Serbia

Country code: RS

Location: Southeastern Europe

Area: 77,474 sq km

Population: 7,310,555 (est 2011.)

Capital: Belgrade

Languages: Serbian 88.3% – official, Hungarian 3.8%, Bosnian 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unkonwn 0.9%

Currency: Serbian Dinar

Religions: Orthodox 85%, Muslim 3.2%, Roman Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, other 5.2%

Industries: base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals

Agriculture (products): wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, raspberries; beef, pork, milk

Exports (commodities): iron and steel, rubber, clothes, wheat, fruit and vegetables, nonferrous metals, electric appliances, metal products, weapons and ammunition

Imports (commodities):machinery and transport equipment, fuels and lubricants, manufactured goods, chemicals, food and live animals, raw materials

BDP: 38.92 billion USD (est 2010.)

BDP/p.c.: 11,000 USD (est 2010.)

Trademarks

Use of the mark: compulsory
Non-use period: 5 years after the registration date
Duration of protection: 10 years from the filing date or last renewal date

Forms:

Power of attorney
Assignment declaration

Patents

Examination:
- patent: issued after a formal and substantial examination-valid 20 years
- petty patent – issued after formal examination – valid 10 years

Designs

Duration: 15 years from the filing date