the EPO
Start of representation before the European Patent Office
2010 : Certification
Implemented and certified system for quality management ISO 9001: 2008
2012 : International Fairs
First solo participation on the International Fair of Intellectual Property in Munich- Visit of deputy director of EPO Mr. Željko Topić at the stand of Berin
2014 : Expansion
Founding of Berin International GmbH in Vienna, Austria
2015 : Software
Introduction of (Paperless) completely electronic administration of procedures
2016 : First Macedonian Patent to EPO
First Macedonian Patent recognised in European Patent Organisation
2017 : 25th Anniversary
11 employees, 2 Offices, 3702 Trademarks, 2954 Patents, 278 Industrial designs and 2500 authors

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