The 93rd meeting of the Council of the European Patent Institute (epi) was held on 21 and 22 October 2022. Thecouncil meeting was held as a physical meeting in Fuengirola nearby Malaga (Spain).
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.
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
From November 8-10, 2021 The 42nd edition of MAKINOVA was held, the International Exhibition of Inventions, Innovations, New Technologies and Products, Technical Advances, Industrial Design, Trademarks, Youth Research and Creativity, as well as the 19th edition of ECONOVA, International Exhibition of Innovations, inventions and ideas aimed at promoting environmental innovation.
EPI C91 Council meeting took place on 13 November 2021 by videoconference. A total of 188 participants attended the meeting, including three representatives from MK: B.Sc. eng. Bogoljub Ilievski in the capacity of Vice President of the Institute and prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov (the two permanent members of the Council) and M.Sc. eng. Marija Kjoseska, as a substitute member of the Council.
On 8 November 2021, EPO President António Campinos met online with Mr Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The organisations renewed their commitment to further improving the international patent system's support for innovation and signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral co-operation.
Two representatives of the Intellectual Property Agency "Berin", prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov and Ivona Sekulovska, MA, participated in the 39th Аnnual Цonference of the European Community Trademark Association (ECTA) held in Vienna (Austria) from 21-22 October 2021.
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms cancellation of the shape mark for Nespresso capsules. It was absolutely impossible to register a technically necessary shape, even if it had become established as a trade mark in the market.
The world-renowned publisher of intellectual property literature Walters Kluver from the Netherlands has published the second edition of the work "European SPCs Unravelled – A Practitioner’s Guide to SPC in Europe", edited by European patent attorneys Oswin Ridderbusch & Dr. Alexa von Uexkuell from Germany. 46 authors from 36 countries have been represented in thесе work prepared for two years, among them three experts from Berin IP Agency (Vancho Damjanski, Irena Petkoska and Gjorgji Filipov). The book was published in August 2021, on 1028 pages, 34 chapters and five annexes with a table of court cases. North Macedonia is in chapter 25 from page 647 to page 661.
On May 25, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the Interim Measures for the Processing of Related Examination Businesses Regarding the Implementation of the Revised Patent Law. As the amended patent law has come into effect on June 1, 2021 and the implementation rules are still being revised, CNIPA issued these Interim Measures that have been effective since June 1, 2021. The Interim Measures cover design patent term, partial design examination, patent term adjustment, patent term extension, and other areas. The Interim Measures do not cover patent linkage.
The 90th meeting of the Council of the European Patent Institute (EPI) took place on 8 May 2021 by video conference, which was attended by a total of 160 members, including three representatives from MK: prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, B.Sc. eng. Bogoljub Ilievski (as permanent members and Marija Kjoseska, M.Sc., as a substitute member of the Council). During the meeting, the members of the Council elected a new Secretary General, Ms. Olga SIRAKOVA (BG), in place of Mr. Cornelis Mulder (NL), resigned in January 2021.
Industrial property means the ownership of patent rights, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical names. For similar reasons, to guarantee copyrights in different countries in 1886. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works was concluded. These include works in the field of literature, science, works of painters, performers, phonograms, shows ... Works that belong to industrial property and copyright and related works are collectively called intellectual property.
A new trademark law entered into force in Serbia on February 1, 2020 introducing important changes that further harmonize the country’s trademark legislation with the corresponding European Union law. Here are the most important changes:
Daren Tang, a national of Singapore, officially assumed his functions as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization on October 1, 2020, starting a six-year mandate at the helm of the Organization.
You have a great invention that no one has thought of before?! What next? It can be found at new published section of EPO's website -"Inventors handbook"
At the EPI 87 Council, approximately 150 of the 12,500 European patent agents participated, including Maria Joseska Ilievska and Bogoljub Ilievski of the BERIN Agency, as two of the four representatives from Macedonia
The awards from the Berin Agency went to Orhan Bagasov from Tetovo with the innovation "Bionic Hand" and Milanco Poposki from Prilep, with the innovation "Bicycle Safety Vest".
From 8th to 12th, October 2019, in Vienna, largest annual conference of FICPI (Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle) International Federation of Intellectual Property Agents was held.
Macedonian Inventions Presented by Berlin Agency at "TAIWAN INNOTECH EXPO 2019", won prizes in competition of more than 600 exhibitors and 1500 inventions
The move means new Huawei smartphones won't be able to access many popular apps. The embattled Chinese company is under immense US pressure over its alleged government ties.
The EPI Council, 86th in a row, was held on May 10 and 11, 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria. About 200 representatives from a total of 12,000 European Patent Attorneys participated...
Within the framework of the educational program of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Patent Academy, the publication presents the conditions for forced licensing in all legislation that are part of the European Patent Organization.
Dipl. Eng. Vanco Damjanski, European and Macedonian patent attorney, executive director of the Agency for Intellectual Property "Berin" and dipl. eng. Bogoljub Ilievski, Director of the Patent Department, participated at the European Conference and at the Industrial Property Fair "IP SERVICE WORLD 2018"
Ms. Maria Kjoseska, MSc, European patent attorney, Ambassador Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, European patent attorney and Liljana Filipova, dipl. Eng,, European patent attorney participated in the work of the 85th Council of European Patent Attorneys, which was held in Helsinki from 9-11. November 2018.
Evgenia Divitarova from SOTU "Gorgi Naumov" from Bitola for the invention "CNC Laser Engraving Machine" (MAKINOVA) and Nada Bakalovska from OSO "Aco Ruskovski" from Berovo for the invention "Cream against burned skin" (ECONOVA) are winners of the traditional money -awards with diplomas (Gold Medals for Youth Creativity), awarded by the Agency for Intellectual Property "Berin".
At one of the largest exhibition of inventions and new technologies in the region of the far east Asia ”Taiwan INNOCECH Expo”, held in Taipei from 27th to 29th of September, IP Agency Berin had successfully presented part of the inventions of our client inventors.
Within the activities of the Diplomatic Club Skopje on the occasion of 25 years since the membership of the Republic of Macedonia in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov has written a paper on this topic.
On invitation by the "Europa Institute" from "University of Saarland" in Saarbrücken, Germany, prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov held a lecture on "Patents" on July 18, 2018. The lecture was part of the Summer School "European Competition Law & Protection of Intellectual Property Rights" (8-21 July 2018), organized for postgraduates and PhD students from the countries of Southeastern Europe and Germany.
The report of Bogoljub Ilievski (IP Attorney in BERIN Ltd.) about the annual meeting in the European Patent Office - Quality Platform (EPI - EPO) has bee published in the last edition quarterly magazine of the European Patent Institute.
On June 11, 2018 in Vienna, the President of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen received a delegation of the "European Academy of Sciences and Arts", led by the President of the Academy, prof. Dr. Felix Unger. The ambassador, prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, Chairman of the Board of the Agency for Intellectual Property "Berin" - Skopje and Director of "Berin International" - Vienna was one of the members of the delegation.
The International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting2018 was held for the 140th time from May 18-25 in Seattle (USA), the city of Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, Amazon, Jimi Hendriks, Nirvana and many other glorious companies and individuals who have contributed or marked the development of world industry and culture.
Bogoljub Ilievski, MRIP and EPA, Head of Patent Department at BERIN IP Agency, participated in the Annual Meeting called “Partnership for Quality” at the European Patent Office in Munich, as a member of the European Patent Institute (epi) . He is also responsible person for enforcing the Quality Management System of ISO standard 9001:2008 implemented at the BERIN LTD nine years ago . His experience helped to EPI side, to fruitful exchange of experiences between the responsible directors from the European Patent Organization concerning the implementation of ISO 9001:2008.
On the occasion of the International Intellectual Property Day - April 26, the State Office of the Republic of Macedonia, orginized an event and hosted the traditional award of the PATENT OF YEAR in the Thessaloniki Hotel in Skopje.
This year the PATENT OF YEAR award was awarded to the author Victor Nastev for the invention "Device with electric or pneumatic movement of a folding mechanism for initiating speed reduction of vehicles", whose application was filed in July 2017 by the representative BERIN.
The Delegation of the Intellectual Property Agency "BERIN in the composition of MA Mariјa Koseska and B.Sc. Eng. Bogoljub Ilievski participated in the work of the 84th Council of the European Patent Institute (epi) that took place in Valeta (MALTA) from 13-14 April 2018. The IP Agency BERIN has its representatives in four epi Committees: Committee for Professional Enforcement (MA Maria Kjoseska), Committee for European Patent Practice (Bogoljub Ilievski), Committee for Disciplinary Procedure (Vanco Damjanski) and EPO finances committee (prof. d-r Gjorgji Filipov).
Dipl. Eng. Bogoljub Ilievski, Macedonian and European patent attorney (MZIS & EPA), Head of Department for Patent at the Agency for Intellectual Property BERIN, on behalf of the European Patent Institute (EPI), at the meeting in Munich on 25th January, was elected as e chair of quality subcommittee and consequently will act as a one of the four vice chairs of European Patent Practice Committee within European Patent Institute (EPI) for the period between 2018 – 2021.
Marija Koseska, MA, IP attorney at the Intellectual Property Agency BERIN, for the latest issue of the magazine IN Store writes about Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights on the Internet.
This is an increase of 10.4% over the previous year, according to a new report. The IP5 Statistics Report, published jointly by the EPO, the Japan Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, collectively known as the IP5 offices, presents official patent statistics from each office.
The delegation of the Agency for Intellectual Property "Berin" in composition of: prof. Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, MA Maria Koseska and B.Sc. Eng. Liljana Filipova (Associate Member) participated in the work of the 83rd Council of the European Patent Institute (EPI) that took place in Warsaw (Poland) on November 17-19th, 2017.
The Intellectual Property Agency BERIN awarded two young inventors - participants at the 38th International Fair of Innovation - Makinova 2017, held at the Boris Trajkovski Sports Hall - Skopje from 25-29 October 2017 and on which were presented inventions and papers presented from about 50 inventions in two ctegories - Makinova and Ekonova.
On the 153rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, held in Munich on 10 October 2017 under the chairmanship of Mr Christoph ERNST (DE), elected Mr António CAMPINOS to succeed Mr Benoît BATTISTELLI as President of the European Patent Office (EPO). Mr CAMPINOS' 5-year term will start on 1 July 2018.
The Chairman of the Board of the Agency for Intellectual Property "Berin", prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, participated in the work of the 8th Conference of the Danube Academy of Sciences and Arts, which was held on 21-22 September 2017 in Belgrade (Serbia), organized by the Serbian and European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Marija Koseska, MA, IP attorney at the Intellectual Property Agency BERIN, for the latest issue of the magazine IN Store, advices for Developing Intellectual Property Strategy in the IN Store magazine.
The book "BERIN IZVOR" written by Mr. Boris Dorzhev was promoted at the National Library of Pirot (Republic of Serbia) оn July 5th, 2017.
The book presents a monograph for the village of Berin, near the town of Pirot, which marks its 200th anniversary this year. The publication of the book is sponsored by the Association for Intellectual Property BERIN Ltd. Skopje.
Marija Kjoseska MA, IP Attorney from the Intellectual Property Agency BERIN LTD Skopje, held two lectures within the International Fair of Contemporary Art Paratisima Skopje 2017 in the Youth Cultural Center (MCC) on June 17, 2017.
The 139th Annual Meeting of the International trademark association INTA 2017 took place In Barcelona (Spain), from 20-24th May 2017 and was attended by almost 11.000 participans (patents and trademarks attorneys) worldwide. The Agency for Intellectual Property BERIN participated on the meeting with four members and one associate: Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, founder, Dipl. Eng. Liliana Filipova, co-founder, Dipl. Eng. Vanco Damjanski, CEO and Marija Koseska LLM & Dipl. Eng., head of Trademarks department. The organization included also Maja Damjanski, Dipl. Psychologist, counselor for publishing and communications from Skopje and Mr. Ivan Ivanov, associate, from Sofia. BERIN performed Seminar-Workshop for the partners from China and other countries of Far East on 22th May 2017.
BERIN’s patent attorney Bogoljub Ilievski attended the 84th meeting of the Standing Committee for technical and operational activities in the European Patent Organization (EPO) that was held on May 10th, 2017, in Munich (Germany). This Committee has more than 100 members (two members from each member states of the EPO as well as associate members countries of this organisation). The European Patent Office was represented by 26 member delegations headed by three vice-presidents: Dr. Raimund Lutz, MA Gila Minos and Mr. Alberto Casado. The composition of this committee is complemented by a representative of Intellectual Property Office of the EU (EUIPO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and European Patent Institute (EPI).
From 23 to 25 April 2017 in Munich (Germany) was held the 82nd General Assembly of the Council of the European Patent Institute, an organization of European patent agents, which has 11,500 members from 38 European countries. The Assembly was attended by 136 delegates, among them four from Macedonia. During this Assemble was elected the new president, Francis Leidern from Belgium, whose vice presidents will be Dr. Barbara Kunic, Slovenia and Dr Haik Fogelsang, Germany. New General Secretay is Roazh Pereira from Portugal.
On March 17th, 2017 in Zagreb was held an introductory event within the regular preparations for the upcoming Аnnual Conference of the International Association of Trademark Owners ( INTA) attended by the BERIN's representative, Mr. Vancho Damjanski.
The founders of BERIN Intellectual Property Agency, Lilyana Filipova and prof. Dr. Georgi Filipov, Ambassador, Macedonian and European patent agents during their visit to Austria attended two events in Salzburg: "Symposium on nanotechnology" held on March 3rd 2017 and on "The Official Meeting of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts" on March 4th 2017.
In times of great uncertainty of the the economy worldwide, the global knowledge economy has been increased. Namely, in February 2017 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published the 3 millionth patent application under its Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
Tesla Company has recently changed the logo of its Model 3 vehicles from three slick lines to the numeral 3. The company claimed to have this change as purely stylistic. However, the recent court documents proves that Adidas has infueced on this change.
The first meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO) Working Party on Quality took place at the Office in Munich (Germany) on January 17th, 2017. This new SACEPO sub-committee was created by a decision of the President to provide another channel to gather feedback on quality at the EPO based on the experiences of major user groups. It forms a part of the EPO's wider strategy to continuously improve its services, and the ways in which users and the Office communicate with each other. Mr. Bogoljub Ilievski, Macedonian and European patent attorney (MZIS & ERA), Head of the Department for Patent at the Agecy for Intellectual Property BERIN has been elected as e representative of the European Patent Institute in SACEPO for the period of 2017-2020.
According to the statistics of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the past 2016 was marked by a rapid growth of patents granted in previous years. The total number of patents granted in 2016 was 334,673 which is an increase of 7,793 or 2.4% over 2015.
2016 marked the 125th anniversary of the Madrid System’s founding treaty, the Madrid Agreement for International registration of trademarks and it is still evolving: projected to reach 1,5 million registrations by 2019.
Workshop on "Legal protection of translators / interpreters in the enforcement procedure" by a panel of expert guests lawyer Alexandra Gavrilovska, Vanco Damjanski and Marinela Majnova .
Dipl. Eng. Bogoljub Ilievski, Macedonian and European patent attorney, head of Department for Patent in BERIN intellectual property Agency has been elected as a delegate of the European Patent Institute (EPI) in the permanent advisory body for quality at the European Patent Office. It is a body of the European Patent Organization whose primary focus is the quality of the patent process.
At the meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council, the UK minister for Intellectual Property has announced that the UK government is proceeding with preparations to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The court will make it easier for British businesses to protect their ideas and inventions from being illegally copied by companies in other countries.
The representatives from BERIN LTD, Maria Koseska, Vancho Damjanski and Bogoljub Ilievski, as regular members of the congregation of the European Patent Institute (EPI) and as representatives of the Macedonian delegation attended the 81st Assembly of the European Patent Institute (EPI) that was held in Berlin (Germany) on November 12 , 2016.
Dipl. Eng. Bogoljub Ilievski, Macedonian and European patent attorney (MZIS & ERA), Head of the Department for Patent at the Agency for Intellectual Property BERIN, on behalf of the European Patent Institute (EPI), has participated in the work of the Standindg Committiee on Technical and Operational activities at the EPO, which took place at the European Patent Office in Hague on November 3th, 2016.
The last edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) will enter into force on the 1st of January 2017
The last edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) will enter into force on the 1st of January 2017
The founder of IP Agency BERIN Ltd, Prof. D-r Gjorgji Filipov, had a speech on "digitalization and copyright" on 26.10.2016 within the Monthlty linguistic meetings "COLLOQUIA LINGUISTICA" organized by the Research Center for Areal Linguistics "Bozidar Vidoeski" in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU).
The book "REASONABLE FORCES" whose writer is PhD. Gjorgji Filipov was presented at the Association of the Writers in Serbia - Belgrade during the week of the book fair in Belgrade on October 25th, 2016.
22.10.2016, , For 22nd time Berin has awarded most sucessful young inventor from the exsibition MAKINOVA. This year the prize was given to the young inventor Philip RUMENOVSKI for the invention "laser alarm system."
The book "The radius of the heart", by prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov, is new deed of the author that complete a trilogy of books which are including his posts on Facebook.
New changes were brought to the laws on trademarks and industrial designs, in order to bring Montenegro’s
IP legal framework in line with the European Union’s legislation and relevant treaties.
As practitioners in the area of intellectual property rights (patents, industrial designs, trademarks and copyright), on the occasion of the release of the UK from the European Union to we would like to inform you that this act could affect the status of your rights.
Dipl. Eng. Bogoljub Ilievski, Macedonian and European patent attorney (MZIS & EPA), Head of Department for Patent at the Agency for Intellectual Property BERIN, on behalf of the European Patent Institute (EPI), has expounded on "Management systems for quality certification and expectations of the usersâ€.
On 23-rd o April 2016, regular member Mariја Kјoseskа, Vanco Damjanski and Bogoljub Ilievski from BERIN attended the 80th council meeting of the European patent institute (epi) as part of Macedonian delegation.
Bogoljub Ilievski, Head of patent department at BERIN LTD, participated in the yearly meeting called “Partnership for Quality†at the European Patent Office in Munich, as a member of the European Patent Institute (epi)
Prof. Dr. Georgi Filipov, EPA and MIPR and Dipl. Eng. Bogoljub Ilievski EPA and MIPR participated in the work of the Round Table for Development of National Strategy for Industrial Property of the Republic of Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov and Dipl. Eng. Vancho Damjanski, executive director of the Agency for Intellectual Property Berin, participated in the event "Anti-corruption strategies in the economy", prepared by the German - Macedonian Business and Austrian-Macedonian business association as well as The Netherlands and American Chamber of Commerce in Macedonia.
The founder of the Intellectual Property Agency Berin, prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov visited the Institute for Macedonian Language "Krste Misirkov" as well as the Institute of Macedonian Literature.
Text in the professional journal "Pharmaceutical Newsletter" with the title "Competition between originators and generics in terms of protection of industrial property," which analyzes the continuing battle in the pharmaceutical industry from the perspective of Intellectual Property
In the December edition of "In Store" magazine, the text "STOP for imitations and counterfeits" of our colleague Snezana Markovska, a lawyer in the department for trademarks and industrial design at Berin IP Agency was published.
In the October edition of the magazine "In Store", professional text titled "Small inventions, great opportunities" of our colleague Dipl.Mash.Inzh. Bogoljub Ilievski, Head of the department for patents BERIN doo Skopje was published.
European or international patent applications filed on or after November 1, 2015, may now be validated with effect for the Republic of Moldova against a payment of a validation fee.
17.10.2015 By awarding the best projects presented at the fair of innovations finished MAKONOVA. BERIN traditionally awarded the most successful young participant.
The Parliament of Republic of Macedonia has approved the new Law on customs measures for the implementation of protection of intellectual property rights, which came into force on 05.06.2015. Elaboration of major changes of the procedure in the following text of Snezana Markovska....
As of 27 July 2015, the State Office of Industrial Property of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) (SOIP) has made its trade mark data available to the TMview search tool.
Marija Kjoseska, from BERIN LTD will participate in the yearly meeting of “Professional Conduct Committee†within European Patent Institute (epi) that will be held in Munich on June 8, 2015.
In a recent judgment, the First Instance Court of Athens held that the trade dress below for a painkiller medicine “SALOSPIR†does not violate rights in and to the “ASPIRIN†family of marks and trade dress.
The Parliament of Republic of Macedonia has approves the new Law on customs measures for the implementation of protection of intellectual property rights, which will come into force on 05.06.2015.
Mr. Vanco Damjanski, CEO at Berin Ltd; Ms. Marija Kjoseska, European Patent Attorney at Berin Ltd and Mr. Bogoljub Ilievski, Head of patent department at Berin Ltd have been elected as the full members in the Council of the European Patent Institute (EPI) for the period between 2014-2017.
Within the ceremony for declaring of the new members of the European Academy of Arts and Sciences Professor. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov was represented among its regular members in Salzburg on 8th of March, 2014.
On November 25 - 26 November 2013, Munich hosted the 4th consecutive IP Service World Conference. The event was attended by more than 350 participants and 40 exhibitors in which variety of services in the field of Industrial Property were exhibited.
Under the motto “ Rethinking – The Power of Intellectual Property†the forum have gave to the participants good opportunity to discuss and exchange their experiences about the management of the IP rights in post crisis period
18.10.2013 Munich, Germany 40th Anniversary of EPC (European Patent Convention) was celebrated with several events with the presence of many important guests and officials
During the manifestation “Skopje design week†Ms. Marija Kjoseska, from the Agency for Intellectual Property BERIN held the presentation “Shedding some light on designsâ€.
Within the International Exhibition "Innovation of women inventors' held on 1 - 4 of May in Seoul, South Korea, Zaklina Stamboliska which is also our client, won two gold medals for 2 his invention.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia in Vienna, Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov met the President of the Board of Directors of the company Nestle AG, Dr. Peter Brabeck - Letmathe.
CEO of the company, Mr. Vanco Damjanski, is representing BERIN on this year International Trademark Association’s Annual Meeting taking place in Dallas, Texas, USA.
During the 135th INTA Annual Meeting in Dallas, USA, executive director of Berin ltd. Vancho Damjanski have meet Mr. Jean-Pierre Maeder Assistant Vice President as well as Group Head of Brand IP of Nestle.
International filings for patents, trademarks and industrial designs under WIPO-administered intellectual property (IP) systems saw continued strong growth in 2012.
13 March 2013, The EPO's Economic and Scientific Advisory Board (ESAB) has issued a statement with recommendations for improving the patent system, based on the main findings of its 2012 activities. Along with this statement, the ESAB has also published the reports of three workshops it conducted in 2012, namely on patent quality, the role of fees, and patent thickets.
On the 6th and 7th March, within the regular procedure for recertification of implemented quality management system ISO 9001: 2008, audit was conducted by certification body TUV Rheinland.
The 19th Ceremony of Patent Awards traditionally were organised by the State Institute of the Republic of Macedonia at the hotel Stone Bridge on 24th of December, 2012.
Within the three-day conference on Mobile Applications Mobile App Camp held from 30.11 to 02.12 in MBC conference room Skopje Fair, organized by the Yes Incubator, with the participation of over 120 participants, ( more than 70 foreign) and 20 international mentors in this area, Intellectual Property Agency BERIN doo took an active part.
26 to 27 November, more than 300 participants, 38 sponsors and exhibitors attended the 3rd consecutive IP Service World Conference held in Munich, the heart of industrial property in Europe.
23.11.2012
PATENT GRANTS RISED AT IP5 OFFICES IN 2021
01.02.2023
The world's five largest IP offices (IP5) have published the IP5 Statistics Report 2021 on the IP5 website. According to the report, in 2021, the IP5 granted 1.5 million patents, an increase of 10% on the previous year, and received 2.9 million patent applications (+3.7%).
The report is an annual compilation of patent statistics published by the European Patent Office (EPO) the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The publication includes developments at all five offices, detailed coverage of similarities and differences in their patent grant procedures, as well as comprehensive worldwide data from WIPO and patent offices around the globe.
The IP5 offices have been co-operating since 2007 to improve the efficiency and quality of the global patent system by delivering joint products and services.
DAMJANSKI and ILIEVSKI REPRESENTED MACEDONIAN EP ATTORNEYS AT the 93-rd EPI Council
23.10.2022
The 93rd meeting of the Council of the European Patent Institute (epi) was held on 21 and 22 October 2022. Thecouncil meeting was held as a physical meeting in Fuengirola nearby Malaga (Spain). The meeting was attended by 132 delegates out of a total of 14,000 European patent attorneys from 38 countries, including Vancho Damjanski, Executive Director at BERIN doo and Bogoljub Ilievski, Head of the Patent Office at BERIN doo.
The day before the Council meeting, Bogoljub Ilievski, in his capacity as Vice President of the European Patent Institute (epi), attended a working meeting and an informal dinner of the Presidium with Mr. Max Brunner from General Secretariat - European and International Affairs Ministry of Justice as well as an official meeting of the Presidium members held the next day.
The work of the Council was preceded by a seminar "Latest developments in the Unitary Patent System and the European Patent Court". The delegates of the council adopted the reports of the president and vice-presidents of EPI, the general secretary and the treasurer. Also, the members of the election commission for the 2023 Council Elections were elected. The epi council did not approve the board's request to independently initiate disciplinary proceedings before the EPO without consulting the disciplinary committee. Vancho Damjanski, an active member of the disciplinary commission, actively participated in this, at times, heated discussion.
The main event in afternoon session of the work of the council was the presentation of the vice-president of the European Patent Organization, Mr. Stephen Rowan, regarding the strategic development plan EPO 2023. Rowan additionally answered the questions of the members of the council who were most interested in the status of introduced measures to improve the quality of EPO products and services.
The evening part of the meeting was dedicated to the report of the committees. Bogoljub Ilievski took an active part in the debate about the work of the European Patent Practice Committee, who emphasized the role of European patent attorneys in communication with the EPO and asked for the active participation of the joint newly formed epi-EPO bodies responsible for improving the quality of services.
The debates continued at the joint dinner of the council delegates, followed by delicious Andalusian specialties as well as a local Flamenco show. Representatives from Berin did not miss the opportunity to strengthen old friendships and business ties and open new ones.
EPO welcomes Montenegro as a 39th member!
01.10.2022
Montenegro became the 39th state to join the European Patent Organisation. This follows the country's deposition of its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) on 15 July 2022. As of 1 October 2022, European patent applications will include the designation of the new contracting state Montenegro. The European Patent Office (EPO) will also take over the functions of a PCT receiving office and act as a PCT International Search and Examination Authority on behalf of Montenegro.
The regular autumn meeting of ANIPA (Association of National Institute of Patent Attorneys) was held in Istanbul on September 17th. Although the Macedonian Association of Patent Attorneys is not a member of ANIPA, this meeting did not pass without a representative from our country. Bogoljub Ilievski from Berin, in the capacity of Vice-President together with President Francis Leider and General Secretary Olga Sirakova constituted the delegation of the European Patent Institute (epi). At the meeting, which was the first physical meeting after the pandemic, reports were first given on the activities of the representatives of the association in the bodies of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Trademark Office (EUIPO). Delegates from certain countries informed about the latest developments and the expcted changes in Industrial Property laws. Within the framework of the meeting, epi representatives held a series of presentations on the latest developments in EPO. Bogoljub Ilievski, presented and informed about the latest development of events regarding changes to Article 126(2) EPC, quality of products and services provided by the EPO, as well as the newly established Ombuds office service within the EPO. In addition, epi President Francis Leider presented on the latest developments and regarding the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) which is due to come into force and operate with work in spring 2023. In addition to hard work, ANIPA meetings are also quite social and offer an opportunity for meetings and good company. Accordingly, thanks to colleagues from Turkey (in the role of hosts), this meeting ended with a cruise on the Bosphorus Strait and a wonderful dinner in a fish restaurant. The next meeting of ANIPA is scheduled for the end of April in Bordeaux and will be hosted by the French Association of Patent Attorneys.
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.
KJOSESKA & ILIEVSKI FROM BERIN IP AGENCY ON THE 92TH COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT INSTITUTE
16.05.2022
After two and a half years and four video conferences, the council meeting was held this time as a physical meeting in the city of patents Munich (Germany). The meeting was attended by 120 delegates out of a total of 13,500 European patent attorneys from 38 countries, including Marija Kjoseska, Head of the Trademark and Industrial Design Department at BERIN doo and Bogoljub Ilievski, Head of the Patent Office at BERIN doo.
The day before the Council meeting, Bogoljub Ilievski, in his capacity as Vice President of the European Patent Institute (EPI), attended a working meeting and an informal dinner of the Presidium with EPI Executive Director Tatjana Lisak as well as an official meeting of the Presidium members. held the next day.
The work of the Council was preceded by a seminar entitled "Doctrine of Patent Equivalence". The council delegates adopted the reports of the EPI President and Vice-Presidents, the Secretary-General, the Internal Auditors and the Treasurer. Also, the amendments on the with a by-law on elections of members of the working committees of the institute as well as changes in the code of conduct of European patent attorneys proposed by the Committee on Professional Conduct in which Marija Kjoseska participated were adopted with a large majority. The debates continued at the joint dinner of the council delegates, followed by delicious Bavarian specialties, and the representatives from BERIN did not miss the opportunity to strengthen the current cooperation and business ties and open new ones.
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.
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright is a term used in relation to the rights to develop, use, and use copyrighted works and specific expressions of ideas and information. Copyrighted work is an intellectual work of a person or a group of people in the field of literature, science, art and other fields, regardless of the manner and form of expression.
Berin LTD offers services in the field of copyright protection in North Macedonia in the following areas.
[When representing authors and users of works protected by copyright]
Preparation of copyright contracts ; Mediation in the payment of license fees; Consulting services related to the protection of copyrights;
[Other services]
Registration of works protected by copyright; Representing and conducting legal disputes; Judicial expertise , expertly and economically.
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.
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.
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
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Impressum
Head Office:
Intellectual Property Company Berin DOO, Skopje
bul. Kocho Racin 14/1-1, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
Phone: +389 (0) 2-3130-367, Fax: 389 (0) 2-3130-398
ID number: 4570138, www.crm.com.mk
E-mail: berin@berin.mk
Legal Notes:
Intellectual Property Company Berin DOO, Skopje, is an intellectual property representative in the Republic of North Macedonia and an authorized patent attorney before the European Patent Office (EPO), as well as a member of the Association of Industrial Property Representatives (patents and trademarks) of North Macedonia and international organizations EPI, FICPI, INTA and MARQUES. It is a company that is certified for quality management according to TUV Rheinland, Germany (TÜV, and according to ISO: 9001, with certificate number ID: 9105059285). The professional norms on which the work is based are determined by the Macedonian intellectual property laws (Law on Industrial Property and the Law on Copyright and Related Rights), the EPI Professional Standards (European Patent Institute-EPI) (available at: www.patentepi.org) and the FICPI Professional Code (available at: www.ficpi.org).
Legal Notes:
Berin International GmbH consists of European patent attorneys and consultants for intellectual property and technology transfer for southeast Europe. They are members of EPI, FICPI, INTA and MARQUES. Their work is subject to EPI Professional Standards (available at: www.patentepi.com) and FICPI Professional Standards (available at: www.ficpi.org).
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