Intellectual Property Office is an authority within the state administration system of Montenegro which is competent for the activities related to the industrial property rights and receipt and filing authors and related rights. The Intellectual Property Office is established under the Regulation on organization and manner of work of the state administration, dated May 11, 2007 ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro", No. 25/07).

The Regulation on provision of application of the rights in the area of intellectual property ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro", No. 61/07) prescribes that the date of the official start of the Intellectual Property Office shall be published in "Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro", and at least in one daily paper distributed in the territory of Montenegro and also put on the Internet page of the Government of Montenegro.

As per the above Regulation, the Intellectual Property Office issued the Notification stating that the date of the official start of the Office is May 28, 2008, and this Notification was published in "Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 30/2008.

ORGANIZATION CHART:

1. Industrial Property Department
   • Sector for patents and topographies of integrated circuits
   • Sector for marks
2. Department for IT services and Registers
3. Department for Copyright and Related Rights
4. Legal and Staff Affairs and Finances
   • General Affairs Office.