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Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English/anglais/inglés  
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
CROATIA  
This document reproduces the text1 of the Regulations on Industrial Designs - Regulations 
Supplementing the Industrial Design Regulations,  as notified by the Republic of Croatia on 
8 May 2013 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/HRV/5).  
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce   
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À 
LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
C
ROATIE  
Le présent document contient le texte1 du Règlement sur les dessins et modèles industriels  
– Règlement complétant le Règlement sur les de ssins et modèles industriels, notifié par la 
République de Croatie le 8 mai 2013 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/HRV/5). 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
C
ROACIA  
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento sobre Dibujos y Modelos 
Industriales – Reglamento complementario del Re glamento sobre Dibujos y Modelos Industriales, 
notificado por la República de Croacia el 8 de mayo de 2013 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/HRV/5). 
 
                                               
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 REGULATIONS 
ON 
INDUSTRIAL 
DESIGNS 
 
 
  
REGULATIONS SUPPLEMENTING 
THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
REGULATIONS*/** 
 
   
 NN 72/2004, in force from June 1, 2004 
*NN 117/2007, in force from November 14, 2007 
**NN 66/2011, in force from June 15, 2011 
 
Zagreb, May 2013 
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         - 3 -REGULATIONS ON  
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 
 
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE REGULATIONS 
Article 1 
These Regulations shall in detail provide for 
specific questions contained under the Law on Industrial Designs in relation to the procedures conducted before the State Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter referred to as: the 
Office). 
 
II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
APPLICATION 
 
CONTENTS OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
APPLICATION 
Article 2 
(1) The industrial design application shall 
contain: 1. The express request for the 
registration of an industrial design; 
2. the name and forename or the 
corporate name of the applicant; 
3. the address of the applicant (street, 
street number, postal code, town, the State); the application may also indicate different means of communication with the applicant, such as the telephone number, 
facsimile number or electronic mail 
address; 
4. the nationality of the applicant, or 
the name of the State in which a legal entity has head office; 
5. a representation of a design in 
accordance with Article 3 to 11 under the Regulations, or a specimen of a design pursuant to Article 12 under the Regulations; 
6. indication of the product in which a 
design is intended to be incorporated or to which a design is intended to be applied; the indication of the product shall clearly distinguish the nature of the product and enable the classification of each 
product in one class pursuant to the 
Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (hereinafter: the International Classification); for this purpose preferably using the terms appearing on the list of products under the International Classification; 
7. information identifying the 
authorised representative and a 
valid power of attorney, if the 
applicant has a representative; the provisions under subparagraph 2., 3.and 4.of the present paragraph shall apply accordingly to the representatives; 
8. mention of the appointment of a 
common representative where a common application has been filed;  
9. indication of a total number of 
designs where a multiple application has been filed; 
10. the signature of the applicant or 
common representative, or the signature or seal of the representative, if the applicant has any. 
(2) An industrial design application may 
contain: 1. Description in detail explaining a 
representation or a specimen of a design; a description may not exceed hundred words, it shall 
exclusively relate to those features 
appearing in a reproduction or on a specimen of a design and it may not contain statements relating to the novelty, individual character of the design or its technical value; 
2. request for deferment of publication 
of the registered industrial design specifying the period for which deferment has been requested; 
3. classification of the product 
(indication of the class) in which a 
design is intended to be 
incorporated or to which a design is intended to be applied in accordance with the International Classification; 
4. information identifying a designer or 
a team of designers; the provisions 
under paragraph (1) subparagraph 
2., 3. and 4.of this Article shall apply accordingly to the designers; 
5. indication that a designer or a team 
of designers waive the right to be 
cited; 
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priority in accordance with Articles 
29 and 30 under the Law on 
Industrial Designs; 
7. indication that the application 
resulted from separation of a 
multiple application and the number of the original application. 
(3) Information pursuant to paragraph (1) 
and (2) under this Article shall be indicated on the prescribed industrial design application form being an integral part of the Regulations (the form D-1), except for the following contents of the application and the evidence appended 
thereto: 
1. A representation or a specimen of a 
design,  
2. valid power of attorney if the 
applicant has a representative, 
3. statement on the appointment of the 
common representative; the provisions pursuant to paragraph (1)  subparagraph 2,3 and 4  under this Article shall likewise apply when indicating information identifying the common representative, 
4. statement of a designer or a team of 
designers that they waive their right to be cited, or a statement signed in manuscript by the applicant that a designer or a team of designers 
waive their right to be cited,  
5. evidence of priority.  
(4) Evidence on the paid fees and costs of 
procedure shall be attached to the 
industrial design application, in accordance with special provisions. 
(5) The Office shall submit to the party at 
her/his request a specimen of D-1 form and all the other forms prescribed under the Regulations.
 
 
REPRESENTATION OF DESIGN 
Article 3 
(1) The representation of a design filed 
under an industrial design application may consist of a graphic or a photographic reproduction of a design, 
either in black and white or in colour. 
(2) The representation of a design shall be 
filed on the prescribed D-2 form being 
an integral part of the Regulations. The form D-2 shall be of DIN A4 format, and 
the space used for the reproduction of a 
design shall not be larger than 26,2 x 17 cm and not smaller than 4 x 4 cm. A margin of at least 2,5 cm shall be on the left-hand side of the sheet of paper. At the top of each sheet of paper the total 
number of designs under the 
application, the ordinal number of the design and the number of views shall be indicated pursuant to Article 8 paragraph 3.of the Regulations, and the applicant or the common representative. 
Graphic or photographic representations 
of a design shall be pasted or printed by electronic means on the space intended for the representation of designs. 
(3) Where a design is disclosed by more 
than one graphic or photographic 
representation, the required number of 
copied forms shall be filed under the application, and each sheet of paper shall be numbered on the lower right-hand side margin. Each specimen of the form may have only one graphic or 
photographic representation of the 
design. All the attached and numbered sheets of paper shall constitute one specimen of the form D-2. 
 
Article 4 
(1) Graphic or photographic representations 
of a design shall have right angles and straight edges, may not be folded, marked or connected with the form by perforations. 
(2) No explanatory text or wording may be 
represented on the object of the graphic reproduction of a design, or near the object. 
(3) Graphic or photographic representations 
of a design shall disclose only a design 
of the product with no other object, 
accessory, person or animal. 
 
Article 5 
(1) A graphic representation of a design 
may be attached in original or in 
electronic print out of such an original 
produced by electronic means or procedures, provided the quality thereof is identical to the original. The graphic representation of a design shall be adequate for reproducing.  
(2) The graphic representation of a design 
shall be of a quality production by means of drawing materials or by electronic means permitting continuous lines (uninterrupted), and having clearly distinguished characteristics. A three-
dimensional design shall preferably be 
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containing nuances and shades in order to underline three-dimensional features.  
(3) The graphic representation of a design 
shall be reproduced on the white sheet of paper. 
(4) The graphic representation of a design 
shall not be a technical drawing, the subject matter of which is represented 
on cross-section or containing axis lines 
and dimensions. 
 
Article 6 
(1) Under an industrial design application 
may be filed a photographic 
representation of a design or a 
reproduction thereof, produced by electronic means or procedures. Photographic representations and reproductions thereof shall be of a quality so that the characteristics of the 
design are clearly distinguished and 
adequate for reproducing. For the representation of a design no photocopy or photographic representation may be attached. 
(2) A design shall be represented on a 
neutral and a single colour background. 
(3) The attached photographic 
representation may not be retouched (with Indian ink, ink or correcting fluid). 
 
Article 7 
(1) Where an industrial design application 
refers to a design consisting in a repeating surface pattern (ornament, pattern and similar), the representation of such a design shall disclose the 
complete pattern and a sufficient portion 
of the repeating surface. 
(2) Where an industrial design application 
refers to a design consisting in a typographic typeface, the representation of such a design shall consist in a string 
of all the letters of the alphabet, in both 
upper and lower case, and of all the Arabic numerals from zero to nine, with a text of five lines produced using that typeface, both letters and numerals being in the size pitch 16.  
 
Article 8 
(1) Where one graphic or photographic 
representation may not disclose all the novel and individual characteristics of the design, graphic or photographic 
representations shall be of adequate number for this purpose, but a 
representation shall contain no more than six different views of the design. 
Where a specific portion of the attached 
representation of a design is not sufficiently distinguished, such a portion may be represented to the enlarged scale. 
(2) Where the same design is represented 
with several graphic or photographic reproductions, they shall be each numbered separately, the numbering shall consist of numerals separated by a point, the numeral to the left-hand side of the point indicating ordinal number of 
the design, that to the right-hand side 
indicating the number of the view (example:1.1, 1.2, 1.3).  
 
Article 9 
(1) Industrial design shall be registered and 
published in colour where a design in colour is filed under the industrial design application, and where a representation is filed in black and white technique, a design shall be registered and published in that technique. 
(2) For publishing an industrial design and 
issuing a Certificate for industrial design in colour, the best reproduction technique available at the Office shall be used. In the event of any dispute 
relating to nuances or colour shades in 
which a design is reproduced, the design of the product shall be characterised by an original representation of the design filed under the industrial design application.  
 
Article 10 
Under a procedure for the registration of an industrial design the right position of a design shall be considered such, in which the design is represented on the form D-2 filed under the 
industrial design application. 
 
Article 11 
(1) In case of a multiple application for each 
design a separate graphic or photographic representation shall be 
submitted. 
(2) Where in the multiple application the 
same design is represented by several 
graphic or photographic representations, all the representations relating to the same design shall be numbered 
separately in the manner specified under 
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(example:1.1, 1.2, 1.3 for the first design and 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 for the second 
design). 
 
SPECIMEN OF DESIGN 
Article 12 
(1) Where deferment for publication of a 
registered industrial design was requested under the application, and the 
subject matter of the application is a two-dimensional design, the representation of a design may be replaced by a specimen thereof. 
(2) An industrial design application and a 
specimen of a design shall be concurrently submitted to the Office. 
(3) The specimen of a design shall not 
exceed 26,2 x 17 cm in size, 100 gram in weight or 5mm in thickness, and shall 
be submitted pasted on the form D-2. 
(4) Specimens that are perishable or 
dangerous to store shall not be filed. 
(5) The specimen of a design shall be filed 
in three copies to the Office, and in the 
event of a multiple application three 
copies of the specimen shall be filed for 
each design. 
(6) Where an industrial design application is 
relating to a design pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (1) under the Regulations, the specimen of a design shall disclose 
the complete pattern and a sufficient 
portion of the repeating surface.  
 
DIVISION OF MULTIPLE APPLICATION 
Article 13 
(1) Where an application is a multiple 
application requesting registration of several designs, and the products in which a design is intended to be incorporated or to which it is intended to be applied may not be classified in only 
one class pursuant to the International 
Classification, the Office shall call upon the applicant to divide the application and to pay full amount of the fees and costs of procedure in accordance with special provisions. 
(2) The Office shall, under the call pursuant 
to paragraph (1) of this Article, instruct the applicant for which design under a multiple application a new industrial design application shall be filed, or new 
applications in the event of more than 
one design, which shall be classified under more than one class pursuant to the International Classification.  
(3) Where the applicant for a multiple 
application proceeds according to the call of the Office within the time limit specified pursuant to Article 32 paragraph (2) and  (3) under the Law on Industrial Designs, the Office shall issue a decision on division of a multiple 
application.  
(4) Where the applicant for a multiple 
application fails to proceed within the 
set time limit upon the call of the Office, the application shall be rejected by a decision. 
 
III. REGISTERS 
 
CONTENTS OF THE REGISTER OF 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS 
Article 14 
In the register of industrial design applications the following information shall be entered: 
1. Number of an industrial design 
application and in the event of a multiple application the number of each single design included in the multiple application and the indication of a total number of designs; 
2. date of filing of the industrial design 
application; 
3. information identifying the applicant 
pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph 2.,3.and 4.under the Regulations; 
4. representation of a design or 
information that a representation was replaced by a specimen of a design; 
5. indication of the product in which a 
design is intended to be incorporated or to which it is intended to be applied; 
6. classification and sub-classification 
number pursuant to the International Classification; 
7.  information identifying the 
accredited representative pursuant to Article 2 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 7.under the Regulations, if the applicant has any; 
8. information identifying the common 
representative pursuant to Article 2 paragraph (3) subparagraph 3.under the Regulations in the event of a common application; 
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publication indicating the period for 
deferment, where deferment has 
been requested; 
10. information of priority where priority 
has been requested, such as : 
- the date and number of the first 
application and the name of the 
State in which the application 
was filed in the event of the 
Union priority right, or 
- the name of exhibition, the 
opening and closing date thereof and the date of the first disclosure of the product in which 
the design is incorporated or on 
which the design is applied in the event of exhibition priority right, 
11. application, which is the subject 
matter of the registration resulting from a separation of a multiple 
application, shall contain information 
on the priority of the original application; 
12. information identifying a designer or 
a team of  designers pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (2) 
subparagraph 4 of the Regulations, 
or the information that a designer or a team of designers waive the right to be cited pursuant to Article 2 paragraph (3) subparagraph 4 under  
the Regulations; 
13. information that a description of a 
design or a specimen of a design 
was filed under the application pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (2) subparagraph 1 of the Regulations; 
14. information on the changes relating 
to an industrial design application indicating  the date of the entry of changes in the register; 
15. data on the paid fees and costs of 
procedure in accordance with special 
provisions.  
 
CONTENTS OF THE REGISTER OF 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 
Article 15 
In the register of industrial designs the 
following information shall be entered: 
1. The number of the industrial design 
application and the number of each single design included in a multiple 
application; 
2. date of filing of the industrial design 
application; 3. number of the industrial design and 
the date of a decision for the 
registration of  the industrial design 
and the entry of the industrial 
design into the register; 
4. information identifying the holder of 
industrial design; the provisions under Article 2, paragraph (1) and subparagraph 2.,3.and 4.of the 
Regulations shall apply accordingly 
to a holder of an industrial design; 
5. representation of a design or 
information that the representation of a design was replaced by a specimen; 
6. the name of  a product or a part of 
the product in which a design is incorporated or to which a design is applied 
7. the classification and sub-
classification number pursuant to the 
International Classification; 
8. information identifying the 
accredited representative pursuant 
to Article 2, paragraph (1) subparagraph 7. under the Regulations, if the holder of 
industrial design has any; 
9. the date of publishing industrial 
design in the Office Official Gazette; 
10. information on deferment of the 
publication of industrial design and the date of expiration of the period 
for deferred publication, where deferment has been requested; 
11. information on the granted priority 
right, such as; 
- the date and number of the first 
application and the name of the State in which the application was filed in the event of the Union priority right, or; 
- the name of exhibition, opening 
and closing date thereof, the 
date of the first disclosure of the 
product in which a design is incorporated or on which a design is applied in the event of an exhibition priority right 
12. information identifying a designer or 
a team of  designers pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (2), sub-paragraph 4 of the Regulations, or information that a designer or a team of designers waive their right to be cited pursuant to Article 2, 
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under the Regulations; 
13. information that a description of a 
design or a specimen of a design is filed under an application pursuant to Article 2 paragraph (2), sub-paragraph 1.of the Regulations; 
14. validity date for the protection of 
industrial design, and information on 
the renewal of  protection of 
industrial design; 
15. information on the changes relating 
to the registered industrial design indicating the date of changes entered in the Register 
16. information on the expiration of an 
industrial design and the basis thereof; 
17. information on a declaration of 
invalidity of an industrial design. 
18. data on the paid fees and costs of 
procedure in accordance with special provisions.  
 
IV. PUBLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL 
DESIGN AND ISSUE  
OF CERTIFICATE 
FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
 
PUBLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
Article 16 
(1) Information on the registered industrial 
design shall be published in the Office Official Gazette, as follows: 
1. Number of the industrial design and 
the date of a decision on the 
registration of the industrial design and the entry of the industrial design in the register; 
2. number of the industrial design 
application and the date of filing thereof; 
3. information identifying the  holder of 
the industrial design (the name, forename, address and nationality in the event of a natural person, or the 
corporate name and the seat in the 
event of a legal entity); 
4. representation of the design; 5. name of a product or a part of the 
product in which the design is incorporated or to which the design 
is applied,  
6. classification and sub-classification 
number under the International 
Classification; 7. information identifying the 
accredited representative if the holder of industrial design has any 
(the name, forename and address of 
a representative in the event of a natural person, or  the corporate name and head office in the event of a legal entity); 
8. information identifying a designer or 
a team of designers (the name, forename and address) except in the event a designer or a team of designers have waived their right to be cited); 
9. information on the granted priority 
right, such as: - date and number of the first application and the name of the State in which the application was filed in the event of the Union priority right, or 
- the name of exhibition, opening and closing date thereof, the date of the first disclosure of the product in which a design is incorporated or on which a design is applied in the event of 
an exhibition priority right. 
(2) Where deferment of publication is 
requested, in the Office Official Gazette 
shall be published information pursuant to paragraph (1), sub-paragraph 1.,2.,3. 
and 7. under this Article, and 
information that publication deferment has been requested. Neither a representation of a design nor any particulars identifying the appearance of the design shall be published. On the 
expiration of the period for deferment, 
the industrial design shall be published in the first Office Official Gazette issued following the expiry of the mentioned period.  
(3) Where a representation of design 
characteristics is disputable due to technical limitations in publishing a graphic or a photographic reproduction, a design of the product shall be characterised by the original of a design representation filed under the industrial 
design application, to which any 
interested person shall have the right for inspection after its publication. Where a deferment of publication is requested, any interested person shall have the right for inspection only of 
bibliographical data concerning the 
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paragraph (2) of this Article, and shall have no right for inspection of a 
representation nor of any particulars 
relating to the appearance of the design. 
(4) Information pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this Article shall be indicated by INID-codes to identify bibliographical data of an industrial design established by the 
World Intellectual Property Organisation 
(hereinafter: the INID-codes). 
(5) The Office shall republish the industrial 
design where at initial publication substantial deficiencies were found.  
 
CONTENTS OF INDUSTRIAL  
DESIGN CERTIFICATE 
Article 17 
(1) Industrial design certificate shall contain 
the following information:  
1. Number of the industrial design and 
the date of a decision on the registration of industrial design and the entry of the industrial design into the register; 
2. number of the industrial design 
application and the date of filing thereof; 
3. information identifying the  holder of 
the industrial design (the name, forename, address and nationality in 
the event of a natural person, or the 
corporate name and head office  in the event of a legal entity); 
4. representation of a design; 5. the name of a product or a part of 
the product in which the design is 
incorporated or to which the  design 
is applied,  
6. classification and sub-classification 
number under the International Classification; 
7. information identifying a designer or 
a team of designers (the name, forename, address) except in the event a designer or a team of designers have waived their right to be cited; 
8. information on the granted priority 
right, such as: 
- date and number of the first application and the name of the State in which the application was filed in the 
event of the Union priority 
right, or; 9. name of exhibition, opening and 
closing date thereof, the date of the first disclosure of the product in 
which the design is incorporated or 
on which the design is applied in the event of  exhibition priority, 
10. date of publication of the industrial 
design in the Office Official Gazette; 
11. information on deferment of the 
publication of the industrial design, where deferment was requested. 
(10) Information under paragraph (1) of this 
Article shall be indicated by INID-codes. 
(11) Where the industrial design is registered 
under a multiple application the Office 
shall issue a unique certificate or a 
single certificate for each registered industrial design, dependent on the request of the holder of the industrial design. 
 
V. ENTRY OF CHANGES INTO 
REGISTERS 
 
REQUEST FOR THE ENTRY OF  
CHANGES INTO REGISTER 
Article 18 
(1) The changes brought about after the 
date of filing the industrial design application and the changes on the 
registered industrial design shall be 
entered in the registers on the basis of a decision issued by the Office and at the request of a party for the registration of changes.  
(2) The entry of changes into the Register 
of industrial design applications or into the Register of industrial designs shall be lodged by a written request on the prescribed form being an integral part of the Regulations (D-3 form). 
(3) The form D-3 is intended for filing the 
following requests: 1. request for the entry of changes of 
information identifying the applicant or the holder of an industrial design, brought about after the date of filing 
an industrial design application or 
after the registration thereof; 
2. request for the entry of a licence; 3. request for the entry of the right in 
rem and execution; 
4. request for the entry of transfer of 
rights; 
5. request for the entry of other 
information relating to the legal 
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design or a design as such. 
 
CONTENTS OF REQUEST FOR  
ENTRY OF CHANGES 
Article 19 
(1) The request for the entry of changes 
into the register shall contain: 
1. Express request for the entry of 
changes into the register; 
2. number of the industrial design 
application or number of the 
industrial design; 
3. information identifying the applicant 
or the holder of the industrial design pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (2), subparagraph 2., 3. and 4 under the Regulations; 
4. information identifying the person 
filing the request; the provisions pursuant to Article 2,  paragraph (1), subparagraph 2., 3.and  4.under the Regulations shall apply accordingly to the person filing the request; 
5. information identifying the 
accredited representative, in compliance with Article 2, paragraph (1) subparagraph 7.under the Regulations if the person filing the request has any; 
6. information on the type of a change 
which is a subject matter of the registration, and the contents of the change indicating all the new information for which the entry is requested; 
7. signature of the person filing the 
request, or the signature and  seal of the representative, if  any. 
(2) The request pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this Article shall be accompanied by: 1. .Evidence of the legal basis for a 
change for which the entry into the 
register has been requested; 
2. valid power of attorney if the person 
filing the request has a 
representative; 
3. evidence of the paid fees and costs 
of procedure in accordance with  
special provisions. 
 
VI. RENEWAL OF PROTECTION  
FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
 APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF 
PROTECTION FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
Article 20 
(1) Information on the renewal of protection 
for industrial design shall be entered in 
the Register of industrial designs based on a decision issued by the Office at the request of the party applying for the 
renewal of protection. 
(2) The application for the renewal of 
protection for the industrial design shall 
be filed on the prescribed form, which is an integral part of the Regulations (D-4 form). 
  
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR  
RENEWAL OF PROTECTION FOR 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
Article 21 
(1) The application for the renewal of 
protection for the industrial design shall contain: 1. Express request for the renewal of 
protection for industrial design; 
2. number of an industrial design or 
the number of industrial designs under a multiple application for which a renewal of protection has been requested; 
3. information identifying the holder of 
an industrial design; the provisions under Article 2, paragraph (1), subparagraph 2.,3.and 4.of the Regulations shall apply accordingly to the holder of an industrial design; 
4. information identifying the 
accredited representative, pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1), subparagraph 7.under the Regulations, if the applicant has any; 
5. signature of the applicant or the 
signature and seal of the representative, if the applicant has any. 
(2) The application for the renewal of 
protection for industrial shall be 
accompanied by: 
1. Valid power of attorney if the 
applicant has a representative, 
2. evidence on the paid fees and costs 
of procedure in accordance with 
special provisions. 
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VII. REQUEST FOR  
DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY  
OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
 
CONTENTS OF A REQUEST FOR  
A DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY  
OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 
Article 22 
(1) The request for a declaration of 
invalidity of the industrial design shall 
contain: 1. Express request for a declaration of 
invalidity of an industrial design, 
2. number of an industrial design in 
relation to which the request is filed, and information identifying the holder thereof (the name and address in the event of a natural   person, or the corporate name and head office in the event of a legal 
entity), 
3. information identifying the applicant; 
the provision under Article 2, 
paragraph (1), subparagraph 2, 3 and 4 of the Regulations shall apply
accordingly to the applicant; 
 
4. information identifying the 
accredited representative pursuant 
to Article 2, paragraph (1), subparagraph 7.under the Regulations, if the applicant has any, 
5. the reasons for filing the request 
pursuant to Article 9 under the Law on Industrial Designs referring to the facts and evidence on which the request is grounded, 
6. signature of the applicant, or the 
signature and seal of the representative, if the applicant has any. 
(2) The request pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this Article shall be accompanied by: 1. Evidence on the reasons for 
declaration of invalidity of an industrial design, 
2. valid power of attorney if the 
applicant has a representative, 
3. evidence on the paid fees and costs 
of procedure in accordance with 
special provisions. 
(3) Where the request pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this Article is filed 
according to Article 9, subparagraph 2.of the Law on Industrial Designs for the 
reasons of non-compliance of the registered industrial design with the 
requirements of novelty referred to in Article 4, or individual character under 
Article 5 of the Law on Industrial 
Designs, under a request shall be filed a representation of an earlier design and appropriate documentation proving that the design was made available to the public before the date of filing the 
application for an industrial design, or if 
priority right was claimed before the date of the granted priority. 
(4) Where the request pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this Article is filed pursuant to Article 9, subparagraph 
4.under the Law on Industrial Designs, 
under the request shall be filed a representation of an earlier design and information necessary to identify the type of the design, and documentation proving that the person filing the 
request is the applicant or the holder of  
prior right thus being authorised for filing the request for a declaration of invalidity of the industrial design, in accordance with Article 44, paragraph (6) under the Law on Industrial Designs. 
(5) Where the request pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this Article is filed according to Article 9, subparagraph 5.of the Law on Industrial Designs, under the request shall be filed a representation of 
a distinctive sign and information 
necessary to identify the distinctive sign, and documentation proving that the person filing the request is the holder of a prior right on a distinctive sign thus being authorised for filing a request for 
a declaration of  invalidity of the 
industrial design in compliance with Article 44, paragraph (7) under the Law on Industrial Designs. 
(6) Where the request pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this Article is filed 
according to Article 9, subparagraph 6.of 
the Law on Industrial Designs, under the request shall be filed the evidence identifying a copyrighted work as the subject matter of infringement and the kind of unauthorised use of this work, 
and the documentation proving that a 
person filing a request is the author or the holder of a copyright thus being authorised for filing the request for a declaration of invalidity of an industrial design pursuant to Article 44, paragraph 
(7) under the Law on Industrial Designs. 
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VIII. EXPIRATION OF INDUSTRIAL 
DESIGN 
 
Article 23 
(1) Expiration of the industrial design shall 
be entered in the Register for industrial 
designs based on a decision issued by 
the Office. 
(2) In the Office Official Gazette shall be 
published the following information on the expiration of the industrial design: 1. Number of the industrial design, 
(3) . information identifying the holder of 
the industrial design (name, forename, address and nationality, in the event of a natural person, or the corporate name and head office in the event of a legal entity), 
1. expiration date of the industrial 
design. 
 
IX. FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
EXPIRATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS 
Article 24 
Notwithstanding the provisions pursuant to 
Article 59, paragraph (1) and (4) under the 
Law on Industrial Designs, upon the entry into 
force of this Regulations, the provisions under the Regulations on Industrial Designs (“Official Gazette”, number 146/99) and the pertinent forms as an integral part thereof, shall expire.   
ENTRY INTO FORCE  
OF THIS REGULATIONS 
Article 25 
The present Regulations shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the “Official 
Gazette”. 
 
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SUPPLEMENTING THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN REGULATIONS 
 
 
 
Article 1 
In the Industrial Design Regulations (“Official 
Gazette”, No. 72/2004), in Article 5, below paragraph 4, paragraph 5 is added to which reads: 
“(5) Without prejudice to the provision of 
paragraph 2 of this Article, the representation of a design may contain dashed lines, if such lines mark the visible parts of the design for which the protections is not sought in the 
proceedings in question.” 
 
Article 2 
In Article 14, below subparagraph 15, 
subparagraphs 16 and 17 are added which read: 
”16. date when the procedural order on 
dismissing the industrial design application or the date the decree dismissing the registration of the industrial design was rendered, if such decisions were rendered, 17. data on the appeal against the decision of 
the Office, if the appeal was submitted, being: 
–  data on the appellant; the provisions of 
Article 2, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 2, 
3 and 4 of these Regulations apply 
mutatis mutandis  to the appellant, 
–  the number and date of the decision of 
the Office which is appealed, 
–  the date on which the appeal is received, –  data on the attorney, if the appellant has 
one; the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph 7 of these Regulations apply 
mutatis mutandis  to 
the attorneys in the appeal proceedings, 
– data on paid fees and costs of 
proceedings for submitting the appeal, 
–  date and type of decision rendered on 
the appeal.” 
 
Article 3 
In Article 15, below subparagraph 18, subparagraph 19 is added which reads: “19. data on the appeal against the decision of the Office, id the appeal was submitted, being: 
–  data on the appeal; the provisions of 
Article 2, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 2, 3 and 4 of these Regulations apply 
mutatis mutandis  to the appellant, 
– the number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed,  
   
 
 
– the date on which the appeal is received, 
–  data on the attorney, if the appellant has 
one; the provisions of Article 2, 
paragraph 1, subparagraph 7 of these 
Regulations apply 
mutatis mutandis  to 
the attorneys in the appeal proceedings, – data on paid fees and costs of proceedings for submitting the appeal, 
–  date and type of decision rendered on 
the appeal.” 
 
Article 4 
Below Article 22, new chapter VIII is added, the title and Article 22a which read: 
 
“VIII APPEAL 
 
Appeal proceedings  
 
Article 22a 
(1) Appeal proceedings are initiated by 
submitting the appeal to the Board of Appeal. 
(2) The appeal referred to in paragraph 1 of 
this Article shall contain: 
1. an express indication that the appeal 
is being submitted, 
2. data on the appellant (for natural 
persons: name, surname and address, and for legal persons: the company name and the seat), 
3. the classification number of the 
decree which is appealed, 
4. the registration number of the 
industrial design application or the registration number of the industrial design, 
5. an indication on whether the decree 
is appealed in its entirety or certain parts thereof, and explained reasons for the appeal, together with the necessary evidence. 
(3) The proof on the paid administrative fee 
and costs of proceedings shall be submitted along with the appeal, in accordance with the special regulation. 
(4) The appeal shall be submitted in two 
copies directly or shall be sent to the 
Office by mail; thought the Secretariat 
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the Patent Act (“Official Gazette”, Nos. 173/2003, 87/2005 and 76/2007) the 
Office will forward the appeal to the Board 
of Appeal.” 
The former chapter VIII is renumbered into chapter IX. 
 
Article 5 
Below Article 23, chapter is added, the title and Article 23a which read: 
“X COMMUNITY DESIGN APPLICATION” 
 
Submitting a Community design 
 application thought the Office  
 
Article 23a 
(1) If the application for registration of the 
Community design (hereinafter: 
“Community design application”) is 
submitted through the Office, the applicant shall submit the proof on payment of the administrative fee and costs related to forwarding the Community design application to the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market along with the appeal, in accordance with the special regulation.  
(2) If the prescribed administrative fees and costs related to forwarding the Community design application have not been when the appeal was submitted, and if they are not paid and the proof on their payment is not submitted within 14 days from the day of 
receipt of the Community design 
application in the Office, it shall be assumed that the applicant has withdrew the Community design application.”
 
The former chapter IX is renumbered into chapter XI. 
 
Article 6 
These Regulations shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the “Official Gazette”, with the exception of Articles 2, 3 and 4 of these Regulations which shall enter into force 
on 1 June 2008 and Article 5 of these 
Regulations which shall enter into force on the day the Republic of Croatia accedes to the full membership of the European Union.
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REGULATIONS ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS**  
Article 1
In the Regulations on Industrial Designs (“Ofﬁcial
Gazette” Nos. 72/2004 and 117/2007), in Article 14 paragraph (1) item 16, the Croatian word translated as “the procedural order” is replaced by another Croatian word translated as “a decision”.
In item 17, the Croatian word translated as “the 
decision” is replaced by another Croatian word translated as “the decision”.
Article 2
In Article 18 paragraph (3) item 3, the words “and execution” are deleted.
Article 3
In Article 23a, paragraph (2) is deleted.
Article 4
After Article 23a, a new title XI. as well as headings and Articles 23b and 23c are added to read:
“XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Submission of Communications
“(1) A communication may be submitted to the Ofﬁce
by personal delivery or by post.
(2) If  the Ofﬁcehasreasonstodoubtthecompleteness
or authenticity of the communication submitted in photocopy, it may order by a conclusion the submission of its original within a period of 30 days from the receipt of the conclusion.
(3) If the person who submitted the communication 
complies with the conclusion referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article, the date on which the photocopy of the communication is submitted to the Ofﬁce shall be considered as the date of thereceipt of the communication.
(4) If the person who submitted the communication 
fails to comply with the conclusion referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article within the prescribed time limit, it shall be considered that the Ofﬁcehas not received the communication.”“Filing of an application in electronic form
Article 23c
(1) An application for the registration of an industrial 
design may be ﬁled in electronic form by usingan e-ﬁling service available at the web site of theOfﬁce.
(2) The Ofﬁce shall publish at its web site technical
pre-conditions for the realization of electronic communication for ﬁling an application inaccordance with paragraph (1) of this Article. The applicant who wishes to ﬁle an applicationin accordance with paragraph (1) of this Article shall ensure technical pre-conditions required for ﬁling applications and other data or attachmentsby electronic means. The Ofﬁce shall ensurethe required software and hardware support for receiving applications and other data or attachments by electronic means.
(3) When ﬁling an application and other data or
attachments in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Article, the applicant shall use qualiﬁedcertiﬁcates, issued by an authorized legal person,registered for issuing certiﬁcates.
(4) The application ﬁledinaccordancewithparagraph
(1) of this Article shall be considered received by the Ofﬁce, where the advanced electronicsignature has been veriﬁed by an automaticaction.
(5) Upon the receipt of a successfully received 
application in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Article, the Ofﬁce shall notify the applicant bye-mail of the receipt of the application, indicating a temporary ﬁle number, as well as the date andtime of the receipt.
(6) If the application is ﬁled in accordance with
paragraph (1) of this Article, the attachments which shall accompany the application shall be ﬁled in the same manner. The applicationsﬁled electronically and carrying an advancedelectronic signature shall be considered as signed by a hand-written signature.
(7) The attachments accompanying the application 
ﬁled in accordance with paragraph (1) of thisArticle shall be considered as original documents, and the applicant shall guarantee by the 
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documentation in electronic form is identical with the original documentation.”
The former title XI. becomes title XII.
  
Former D-1, D-3 and D-4 forms shall cease to be valid on the date of the entry into force of these Regulations.New D-1, D-3 and D-4 forms shall be applied as of the date of the entry into force of these Regulations, and shall form the integral part thereof.
Article 6
These Regulations shall enter into force on the date of the publication thereof in the “Ofﬁcial Gazette”.    
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