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Boga & Associates
To keep you up-to-date with the latest economic and financial developments, this newsletter prepared by our Team provides information that may affect the operation of your business in Albania.
Boga & Associates
To keep you up-to-date with the latest economic and financial developments, this bulletin prepared by our team provides information that may affect the operation of your business in Albania.
Deloitte Albania sh.p.k
On 16.02.2017, the Albanian parliament approved the law no. 17/2017 ("Amending Law") amending the law no. 9947, dated 07.07.2008 "On industrial property", as amended ("Law 9947/2008").
Kalo & Associates
Since October 2016 when the Copyright Law ("New Copyright Law") entered into, three important pieces of secondary legislation were enacted in early 2017: Council of Ministers' Decision No.33, . . .
Boga & Associates
The relevant trademark authority is the General Directorate of Patents and Trademarks ("GDPT").
PETOSEVIC
The new regulation also introduced a new application for action form, similar to the EU form used under the EU Regulation.
Deloitte Albania sh.p.k
Any use of the original work or a copy of the same, without the approval of the author, his heir, or author's legal representative constitutes copyright infringement.
PETOSEVIC
In spite of the large number of customs watch applications, the first destruction of counterfeit goods in Albania took place only recently, on August 9-10, 2012, when 1,005 items bearing the mark of the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment were destroyed in the presence of trademark representatives and Albanian customs officials.
PETOSEVIC
The Albanian PTO Appeal Board found the marks confusingly similar and decided in favor of the opponent.
PETOSEVIC
On September 1, 2010, the Albanian government adopted the national intellectual property strategy for the 2010-2015 period, drafted by the Albanian Ministry of Integration in cooperation with the European Patent Office (EPO) and supported by the EU’s Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds.
Kalo & Associates
The New Law has transposed EU acquis and relevant european practices, as Albania is preparing itsel to be invited to join the EU.
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