Computer-implemented inventions in Serbia Saša Zdravković Intellectual Property Office Republic of Serbia

IPO Serbia –Serbia, one of 11 founding countries of the Paris Convention (1883) –Set up the Administration for the Protection of Industrial Property on 15 November 1920 –101 employee –19 patent examiner (23 in 2009) –Situated in city center, street Kneginje Ljubice 5, Belgrade –Celebrate 90 years of IPO –Over registrated patents and over 1000 petty patents –1st patent from1909 (extension) is kettle for making of Rakija (serbian brandy)

Serbian Law Patent law: Article 2 (A patent shall mean a right granted for an invention in any field of technology,which is new, involves an inventive step and is susceptible of industrial application. Patent law (not patentible) Article 5 paragraph 4 (The following, in particular, shall not be regarded as inventions, within the meaning of this Law: 4) computer programs Copyright law Article 2 paragraph 2 (The following shall be deemed works of authorship in particular: Written works (e.g. books, brochures, articles, translations, computer programs…..) Copyright law Article 47 (If a work of authorship is a computer program, the person who has legitimately obtained a copy of that computer program for his/her own usual use, may do thefollowing without its author’s permission and without paying any remuneration: IPO Serbia Legislation

CII – Computer Implemented Inventions "Computer-implemented invention" - CII - an invention whose implementation involves the use of a computer, computer network or other programmable apparatus with features realised wholly or partly by means of a computer program Examples: a program-controlled... - washing machine cycle; - car braking system.

IPC G06Q DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR [8]G06Q G06Q 10/00 Administration, e.g. office automation or reservations; Management, e.g. resource or project management [8] G06Q 10/00 G06Q 20/00Payment schemes, architectures or protocols (apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F 7/08, G07F 19/00; electronic cash registers G07G 1/12) G06Q 20/00G07F 7/08G07F 19/00G07G 1/12

IPC G06Q 30/00 Commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions orG06Q 30/00 e-commerce [8] G06Q 40/00 Finance, e.g. banking, investment or tax processing;G06Q 40/00 Insurance, e.g. risk analysis or pensions [8] G06Q 50/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for a specificG06Q 50/00 business sector, e.g. health care, utilities, tourism or legal services [8] G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative,G06Q 90/00 commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes, not involving significant data G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of thisG06Q 99/00 subclass [8]

IPC G05B CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL;G05B FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSINGG06F G06K RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA;G06K RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

Serbia (application per year CII and Copyright) PatentCopyright Year Application per year CII Deposit procedure software jan-aug. 2010*

IPC G06 Q For example (espacenet) Keywords: Electronic commerce payment Class: G06Q 30/00 30 applications (7 registrated patents) Source:

IPO Serbia patent application IPC Number of patent application G06Q6 G06K18 G06F123 G05B29

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