WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina	1995	Entry into force : December 14, 1995 Adopted : November 21, 1995	Other

Laws/Regulations (29 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision Repealing the Decision on Constituting the Council for the Development of Intellectual Property Users	2014	Entry into force : January 15, 2014 Adopted : January 15, 2014	IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision Repealing the Decision on Constituting the Council for Intellectual Property Protection	2014	Entry into force : January 15, 2014 Issued : January 15, 2014	IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	Law on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants	2013	Published : February 26, 2010 Adopted : February 23, 2010	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision on Special Procedural Charges for the Acquisition and Maintenance of Industrial Property Rights	2011	Entry into force : January 1, 2011 Adopted : December 29, 2010	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision on the Conditions for the Registration of Industrial Property Protection Representatives before the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina	2011	Entry into force : January 4, 2011 Adopted : December 6, 2010	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	Law on Industrial Designs	2011	Adopted : May 28, 2010 Published : May 28, 2010	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Law on Patents	2011	Published : June 29, 2010 Adopted : May 28, 2010	Patents (Inventions)
Main IP Laws	Law on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits	2011	Published : June 29, 2010 Adopted : May 28, 2010	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	Law on Trademarks	2011	Published : June 29, 2010 Adopted : May 28, 2010	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Conditions for Granting Licenses to Legal Entities for the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights	2011	Entry into force : June 13, 2011 Issued : May 24, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Deposit of Copyright and Related Rights Works and their Registration	2011	Entry into force : April 19, 2011 Adopted : March 31, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Mediation for concluding Collective Agreements on the Cable Retransmitted Broadcasting Works.	2011	Entry into force : February 21, 2011 Adopted : January 28, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Procedure for the Grant of Industrial Designs	2011	Entry into force : January 4, 2011 Adopted : December 21, 2010	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Procedure for the Recognition of Designations of Origin, Names of Origin and Geographical Indications of Products	2011	Entry into force : January 5, 2011 Adopted : December 22, 2010	Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Procedure for the Recognition of Topographies of Integrated Circuits	2011	Entry into force : January 31, 2011 Adopted : December 27, 2010	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations on the Professional Examination for Industrial Property Protection Representatives	2011	Entry into force : March 4, 2011 Adopted : February 25, 2011	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision on Constituting the Copyright and Related Rights Council	2010	Entry into force : August 9, 2010 Adopted : June 10, 2010	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	Law on Copyright and Related Rights	2010	Published : August 3, 2010 Adopted : July 13, 2010	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law on the Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights	2010	Adopted : July 13, 2010 Published : July 13, 2010	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	Law on the Protection of Indications of Geographical Origin	2010	Published : June 29, 2010 Adopted : May 28, 2010	Geographical Indications Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Procedure for Granting of Patents and Consensual Patents	2010	Entry into force : December 28, 2010 Adopted : December 6, 2010	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Procedure for the Grant of Trademarks	2010	Entry into force : December 28, 2010 Adopted : December 10, 2010	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order on Payment of Administrative Fees	2005	Entry into force : March 28, 2005	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Customs Policy Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina	2004	Entry into force : December 23, 2004 Adopted : December 2, 2004	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decision on Implementing Regulations of the Law on Customs Policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina	2004	Adopted : December 16, 2004 Entry into force : January 1, 2004	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Law Amending the Law on Administrative Fees	2004	Entry into force : September 29, 2004 Adopted : July 29, 2004	IP Regulatory Body Other Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	Law on the Establishment of the Intellectual Property Institute of Bosnia and Herzegovina	2004	Adopted : June 29, 2004 Published : June 29, 2004	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Law on Administrative Fees	2002	Entry into force : July 18, 2002 Adopted : July 3, 2002	IP Regulatory Body Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Decree on the Ratification of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) done at Washington on 19th June 1970, amended on 28th of September 1979 and modified on 3rd of February 1984	1996	Entry into force : April 19, 1996 Adopted : April 19, 1996	Patents (Inventions)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

(30 texts)

Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Laws/Regulations (29 texts)