In addition to its particular expertise in data protection law, BDK Advokati AOD‘s IP practice covers the protection of trade marks, copyright, industrial design, and unregistered rights. Other areas of strength are patents, IP litigation, IP-related agreements, cyberspace issues, and advertising. IP specialist Bogdan Ivanišević heads up the firm’s IP, media and entertainment, data protection, and e-commerce practices. Notable support is provided by Anja Gligorević, an experienced member of the IP and data protection departments, and Pablo Pérez Laya, whose practice covers IT, data protection, telecoms and commercial contracting.

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Key clients

  • Universal City Studios LLC
  • Telesign
  • Sisvel SpA
  • Epam Systems Inc
  • Google
  • Froneri
  • ABBYY
  • Sandberg Capital
  • Ficosota
  • Genesis

Work highlights

  • Defending Universal City Studios (UCS) against a court case initiated in Serbia against UCS, and a local film distributor, by a local individual who claims copyright infringement of his alleged screenplay.
  • Performed a comprehensive GDPR compliance review for Telesign of its data processing activities in the context of user verification, digital identity, and omni-channel communications.
  • Acting as Google's data protection representative in Serbia.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bogdan Ivanišević

Other key lawyers

Anja Gligorević, Pablo Pérez Laya