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The Kosovo Law on Sustainable Investments, which came into effect in September 2024, introduced significant changes to the protection of foreign investors and their investments. Among other updates, this law includes various changes that may impact dispute resolution process between foreign investors and the state of Kosovo. For a detailed overview of these changes in comparison to the now-repealed Law on Foreign Investments, see the recent article published on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog by Anjeze Gojani and Kujtesa Nezaj-Shehu from IPLegals. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d7zSY2BV

Kujtesa Nezaj-Shehu, attorney at law at IPLegals, participated as a panelist at the conference titled "Legal Reforms and Commercial Justice in Kosovo: Their Role in Empowering Women and Minority-Owned Businesses," organized by the USAID Commercial Justice Activity and USAID Inclusive Economic Engagement Activity projects. The conference brought together legal professionals from various sectors to discuss and share insights on how commercial reforms, particularly the establishment of the Commercial Court, are contributing to the empowerment and growth of women and minority-owned businesses in Kosovo.

Kosovo Anti-Piracy and Counterfeiting Task Force Seizes 3,000 Textbooks On September 4, 2024, the Anti-Piracy and Counterfeiting Task Force conducted an inter-institutional operation involving the Copyright Office of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MKRS), the Central Market Surveillance Inspectorate, and the Kosovo Police – Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption. The operation focused on inspecting entities involved in the production, sale, and distribution of copyrighted materials. The task force carried out inspections across multiple cities in Kosovo, resulting in the seizure of approximately 3,000 pirated textbooks. More information on the official statement at the link below. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dyq6Hb74

Today's event was my first as Chair of the Steering Council of the Arbitration Center. I am pleased to have received valuable recommendations that will help the Council achieve its objectives and promote the use of arbitration in Kosovo.

A new Law on Copyright and Related Rights entered into force in Kosovo last year. The new law aims to harmonize the legislative framework with, among others, the Directive 2019/790/EU on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and Directive 2014/26/EU on Collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market. More on the link below: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ec7Dshh2

Innovations and patents are essential for societal progress, though states differ in their patent-granting conditions. Our attorney, Kujtesa Nezaj-Shehu, has recently contributed a comprehensive guide on patent laws and regulations in Kosovo for the Comparative Legal Guides - Patents 2024. This edition covers crucial patent-related issues, including enforcement, amendment, licensing, term extension, and prosecution, all in the context of the newly adopted Law on Patents. You can access the full chapter on our website www.ip-legals.com or through the ICLG link below: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dSGpaUrA

📚Mentoring and training #startups on protection and management of their #intellectual property rights always showcases the enormous potential that the bright-minded young generation of our beautiful country has. Our attorney, Kujtesa Nezaj-Shehu, gave engaging mentorship and training sessions to different #ICT startups as part of the Starup project funded by European Union office in #Kosovo implemented by STIKK - Kosovo ICT Association. The #IP training module was tailored for ICT startups and included one-to-one sessions as well as group trainings. #intellectual property #ip #copyright #patents #trademarks #startups #Kosovo

Kosovo celebrates World Intellectual Property Day! On the occasion of World #IPDay as well as Creativity and Innovation Day, the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Trade (MINT), along with other partners, organized a national conference titled "The Significance of Innovation and Creativity in Shaping Our Collective Future." Our founder and attorney-at-law, Ms. Kujtesa Nezaj-Shehu, participated as a panelist alongside the distinguished panel consisting of the Deputy Minister of MINT, the Customs Director General, the Head of the Copyright Office, the representative from the Prime Minister's Office as well as representatives from two successful ventures, namely Autostrada Biennale and Shkolla Digjitale. Thank you to the entire team at MINT for organizing the event. We look forward to seeing further enhancements in the years to come. Happy World IPDay!

🗓Every year, April 26 marks the world #IPDay. This year, #WIPO has decided to mark this day with the theme on the role of intellectual property rights in advancing the #SDG. Intellectual property rights such as #patents 💡, #trademarks™, #industrial designs📱, #copyrights🎼, and other forms can be used to advance these goals. ™ ® ©Intellectual property rights foster innovation and promote fair competition by providing holders of these rights with exclusive rights and opportunities to commercialize their #IP. ⬆This encourages further investments in the development of various technologies and products that contribute to the advancement of these goals such as increasing employment, use of clean energy, environmental protection, and other sustainable development goals. ✅By harnessing the potential of these rights, we can all work together as government, civil society, and businesses in advancing these goals for a more sustainable, equal, and inclusive society. 📈 Contribute to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals by protecting your intellectual property. 📧 info@ip-legals.com

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