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In 2024 IPO Serbia received 1461 patent applications, of which 151 in national proceedings including 13 foreign applicants, and 1310 European patent validation requests. IPO received in 2024 61 petty patent applications (of which 5 filed by foreign applicants) and 11 SPC applications.
Applications for protection of inventions | 2023 | 2024 | Change (%) |
Patent applications (national procedure) | 129 | 151 | 17% ↑ |
European patent validation requests | 1150 | 1310 | 14% ↑ |
SPC | 6 | 11 | 83% ↑ |
Petty patents | 67 | 61 | 10% ↓ |
Number of granted rights for inventions | 2023 | 2024 | Change (%) |
Patents (national procedure) | 18 | 21 | 17% ↑ |
European patent validated | 1137 | 1304 | 15% ↑ |
SPC | 5 | 11 | 120% ↑ |
Petty patents | 17 | 37 | 117% ↑ |
As of December 31, 2024, the Patent register in Serbia contained 8544 granted patents in force (↓5,1%), of which 326 patents were registered through national procedure and 8218 were validate validated European patents. On the same date, in Petty patent Register there were 208 petty patents in force and in SPC Register 85 Supplementary protection certificates (SPC)
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