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KJOSESKA AND ILIEVSKI FROM BERIN ON THE 87TH COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT INSTITUTE

PATENT

PATENT * is a set of exclusive rights granted by the state to the patent owner (inventor or holder) for a specified period in exchange for regulated disclosure of certain details of the invention that may be a device, process, method or composition which is new, possessing innovative contribution and usable or industrially applicable.

BERIN LTD. offers services in the field of protection of patents in the following segments:

• Search in the patent bases.
• Composing and editing of patent specifications for inventions in all fields of technology (pharmacy, mechanical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering and others).
• Registration of national patents in all countries in the region.
• International registration of patents: Filing of PCT applications
• Representation before the EPO: Leading procedures for the recognition of European patent before the EPO
• Validation of European patents before all national offices.
• Extension of European patents before the countires/joining members of the EPO.
• Professional translation of patent specifications from and into Macedonian, English, German, Albanian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Romanian,
• reek, Russian and French.
• Edition of patent specifications in accordance with the national legislations of the states, and preparation of responses to oppositions and objections while being xanimated.
• Annuities: Maintenance of patents.
• TCM: Procedures for issuing a supplementary certificate for extension of validity of patents.
• Licenses: Preparation and registration of license agreements for the use of patents.
• Estimates: Value evaluation of Patents and inventions.
• Transfer of rights.

* PATENT The term derives from the Latin word patere which means "to be open" (to be presented to the public) and the term letters patent, which originally marked the posh decree that gives exclusive rights to a certain person or business.

TRADEMARK

TRADEMARK is a right of industrial property, which refers to a distinctive sign used by a person, organization or legal entities for marking on their products and/or services to consumers, and to distinguish their products from those of other entities.

[Conducting administrative proceedings]

• Search in the national and international databases;
• Registration of trademarks in all countries in the region;
• International Registration of Trademarks;
• Monitoring on the market and official publications;
• Advisory services relating to the protection of trademarks;
• Oppositions, filing and responding;
• Provisional refusals, responding and filling proposals;
• Cancellations;
• Procedures to changes in the registers (transmission contracts, change of name and address);
• Licenses: Preparation and registration of license agreements for the use of trademarks.

[Judicial protection and enforcement]

• Litigation;
• Mediation process for resolving disputes;
• Requests for customs measures;
• Inspection insights, insight and measures.

[Other Services]

• Monitoring on the market and official publications;
• Advisory services relating to the protection of trademarks;
• Estimates: value evaluation of trademarks

* A trademark usually is consisted of a name, word, phrase, graphic logo, symbol, device, picture, or a combination thereof. Sign ® is used to denote characters that are registered with the Trademark Law, it is equivalent to the TM symbol used for the territory of North America.

COPYRIGHTS

Copyright is a term that covers the rights relating to creation, use and use of the copyrighted works and specific expressions of ideas/information.
Copyright work is intellectual work of a person or group of persons in the field of literature, science, arts and other areas of work, regardless of the type, manner and form of expression.

BERIN is a copyright agency that offers to the customers the following services:

• [Representing authors and users of copyright works]
• Making of copyright agreements between domestic and foreign  artists;
• Mediation in payment of royalties;
• Advisory services relating to copyright;

[Other Services]

• Registration of Works;
• Advocacy and conducting litigation;
• Forensics, expert and economic.

* © is a sign that is used to denote the copyrights to the name of their holder, as a warning that their use is possible only with the holder’s consent.
© - is an abbreviation derived from the term "copyright" and literally means "right to copy".

LEGAL REPRESENTATION

BERIN through its network of representatives, authorized to represent before all administrative and judicial authorities, provides reliable and professional representation to its customers at all stages of realization and protection of the rights of intellectual property. By continuously monitoring on all legislative changes and practice in cooperation with our customers we provide the optimum outcome of any initiated proceedings.

Representation before administrative bodies covers:

• Representation before the State Office of Industrial Property,
• Representation before the customs authorities in procedures relating to customs measures in the field of industrial property,
• Representation before the State Market Inspectorate,
• Representation before the bodies for protection of competition,
• Mediation: procedures for resolving disputes,
• Representation in Litigation;
• Consultation and advices on specific areas of intellectual property,
• Analysis of laws and regulations concerning the areas relating to the interests of our clients and their transactions,
• Deep technical and legal analysis of the technical solutions and state of patent protection,
• Analysis of amendments to the laws and regulations that are relevant to the users and the authors.

* The representatives of  BERIN have been involved in the hearings before the court of the European Patent Office (EPO), representing and defending patent specifications from different fields and on behalf of important companies from the region and beyond.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN is a right of industrial property, which refers to a specific appearance or shape of a body, picture, drawing, contours, composition of colors, texture or combination of them in a way that meets the requirements of novelty and individual character compared to those ones previously familiar to the public. Industrial design is a right that is intended to give the products that are aimed for a certain visual, aesthetic, ergonomic, practical purpose or quality to distinguish them from the rest of the products on the market.

The BERIN Agency in the area of ​​registration and protection of industrial designs offers the following services:

[Conducting administrative proceedings]

• Search, in the domestic and international databases;
• Registration of Industrial Designs, in all countries of the region;
• International registration of industrial designs;
• Monitoring on the market and the official publications;
• Advisory services relating to the protection of industrial design;
• Oppositions - filing and answering;
• Provisional refusals - proposals and responds;
• Cancellations;
• Procedures for changes in the registers: assignment agreements, change of name and address of holders);
• Licenses: Preparation and registration of license agreements for use of trademarks.

[Judicial protection and enforcement]

• Litigations;
• Mediation: processes for resolving disputes;
• Requests for customs measures;
• Inspection insight: insight and measures;

[Other Services]

• Monitoring on the market and official publications;
• Advisory services relating to the protection of trademarks;
• Estimates: value evaluation of trademarks

COMPANY

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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

The content of this website may be comprised of information and / or materials, including news, opinions and articles published on our web site, intended for informational purposes in the field of industrial property. The content is not always an attitude or legal advice of the Intellectual Property Agency BERIN LTD, so visitors to the website regarding their needs and interests and about the Content of the Web page are encouraged to consult legal experts.

Copyrights

All rights in the website and its content are reserved. You are allowed to access, use, reproduce and redistribute any segment of the web site’s content for your non-commercial use under a condition – not to violate our copyrights. An express written permission is required for using any part of the contents for any other purpose.

Links to third parties

Our website may contain links to websites of third parties. We have no control over the websites of third parties and we are not responsible for their content, quality, reliability or their use. None of the content published on the websites of Third Parties is privileged or confidential. This website, its content, and any third-party links are provided "as is".

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

We do not collect or process personal data through our website.

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
Macedonia Street, No. 27-2 / 22, 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).