December 2023

• Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories Destroyed in Montenegro

June 2023

• Montenegro Accedes to Singapore Treaty

March 2023

• Montenegro Amends Trademark and Patent Laws

November 2022

• Montenegro Joined EPO: What Does that Mean for Patent Holders?

September 2022

• Montenegro to Join EPO on October 1, 2022

July 2022

• Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories Destroyed in Montenegro

May 2022

• Jelena Radević Explains IP to Kindergarten Kids

February 2022

• Montenegro Ratifies EPC, Amends Patent and Copyright Laws
• Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories Destroyed In Montenegro

December 2021

• Fake Batteries Seized in Montenegro, Their Packaging Destroyed

June 2021

• Upcoming PETOŠEVIĆ Webinar: Brand Protection and Enforcement in the Western Balkans

March 2021

• PETOŠEVIĆ Highly Ranked in Chambers & Partners Guide

March 2020

• Chambers & Partners Guide Recognizes PETOŠEVIĆ in Five Jurisdictions
• COVID-19: Update from Our Offices, PTOs, Courts

November 2019

• 22 PETOŠEVIĆ People on INTA Committees for 2020-2021, Slobodan Petošević Chair of Copyright Policy Subcommittee, Ivan Matić Co-Chair of INTA Bulletin Subcommittee

July 2019

• Montenegrin IPO Loses Autonomy to Newly Founded Directorate for Internal Market and Competition

September 2018

• Fake Apparel, Footwear, Accessories Destroyed in Montenegro

July 2018

• Montenegro Joins DesignView

April 2018

• Montenegro Joins TMview
• Chambers & Partners Ranks PETOŠEVIĆ In Seven Jurisdictions

December 2017

• Jasna Jusić Appointed Vice-Chair of INTA Country Marks Subcommittee for 2018-2019

April 2017

• Fake Clothes, Sneakers and Accessories Destroyed in Montenegro
• Chambers & Partners Ranks PETOŠEVIĆ in Seven Jurisdictions for 2017

January 2017

• Montenegro Amends Laws on Patents, Trademarks and Industrial Designs

October 2016

• Montenegro IP Report: A Decade After

September 2016

• New Copyright Law Enters into Force in Montenegro

July 2016

• Montenegro Amends Laws on Trademarks, Designs, Semiconductor Topographies

May 2016

• Montenegrin .ME Domain Reaches 1 Million Registrations

November 2015

• The Lay of the Land
• Montenegro: Patent Revalidation Deadline of February 6, 2016 Approaching
• Counterfeit Sportswear Destroyed in Montenegro

October 2015

• Counterfeit Sneakers, Bags, Belts Destroyed in Montenegro

July 2015

• Montenegro Adopts New Patent Law

June 2015

• Montenegrin Customs Seize EUR 650,000 Worth of Counterfeits

February 2015

• 1,656 Pairs of Fake FILA Slippers Destroyed in Montenegro
• Montenegro IPO Launches National Industrial Design Register

November 2014

• Montenegro joins TMclass

April 2014

• Amendments to Montenegro’s Trademark Law Enter into Force
• Montenegro and OHIM Sign Cooperation Agreement

March 2014

• Montenegro to Amend Trademark Law

December 2013

• Montenegro Strengthens Enforcement Against Industrial Design Infringement

February 2013

• INTA's Trademark Reporter Montenegro case summary - Distinctiveness (Visa)
• INTA's Trademark Reporter Montenegro case summary - Generic (Intel Corporation)

November 2012

• Montenegro Accedes to Nice Agreement

September 2012

• Russia’s Presence in Montenegro: What It Means for Trademark Owners

August 2012

• Amendments to Montenegro Trademark Law Enter into Force

June 2012

• Visa Succeeds in Registering Slogan in Montenegro
• Montenegro Adopts New Copyright Regulation

March 2012

• New Regulation on Industrial Design Enters into Force in Montenegro

January 2012

• Montenegro Accedes to Patent Law Treaty, Strasbourg Agreement

December 2011

• Montenegro: National Trademark Applications Now Published for Opposition
• Montenegro Accedes to Geneva Act, Vienna Agreement

October 2011

• Deadline for Re-Registration of Serbian Trademarks in Montenegro December 16
• Simplified Customs Procedure as of January 1, 2012 in Montenegro
• New Trademark Regulation Enters into Force in Montenegro

August 2011

• New Copyright Law Enters into Force in Montenegro

July 2011

• Montenegro IPO Now Accepts Trademark Search Requests

June 2011

• Deadline for Re-Registration of Serbian Trademarks in Montenegro Approaching

April 2011

• Montenegro Law on Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs Enters into Force

February 2011

• New Design Law in Montenegro Introduces Important Novelties
• Trademark Practice and Forms Treatise Chapter - Montenegro

January 2011

• New Montenegrin Design Law Gives 12-Month Deadline to Owners

December 2010

• New Montenegrin Trademark Law Gives 12-month Deadline to Trademark Owners

September 2010

• New York Times to Launch News Service News.me

August 2010

• Facebook Captures Montenegro’s Facebook.me from Cybersquatter

June 2010

• Montenegro New Trademark Law Gives 12-month Deadline to Trademark Owners

April 2010

• Montenegro to Adopt Three New IP Laws

March 2010

• Extension of European Patents to Montenegro via Euro-PCT Route
• More than 300 Personal Names with .ME Extension Auctioned Online

February 2010

• New Regulation Regarding Registration and Use of Montenegro Domain
• Montenegro Begins to Issue Certificates of Registration for Trademarks
• Montenegrin IPO Launches the First IP Gazette

January 2010

• Extension of European Patents to Montenegro as from March 1, 2010
• Montenegrin IPO Website Now in English

December 2009

• European Patent Extension to Montenegro Expected Soon

October 2009

• Montenegro PTO Starts Substantive Examination of Trademark Applications
• Deadline Extended for Montenegro Domain .ME to Replace CG.YU

September 2009

• Montenegro’s Domain .ME to Completely Replace Former Domain CG.YU

June 2009

• Montenegro’s ccTLD Records 250,000 Registrations

May 2009

• Montenegro Establishes Procedures for the Registration of Geographical Indications
• EU Extends Customs and Tax Assistance Project in Western Balkans

April 2009

• Deadline for Re-filing of IP Rights Applications in Montenegro Expires on May 28, 2009

March 2009

• Montenegro Begins to Issue Certificates of Registration

February 2009

• Montenegro and EPO sign Agreement on Cooperation and Extension

January 2008

• Montenegro Customs to Install IP Database

October 2007

• MONTENEGRO and KOSOVO UPDATE

May 2007

• European Patents - Applicability of Co-operation and Extension Agreement in Montenegro

March 2007

• Montenegro Establishes Council for .ME Domains

September 2006

• Montenegro: End of Summer Update

June 2006

• Montenegro's Separation from Serbia, Recent Developments in Kosovo: How Are Your Intellectual Property Rights Affected?