Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country’s primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. Croatia has 56,594 square kilometres (21,851 square miles) and a population of 4.07 million.
Croatia (HR)
Intellectual property protection in Croatia
Intellectual property office | State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO) |
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Website | http://www.dziv.hr |
Contact details | Ulica grada Vukovara 78 10000 Zagreb Republic of Croatia + 385 1 610 6100 |
Patent
Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase | 31 months from the priority date |
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Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application | 12 months from the priority date |
Language | Croatian |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Croatian Patent Attorney |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing |
Trademark
Filing requirements |
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Multiple-class applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing |
Opposition period | Within three months from publication of the trademark application |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Croatian Trademark Attorney |
Industrial Design
Filing requirements |
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Multiple design applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing |
Examination | Substantive examination |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Croatian Design Attorney |
Source: WIPO and Wikipedia