Integrum in Patent Matters, Restitutio in Integrum May Be Requested Where The Applicant Has

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YUGOSLAVIA

Yugoslav Patent Law (1995) does not provide special provisions concerning relief for
applicant and owner affected, in particular, by the war, revolution, civil disorder, terrorist
attacks or other circumstances beyond their control.

But Yugoslav Administrative Procedure Law (1997) contains provisions on restitutio in


integrum; in patent matters, restitutio in integrum may be requested where the applicant has
missed a time limit for performing any act in relation to the patent application. The request
for restitutio in integrum must explain the circumstances which caused the failure to comply
with the time limit and should be accompanied by the paper sought to be submitted later.
Federal Intellectual Property Office does not require any evidence concerning mentioned
circumstances.

The time limits for the request for restitutio in integrum are:

─ eight days from the day on which the circumstance which caused the delay ceased to exist
or where the party learned about its cessation only later, from the day the party learned it;
─ request for restitutio in integrum is acceptable up to three months from the day when the
delay paper or action was due.

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has not yet initiated ratification procedure to become
contracting member of the Patent Law Treaty 2000, because Federal Intellectual Property
Office continues to examine a possibility and consequences of implementing its provisions in
Office’s practices.

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