NN 46/2018, in force from May 26, 2018 
 
 
Zagreb May, 2018 
 
 
 
 
THE ACT  ON  
AMENDMENTS  
TO THE  
PATENT ACT  May 2018     2  
   THE ACT  ON AMENDMENTS TO THE PATENT ACT   
 
 
May 2018     3  THE ACT ON AMENDMENTS TO  
THE PATENT ACT  
 
Article 1  
In the Patent Act (»Official Gazette«, No. 173/03, 
54/05, 87/05, 76/07, 30/09, 128/10, 49/11 and 
76/13), in Article 15 paragraphs (2) and (3) shall 
be amended to read:  
»(2) The decisions issued by the Office cannot be 
appealed, but an administrative dispute can be 
instituted before the Administrative Court in 
Zagreb.  
(3) The procedure referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article is urgent.«.  
 
Article 2  
After the words: »by the Act« in Article 16, the 
words: »and the filing of an appeal« shall be 
deleted.  
 
Article 3  
In Article 57 paragraph (6), point 9 shall be 
deleted.  
 
Article 4  
In Article 57a paragraph (4), point 4 shall be deleted . 
Former point 5 shall become point 4.  
 
Article 5  
The heading of Title XI: »Appeal«, subheadings and headings above Articles and Articles 88 to 94 shall be deleted.  
 
Article 6  
After the words: »the Office« in Article 95m 
paragraph (3), the commas and the w ords: »or the 
Board of Appeal, respectively,« shall be deleted.  
 
 
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS  
 
Article 7  
The Minister responsible for supervision of the work 
of the State Intellectual Property Office shall 
harmonise the Patent Regulations (»Official 
Gazette«, No. 117/07, 3/11, 66/11, 145/12, 85/13 
and 43/17) with the provisions of this Act within 30 
days from the day of the entry into force of this Act. 
 
 Article 8  
(1) Administrative procedures instituted by the 
provisions of the Patent Act (»Official  Gazette«, No. 
173/03, 54/05, 87/05, 76/07, 30/09, 128/10, 49/11 
and 76/13) where the State Intellectual Property 
Office as the first instance authority issued the 
decision until the day of the entry into force of this 
Act shall be completed in accordance with the 
provisions of that Act and the regulations issued 
pursuant to that Act.  
(2) Boards of Appeal in the field of industrial property rights established and appointed on the 
basis of the Patents Act (»Official Gazette«, No. 
173/03, 54/05, 87/05, 76/07,  30/09, 128/10, 49/11 
and 76/13) shall continue to operate in accordance 
with the provisions of that Act and the regulations 
issued pursuant to that Act until all the 
administrative procedures referred to in paragraph 
(1) of this Article are completed by r eaching final 
decisions, after which they shall cease to operate.  
(3) If, because of dismissal of the president or 
members of the Boards of Appeal referred to in 
paragraph (2) of this Article, it is not possible to 
determine the Board of Appeal to decide o n an 
appeal, the procedure of electing or appointing the 
president or necessary number of members of the 
Boards of Appeal can exceptionally be conducted in 
accordance with the provisions of the Patents Act 
(»Official Gazette«, No. 173/03, 54/05, 87/05, 
76/07, 30/09, 128/10, 49/11 and 76/13), for the 
needs of resolving the case referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article.  
 
Article 9  
This Act shall enter into force on the eighth day 
following the day of its publication in the »Official 
Gazette«.