Offices

Bosnia and Herzegovina

PETOŠEVIĆ Bosnia and Herzegovina

Koste Hermana 11 71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tel: + 387 33 881 172

Fax: + 387 33 881 173

Contact

Tarik Prolaz: Director – Bosnia Office

Latest Article

Changes in the IP Rights Protection System in Bosnia and Herzegovina

This article was published on The Legal 500 website.

Prepared by:
Tarik Prolaz, PETOŠEVIĆ

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a good example of an Eastern European country in transition, with all the “childhood sicknesses” of a young democratic and business society. Accession to the EU is one of the goals that is undisputed by any of the dominant ethnic or political groups in Bosnia, and many steps have been taken towards this objective. Some of the steps include ratification of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), free trade agreements with the neighboring countries, and CEFTA.

International Conventions

Paris Convention, WIPO, PCT, Madrid Agreement, Nice Agreement, Berne Convention (Copyright), Locarno Agreement (Industrial designs) and WTO

MINIMAL FILING REQUIREMENTS

Patent Applications

Applicant data
Name, address and occupation of the inventor
Priority application data
Patent specification and claims

Trade/Service Mark Applications

Applicant data
Priority application data
List of goods/services
At least one representation of the mark (in color if claimed)

Industrial Design Applications

Applicant data
Priority application data
At least one drawing or photograph of the claimed model or design

All other documents may be filed subsequently. Powers of attorney and declarations need not be legalized or notarized unless requested by the Patent and Trademark Office.

Some documents may require translation to Bosnian.

Population:	4,300,000
Languages:	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Religions:	Muslim, Roman Catholic, Serbian Orthodox