Barbara Mencin
- Head of Office - Slovenia
- Trademark and Design Attorney
- European Trademark and Design Attorney
Barbara handles trademark prosecution and enforcement in Slovenia and various other jurisdictions in which PETOŠEVIĆ operates. She also assists with trademark litigation in Slovenia and advises clients on trademark, design, copyright, and customs matters in various jurisdictions. She is also experienced in coordinating and supervising trademark clearance searches. Barbara has assisted clients from a variety of industries, including retail, pharmaceuticals, and food processing, with both non-contentious and contentious matters. She represents clients before the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office, the EUIPO and the Slovenian customs authorities.
Before joining PETOŠEVIĆ in 2015, Barbara worked at another law office in Slovenia where she provided administrative support to the team and handled basic legal tasks in the field of intellectual property.
Practice Areas
- Trademark Prosecution
- Slovenia
- Trademark Litigation
- Slovenia
- Design Prosecution
- Slovenia
- Design Litigation
- Slovenia
- Copyright
- Slovenia
- Domain Names
- Slovenia
- Internet and Social Media
- Slovenia
- Geographical Indications
- Slovenia
- Plant Varieties
- Slovenia
- Advertising Law
- Slovenia
- IP Enforcement and Litigation
- Slovenia
- Strategic Counseling
- Slovenia
- Data Protection and Privacy
- Slovenia
- Slovenia
- Media and Entertainment Law
- Slovenia
Qualifications
- Trademark and Design Attorney, Slovenia, 2018
- European Trademark and Design Attorney, 2018
Languages
Native Slovenian (similar to Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin and Serbian), fluent English, proficient German
Education
- Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, LLB, 2014
Seminars/Courses
- WIPO Academy Courses, DL-302 Advanced Course on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, 2017
- WIPO Academy Courses, DL-101 General Course on Intellectual Property, 2014
Membership
- INTA