Practice Areas
What We Do
Trademark Registration
& Prosecution
Filing and prosecuting trademark applications across all six Balkan jurisdictions. Specification drafting, office action responses and ongoing portfolio management.
Trademark Enforcement
& Brand Protection
Advising on enforcement strategy and coordinating infringement actions across multiple jurisdictions. Cease-and-desist, border measures, customs recordal.
Trademark Oppositions
& Cancellations
Handling opposition, cancellation
and invalidation proceedings before
IP offices across the Balkans. Strategic advice in trademark conflicts and contested matters.
Cross-Border IP Management
Single point of contact for IP portfolios across multiple Balkan jurisdictions. One instruction. Coordinated response across all relevant countries.
IP Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Advising on IP disputes including trademark infringement, unfair competition and related rights matters before courts across the region.
IP Licensing & Agreements
Drafting and advising on IP licensing, assignments, co-existence agreements and other commercial IP arrangements across the region.
Domain Name Disputes
& Recovery
Handling domain name conflicts across .rs, .ba, .me, .mk, .al – including bad-faith registrations and recovery procedures.
Industrial Design Protection
Filing, prosecution and enforcement of industrial design rights across Southeast European jurisdictions.
Why IP Adria
How we are different
Focus
IP only
We handle intellectual property exclusively. That focus shows in response times, advice quality and depth of regional knowledge.
Structure
One contact.
Six countries.
Single point of contact
for all six jurisdictions.
One email. One response. No gaps between countries.
Speed
24-hour response
New inquiries receive a substantive response within 24 hours. Standard advice within 48–72 hours. We know that delays have commercial consequences.
Approach
Proactive by default
When an inquiry concerns one jurisdiction, we assess whether related action across the region would benefit your client – and flag it. Always with your prior approval.
Access
Direct communication
All matters are handled directly. No account managers. No handoffs. The person who answers your email knows your matter.
Jurisdictions
Six countries.
Full IP coverage.
Each country in Southeast Europe has its own IP office, registration procedures and enforcement framework. IP Adria provides full coverage across all six jurisdictions – with detailed knowledge of local procedures, timelines and requirements.
Serbia
ZIS – Intellectual Property
Office of Serbia.
EU candidate state. Well-established trademark system. Madrid Protocol member. Opposition system in place. Foreign applicants must use a local representative.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
IIP – Institute for Intellectual
Property of BiH
Two-entity administrative system requiring specific local knowledge. Madrid Protocol member. Mandatory local representation for foreign applicants.
Montenegro
IPOM – Intellectual Property
Office of Montenegro
EU candidate state. Well-established trademark system. Madrid Protocol member. Opposition system in place. Foreign applicants must use a local representative.
North Macedonia
SOIP – State Office of Industrial Property
EU candidate state. Nice Classification system. Longest grace period for renewals in the region – nine months. Madrid Protocol member.
Albania
GDIP – General Directorate of Industrial Property
EU candidate and NATO member. Growing enforcement framework. POA must include company seal or notarization for foreign applicants. Madrid Protocol member.
Kosovo *
IPO – Industrial Property Office of Kosovo
Developing IP framework. First-to-file jurisdiction. Kosovo is not a WIPO member state – trademark protection is only available through direct filing with the Kosovo IP Office only. Foreign applicants require a licensed local representative.
* Kosovo’s declaration of independence is not recognised by all states.
Process
How we handle your matter.
When you contact IP Adria, you receive a substantive response – not an acknowledgement. We assess the matter, outline the options and confirm next steps. No holding messages.
For cross-border matters spanning multiple jurisdictions, we coordinate the full process internally and report back with a single, consolidated update.
Inquiry
Send us a brief description of your matter. We respond with a substantive assessment within 24 hours on business days.
Assessment & strategy
We outline the available options, applicable procedures
and our recommended approach for each relevant jurisdiction.
Execution
We handle all filings, correspondence and procedural steps. You receive updates at each material stage – no chasing required.
Ongoing portfolio management
For recurring work, we track deadlines, renewals and portfolio changes across all jurisdictions and flag any action required.
Have an IP matter in the Balkans?
We respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.
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