BDK Advokati/Attorneys at Law has become a member of iSfin (Islamic Finance Lawyers), the world’s leading network of independent law firms specializing in the Islamic finance, investments from and to the Muslim world and the Halal industry. The alliance covers more than 40 jurisdictions around the world and is composed by the most innovative and […]
In an earlier post, I analyzed a decision of the Commission for Protection of Competition finding that the Serbian ice-cream manufacturer Frikom abused its dominance on the wholesale market of industrial ice-cream by engaging in vertical price-fixing, imposing exclusivity on retailers either through explicit exclusivity clauses or through rebate schemes, and discriminatingamong customers by offering […]
On 25 April 2013, the General Court of the European Union weighed in on the issue of relationship between three-dimensional marks and designs. In Su-Shan Chen v. OHIM, the Court compared a registered Community design incorporated into cleaning devices, on the one hand, and a Community three-dimensional mark, registered earlier, with very similar geometric form, dimensions […]
A Protocol on Mutual Relations recently signed between the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian car manufacturer Fiat automobili Srbija has polarizedthe professional and business community. According to the Protocol, the Serbian Government undertook to extend to Fiat financial support in the total amount of 14 million euros (6 million euros by the end of 2013 and 8 […]
Associates at BDK Tax, Tanja Vasić and Miloš Krstić, attended the 13th Annual ABA’s Conference: “Tax Planning Strategies, U.S. and Europe” which took place in London from 11-12 April 2013. Presentations covered many hot topics in international taxation such as Debt Equity Characterization and Interest Allocation Issues, Meaning of the Beneficial Owner Today, Recent Cross-Border […]
The 2009 Serbian Law on Protection of Competition is undergoing an overhaul. The first draft of the amendments, prepared jointly by the Ministry of Trade and the Commission for Protection of Competition, has been submitted for public debate. The initial round of consultations was held on 10 April 2013, on the occasion of the Commission’s […]
On March 21, 2013, the Belgrade daily Politika published the operative part of a judgment rendered by the Serbian Commercial Appellate Court in a rare case concerning trademark infringement of a drawing of the shape of a product. The Court found that Gatarić International Group, the Serbian distributor of the highlighter pens “Donau D-neon”, infringed figurative trademark representing […]
Serbia provides a rare example of a jurisdiction that does not use opposition proceedings as a means of ensuring that only those signs that fulfill requisite conditions receive protection under the law. We describe below the rules governing opposition proceedings, which in other jurisdictions share many common features. There seem to be no sound reasons […]
In force since 23 March 2013, the Law on Efficient Use of Energy (Zakon o efikasnom korišćenju energije, “Sl. glasnik RS”, no. 25/2013) (“Law“), imposes new requirements on real estate developers and owners which will increase the costs of construction and transactions with real property. ·Energy inspection report Starting from 1 January 2014, owners of […]
The Law on Efficient Use of Energy (Zakon o efikasnom korišćenju energije, Official Gazette of Serbia no. 25/2013) (the “Energy Efficiency Law”), adopted by the Serbian Parliament on 15 March 2013, brings foundation for the development of the ESCO (energy service company) industry in Serbia. The legislation is based in the EU Directive 2006/32/EC. Taking […]
