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CWB Successful for Renault and Dacia Before the Serbian Supreme Court

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CWB has successfully represented the interests of Renault and its Romanian subsidiary Dacia before the Serbian Supreme Court.

According to CWB, the Serbian Supreme Court confirmed “the first- and second-instance decisions stating that the import and sale of car parts visually identical to those protected by industrial design registrations valid in Serbia constituted industrial design infringement. This final instance decision confirms the first ruling of its kind in Serbian practice related to counterfeit car parts, and is therefore significant because the task of the Supreme Court is to standardize judicial practice, and the lower courts are almost always guided by the views of the Supreme Court.”

CWB also reports that the case concerned “court proceedings against a Serbian company that was distributing replacement headlights, side rearview mirrors, and grilles for the Dacia Sandero car without the plaintiff’s consent. The car parts were visually identical to the original ones protected by Renault’s designs and they bore Dacia’s trademarks.”

The CWB team included Senior Associate Branislav Krnetic.

Serbia Knowledge Partner

SOG in cooperation with Kinstellar is a full-service business law firm in Serbia that provides foreign and domestic clients with premium-quality legal advice and assistance across a wide range of key areas of corporate law. The firm was founded in 2015 by a group of seasoned, internationally-trained lawyers. SOG has developed a distinctively dynamic culture, bringing together top talent, fostering entrepreneurship, and maintaining exceptional relationships with its clients.

SOG has achieved consistent growth in the volume of its business, accompanied by an exponential increase in the number of hired associate lawyers and the firm’s network of business contacts. SOG has a robust client base of multinationals, investment and private equity firms, and financial institutions. Clients praise SOG for being commercially minded, very responsive and knowledgeable.

Establishing permanent cooperation with Kinstellar is part of realising SOG's long-term development strategy to be the leading provider of legal services in the Western Balkans market.

Firm's website: https://www.kinstellar.com/

 

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