EU Intellectual Property Organisation (EUIPO)
EU Intellectual Property Organisation (EUIPO)
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TRADEMARKS
PATENTS
DESIGN
NORTH MACEDONIA-DIGITALIZATION OF PATENT FILING SERVICES
04.10.2023
The State Industrial Property Office of North Macedonia in cooperation with the European Patent Organization EPO recently developed an e-platform for digitalization of services. The Front Office platform was launched on 02.10.2023, enclosing modules for submitting national and international patent applications, as well as applications for the extension of European patents and certificates for additional protection of medical products.
BERIN EXPLORED THE IP MAGIC IN PRAGUE!
06.07.2023
Our colleague Ivona Sekulovska, IP Attorney, was attending the 41st annual ECTA Conference this year in the famous city of Prague, whose architectural marvels and cultural charm, served as the perfect backdrop for the conference.
All the appreciation goes to the entire organizing committee for their hard work in putting together such a successful event.
More than 800 intellectual property law community attendees had the pleasure of listening and discussing different IP topics with esteemed speakers and presenters from worldwide, whose insights and research added immense value to the conference.
We will highlight a few of the many contemporary topics, such as topics for Design Reform, the Unitary Patent System, Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC), Works of Applied Arts, and many others.
BERIN LTD was the only company that had its representative at the conference from Macedonia, and Ivona is ready to share her experience with anyone who wants to know more about the event or intellectual property in general.
To feel part of the atmosphere, enjoy the following pictures, as an illustration of the whole event.
ECTA Conference 2023 was a resounding success and we can't wait for the next one.
UP-Unitary Patent - A NEW ERA OF PATENT PROTECTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
16.06.2023
On June 1, the new EU patent protection system came into force, allowing patent holders to obtain EU-wide protection with a single application.
The establishment of the model has been in the works for many years, but was only recently ratified by most of the countries that initially acceded.
At the beginning, the procedure for the single registration of the recognized European patents will apply to the 17 countries, out of a total of 25 that have signed the Single European Patent agreement, which have managed to ratify it in their parliaments. While the unified court, whose work began on June 1st, will have jurisdiction over all unitary and European patents in the territory of the entire European Union.
The European Patent Office (EPO) will manage the matters related to the single procedure for the registration of the unitary patent. The management of the procedure and the maintenance of these patents will take place through a single administration that will be taken care of by this institution.
It is expected that, with the ratification in the parliaments of the remaining signatories, this agreement will enter into force in all the countries that initially signed it.
Only Spain, among the active members of the European Union, refused to sign the agreement while Croatia was not part of the union when the signing process took place.
In addition to the economic benefits that the holders will have, the establishment of a single patent court that has the authority to decide on the territories of all member countries is particularly significant for the Union, which is a step towards the establishment of a single court system at the level of the European Union.
Our office is ready for representation in this new system and offers assistance in registering the new European Union Patent (Unitary Patent).
All the details about this significant change to the European patenting system can be found on the official website of the European Patent Office.
Only Spain, among the active members of the European Union, refused to sign the agreement, while Croatia was not yet a part of the Union during the signing process.
In addition to the economic benefits for the Union, the formation of the Unified Patent Court is particularly significant, as it will have jurisdiction over the territories of all member countries, representing a step towards the establishment of a unified judicial system at the level of the European Union.
Our office is prepared to represent clients in this new system and offers assistance with the registration of the new European Union Patent, also known as the Unitary Patent.
All details regarding this significant change in the European patent system can be found on the official website of the European Patent Office.
https://www.epo.org/applying/european/unitary.html
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94TH COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT INSTITUTE IN MALMO (MAY 2-3, 2023): NEW COMPOSITION CONSTITUTED AND NEW COUNCIL PRESIDENCY ELECTED
08.05.2023
The 94th Council of the European Patent Institute (EPI) - an association of European patent attorneys from 39 countries, in which about 14,000 representatives are members, including 18 from North Macedonia (MK), which was held in Malmö, Sweden, on 2 and On May 3, 2023, the composition of the Council was established, and a new presidency was elected. The new councilors from MK are: Vancho Damjanski, member, (Berin), Bogoljub Ilievski (present), member, Gjorgi Filipov, present, (Berin), deputy. member and Valentin Pepeljugoski, deputy. member. Vancho Damjanski was elected as a member of the Disciplinary Committee, as a representative from MK. The members of the other committees will be elected at least one month before the autumn meeting of the Council. The new EPI Council also elected the members of the Board (Presidency), which included: president, Peter Thomsen, Switzerland (CH), vice-presidents: Mrs. Katerina Hartvičova, Czech Republic (CZ) and Tiemen Reins, Netherlands (NL), general secretary, Mrs. Magdalena Augustyniak, Poland (PL), deputy. gen. Secretary, Mrs. Ann De Klerk, Belgium (BE), Treasurer, Zolt Scentpeteri, Hungary, (HU) and Deputy. treasurer, Andreas Winter, Germany (DE). The President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Antonio Campinos, addressed the attendees of the Council with a video message.
During the two-day work of the Council, the results of the election of the new councilors were presented and determined, the reports from the work of the previous presidency (president, vice-presidents, general secretary, executive director) were adopted, and the members of the Council were introduced to the candidates for the new presidency. After the lunch break, the election of the new members of the Presidency was started, after which the Council voted and elected the aforementioned members. The old treasurer and the new president of Soweto, Peter Thomsen submitted a financial report and presented the budget of the Council for the next year, to which amendments were submitted with a request for an increase due to the participation of the members of the Council in the big celebration on the occasion of 50 years of the European Patent Convention, which will be held in October this year in Munich. On the second day of the work of the Council, after the reports submitted by the presidents of the respective committees of the Council, and after the report on the work of the Disciplinary Committee, a new Disciplinary Committee was elected, in which MK is represented by colleague Damjanski. Two new auditors and their deputies were also elected, and amendments to the procedure for election of committee members were presented. Before the end of the work, a review of all the decisions made, adopted reports and presentations was made, and then the Council finished the work with an address to the new president and symbolic taking of seats at the presiding table by all the newly elected members of the presidency.
The council was held at the Clarion Hotel Malmö Live, and the hosts organized excursions to Copenhagen (Denmark), with a visit to the royal palace and Lund (university center, the second oldest in Sweden, after Uppsala) and Malmö (Sweden), in which they were also allowed to participate the companions of the members of the Council. A special one-day excursion "Explore Malmö on foot and by boat" was organized for companions only. For the final act of the event, an exclusive dinner was arranged at the "Luftkastellet" restaurant, right on the seafront, with a beautiful view of the sunset and the combination of futuristic architecture and nature at the Swedish end of the bridge connecting Malmö and Copenhagen.
We congratulate the members of the former presidency and the colleagues of the Swedish group of European patent attorneys, as well as the employees of the EPI secretariat for the successful organization of the event, both from a professional, as well as from a social and collegial point of view.
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.
More details on: https://www.fiveipoffices.org/node/9151
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.
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 International GmbH (branch in Austria) does not offer any of the above services in Austria. These are reserved for a professional party representative in accordance with the Austrian Copyright Act. We are happy to name one of our cooperation partners for you.
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
* © is a symbol that is used to designate copyrights next to the name of the bearer, as a warning that their use is only possible with their consent.
© - it is an abbreviation derived from the term “copyright” and literally means “the right to copy”.
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.
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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.jpg)
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1993 : Registration
Decision on establishment of enterprise for marketing, research and development BERIN LTD Skopje
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1993 : Patents
Filing of the first application for granting patent rights
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1994 : Partnership
Liljana Markovska Filipova joined the company as co-owner
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1994 : First Industrial Design and Trademark Applications:
Submission of the first application for recognition Industrial Design and Trademark registration
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1995 : First PCT Application
Submission of the first international patent of inventor from Republic of Macedonia under the PCT (Treaty Extending Patents)
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1996 : Promotion of Inventions
Participation on the International Fair for Inventions and conquering the Grand Prix Eureka 1999
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1997 : International Trademarks
First application filed under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
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2001 : International Protection of Industrial Designs
First application before the WIPO under The Hague arrangement for registration of industrial designs
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2004 : Representation before the EPO
Start of representation before the European Patent Office
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2005 : Representation before the OHIM
Start of representation before the OHIM
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2009 : Representation before the EPO
Start of representation before the European Patent Office
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2010 : Certification
Implemented and certified system for quality management ISO 9001: 2008
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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
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2014 : Expansion
Founding of Berin International GmbH in Vienna, Austria
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2015 : Software
Introduction of (Paperless) completely electronic administration of procedures
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2016 : First Macedonian Patent to EPO
First Macedonian Patent recognised in European Patent Organisation
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2017 : 25th Anniversary
11 employees, 2 Offices, 3702 Trademarks, 2954 Patents, 278 Industrial designs and 2500 authors
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
Terms of use
The following provisions, terms and conditions apply to the use of the official website of the Intellectual Property Agency BERIN LTD Skopje, Macedonia (www.berin.mk). We reserve the right to occasionally change or update these Terms of use depending on the needs. By using our website you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use in their current version posted on the website.
Contents
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Limitation of Liability
By linking to a website or web page to a third party does not mean that the Intellectual Property Agency BERIN LTD approves such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking the necessary precautions to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses harmful or destructive contents. We disclaim any responsibility for any damage might arise by your use of websites and web pages of third parties. We are not responsible for the quality, reliability, completeness and / or accuracy of additional facts, unexpected developments or adoption of new laws that are part of the content of third parties.
Privacy Policy
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Applicable law and jurisdiction
This website content and these Terms of Use are governed by national legislation. All disputes that might arise by the use of our website, content or relating to these Terms of Use, including their validity, interpretation and application shall be submitted for resolution by the competent court in Skopje.
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).
Representative firm:
Berin International GmbH
Jurekgasse 1/1/11, A-1150 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 (0) 1 8922960, Fax: +43 (0) 1 8922960
Registration number: FN 424569 Т, Commercial Court Vienna
Tax number: ATU70035838
Email: office@berin-ip.com
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).