On the day when the post about Serbian Music Authors’ Organization – The travails of SOKOJ – appeared on this blog (18 July 2012), the Official Gazette of Serbia published the decision by the Constitutional Court of Serbia concerning one aspect of the work of the copyright collecting societies. The decision, which the Court had […]
An article that was recently published in the “Balkan Insight” presented a criticism by members of the SOKOJ society concerning the work of this organization. The duty of SOKOJ is to manage the rights of its members – composers, songwriters, producers and other rights holders with respect to musical works of all genres – by […]
On any given day, a TV viewer in Serbia is likely to be able to find a show produced pursuant to a license from a foreign production company. “Survivor”, “Big Brother” (Veliki brat), “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” (Želite li da postanete milioner) have become household names in Serbia, while other, slightly less well-known, […]
The French Cour de cassation ruled on 30 May 2012 that the trademark representing a red sole on Louboutin’s high-heeled shoes should be cancelled. The Court thus confirmed the judgment of the Paris Cour d’appel of 22 June 2011. Louboutin is also waging a judicial war in the U.S., and it did not fare well in the first round, on August […]
Most national copyright laws permit the use of quotes from copyrighted work for the purpose of criticism. This limitation on copyright protection was introduced more than a century ago through the courts’ practice (U.S.) or statutes (United Kingdom). Today, the copyright laws of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Croatia, Russia, Israel, Brazil, Japan, and many […]
BDK’s Managing Partner, Tijana Kojović, provides an interesting outlook on BDK’s regional presence and expansion plans in a special Report on the Balkans, ‘Serbs for enthusiasm’, published by ‘The Lawyer’.
This post deals with the provisions of the 2009 Trademark Act of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian Trademark Act) which regulate certain trademark law issues differently from the corresponding rules in the European Union (E.U.) and/or the United States (U.S.). This depiction should help the readers with expertise in European and/or U.S. trademark law to […]
As of today, Bojovic-Dasic-Kojovic is offering the visitors of our website a blog specifically dedicated to intellectual property (IP) law. It is, to our knowledge, the first such blog in Serbia or Montenegro, and indeed in the whole region of the former Yugoslavia. One reason for initiating this blog resides in the fact that case law in […]
BDK has advised StarBev, a major brewer in CEE region, on sale of its breweries to Canadian Molson Coors. The transaction, with the total value of US $3.5 billion, has been announced today. The deal involves StarBev’s business in Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. BDK provided legal support with respect to […]
Royal FrieslandCampina is to acquire dairy companies Imlek and Mlekara Subotica in Serbia. FrieslandCampina and Salford Capital Partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the acquisition of Imlek and Mlekara Subotica. BDK’s advice was led by partner, Vladimir Dasic, who continues to provide FrieslandCampina with ongoing advice related to this project.
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