Croatia (HR)

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.

Intellectual property protection in Croatia

Intellectual property office State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO)
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
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
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
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
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Representation of the design
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