IP/N/1/HRV/O/2  
 
4 July 2013  
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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 Trademark Regulations - Regulations on Amendments 
to the Trademark 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 marques de fabrique ou de commerce 
– Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur les marque s de fabrique ou de commerce, 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 
 
CROACIA  
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento de marcas de fábrica o de 
comercio - Reglamento por el que se modifica el Reglamento de marcas de fábrica o de comercio, 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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 TRADEMARK 
REGULATIONS 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
REGULATIONS 
 ON AMENDMENTS 
 TO THE TRADEMARK  
REGULATIONS* 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
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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1TRADEMARK REGULATIONS
I. BASIC PROVISIONS  
 
Scope of Application 
 
Article 1
The Trademark Regulations (hereinafter: the 
Regulations) shall deﬁne in more details certainmatters contained in the Trademark Act (hereinafter: the Act) related to the procedures carried out before the Ofﬁce.
II. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A 
TRADEMARK  
 
Contents of the Application  
 
Article 2
(1)  An application for registration of a trademark shall 
contain:
1.  a request for the registration of a trademark;2. the name and address of the applicant, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
3. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the applicant has an attorney;
4. indication of the classes of the goods or 
services for which registration is requested, in accordance with Article 10 paragraph 1 of these Regulations;
5.  indications concerning the priority claim, in 
accordance with Articles 18 and 19 of the Act, if the priority is claimed;
6. a representation of the sign of which the 
registration is requested, in accordance with Articles 3 to 8 of these Regulations;
7.  an indication that the registration of the verbal 
sign is requested, in accordance with Article 3 of these Regulations, if the registration of the verbal sign is requested;
8.  an indication that the registration of the 
ﬁgurative sign is requested, in accordance withArticle 4 of these Regulations, if the registration of the ﬁgurative sign is requested;
9.  an indication that the registration of the three-
dimensional sign is requested, in accordance with Article 5 of these Regulations, if the registration of the three-dimensional sign is requested;
10. an indication that the registration of the sign 
consisted of one colour or a combination of colours is requested, in accordance with Article 6 of these Regulations, if the registration of the sign consisting of one colour or a combination of colours is requested;11. an indication that the registration of other 
type of a sign is requested, in accordance with Article 7 of these Regulations and which, if the registration of other type of a sign is requested;
12. an indication that the registration of the sign  
in colour is requested and the names of the colours claimed as distinctive features of the sign, if the registration of the sign in colour is requested;
13. a transliteration of the sign, if the sign contains 
elements written in characters other than Latin characters or numerals other than Arabic or Roman numerals; 
14. an indication that the registration of the 
collective trademark is requested, if the registration of the collective trademark is requested;
15. an indication that the registration of the 
guarantee trademark is requested, if the registration of the guarantee trademark is requested;
16. the signature or the seal of the applicant, or  
the signature or the seal of his attorney.
(2)  Indications referred to in paragraph 1 of this 
Article shall be speciﬁed on the form which formspart of these Regulations (Ž-1 form), or on the form corresponding to the contents of the Ž-1 form. 
(3)  The form referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article 
shall also be accompanied by:
1.  the list of goods or services for which the 
registration is requested, in accordance with Article 10 of these Regulations;
2.  evidence of the priority right, in accordance 
with Article 18 paragraph 2 or Article 19 paragraph 2 of the Act, if the priority is claimed;
3. a contract on a collective or guarantee 
trademark, in accordance with Article 57 of the Act, if the registration of the collective or guarantee trademark is requested;
4.  the evidence of the payment of the prescribed 
fee and procedural charges.
(4)  A description of a sign and its translation in the 
Croatian language may also be indicated in the application for registration of a trademark.
Verbal signs 
 
Article 3
(1)  If the application requests registration of a 
sign that consists only of letters, numerals, punctuation marks and other special signs that are standard key of the Qwerty keyboard or their combinations and the sign that is not in any 
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shall be considered to be a verbal sign.
(2)  A verbal sign shall be machine typed or printed on 
the application form within the square provided 
for that purpose.
(3)  The verbal sign shall be represented in standard 
characters used by the Ofﬁce in all writtendocuments, electronic data bases and in „Hrvatski glasnik intelektualnog vlasništva“ – „The Croatian Intellectual Property Gazette“ (hereinafter: „the Ofﬁce ofﬁcial gazette“).
Figurative signs  
 
Article 4
(1)  If the application requests registration of a sign 
which consists of a certain visual expression, and it is not stated that the registration is requested for any other type of signs in accordance with Articles 3, 5, 6 or 7 of these Regulations, the sign shall be considered to be a ﬁgurative sign.
(2)  A ﬁgurative sign shall be represented on the
application form within the square provided for that purpose.
(3)  If the registration of a sign in colour is requested, 
the application shall contain a representation of the sign in colour. If the registration of a sign in colour is not requested, the sign shall be depicted in black and white in all documents, electronic data bases and in the ofﬁcial gazetteof the Ofﬁce.
(4)  In the entry in the trademark register kept by the 
Ofﬁce, in the publication, in a decision on theregistration of a trademark and in a trademark certiﬁcate, the sign in colour shall be reproducedin the best technique available to the Ofﬁce; inthe case of any disputes concerning the nuances and the shades of the colours in which the sign is reproduced, the representation of the sign shall be determined according to the original representation of the sign on the application form.
(5)  As regards the correct position of the sign in the 
space provided for that purpose on the form, the correct position shall be determined according to the position of the sign on the application form. 
Three dimensional signs  
 
Article 5
(1)  A three-dimensional sign shall be represented on 
the application form within the square provided for that purpose.
(2)  If the registration of a three-dimensional sign is 
requested, the application shall be accompanied by a photograph or a drawing of a representation of a sign; the application may be accompanied by up to six different views of a representation of a sign from different perspectives.
(3)  The representation of a three-dimensional sign 
shall clearly show its three-dimensional character. (4) Where a three-dimensional sign is represented by a drawing, the reproduction shall be executed in uniformly black and clearly deﬁned lines withoutblurs. The drawing may contain hatchings and shadings to represent three-dimensional details. 
Signs Consisted of One Colour or of 
a Combination of Colours  
 
Article 6
(1)  If the application requests the registration of a sign 
consisted of one colour or of a combination of colours, the colours shall be listed and described in the application along with the relevant colour mark from the internationally recognized system of colour identiﬁcation.
(2)  If the application requests the registration of a 
sign consisted of a combination of colours, the reproduction must also contain a systematic order of colours in accordance with the previously determined and identical manner.
Other types of signs  
 
Article 7
(1) If the application requests the registration of 
another type of a sign, the application shall state the type of the sign.
(2)  Depending on the type of the sign for which the 
registration is requested by the application, the application shall be accompanied by a graphical representation of a sign, which is clear, precise, self-contained, easily available, durable and objective.
Other Requirements Relating 
to the Reproduction of a Sign  
 
Article 8
(1)  The reproduction of the sign shall be of such 
quality, form and colours that enable the elements of the sign to be clearly distinguished in all their details. The representation of the sign shall not be pasted over and shall be free from deletions and over colouring.
(2)  The representation of the sign shall ﬁt within
the square provided for that purpose on the application form (square of 8 x 8 cm) and the distance between the two points of the sign farthest from each other (vertically, horizontally, and in diameter) shall not be less than 1.5 cm. 
Attachments with the application  
 
Article 9
The application shall not be accompanied by neither samples nor objects on or in which the signs for which registration is requested would be present. Objects so submitted shall be returned to the applicant, and in case that their return would not be possible, they shall be destroyed at the expense of the applicant, prior to 
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registration.
The List of Goods or Services  
 
Article 10
(1)  The goods or services shall be precisely indicated 
and grouped in conformity with the classes of the 
International Classiﬁcation of Goods and Servicesestablished by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classiﬁcation of Goods andServices for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (hereinafter: the Nice Classiﬁcation). Thenumber of the class of the Nice Classiﬁcationshall precede each class. Whenever possible, the terms and expressions appearing in the Alphabetical List of Goods and Services of the Nice Classiﬁcation should be used.
(2)  The classiﬁcation of goods or services shall serve
exclusively administrative purposes and certain goods or services may not be regarded as being similar only on the ground that they appear in the same class under the Nice Classiﬁcation.
Entry of Limitations Related to the List of Goods or 
Services  
 
Article 11
The request for entering the limitations of goods and/or services shall contain:
1.  the number of the application for the trademark 
registration or the number of the trademark registration;
2.  the name and address of the applicant or 
of the trademark owner in accordance with Article 32 of the Regulations;
3. the name and address of the attorney 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the applicant has an attorney;
4. the limited list of goods and services 
in accordance with Article 10 of these Regulations.
Indications Contained in the Application for 
Registration of a Trademark to be Published in the 
Ofﬁce Ofﬁcial Gazette  
 
Article 12
(1)  The Ofﬁce ofﬁcial gazette shall publish the
following indications contained in the application for registration of a trademark, in the form in which they appear in the trademark register:
1.  the number of the application;2.  the application ﬁling date;3.  the name and address of the applicant;4  the name and address of the attorney, if the 
applicant has an attorney;
5.  the list of goods or services for which 
registration is requested;
6.  indications concerning the granted priority 
right (the date of exhibition priority or the date and number of the ﬁrst application and theState of its ﬁling);
7. a representation of the sign of which the 
registration is requested; 
8.  an indication that the registration of the sign 
in colour is requested and the names of the colours claimed as distinctive features of the sign, if the registration of the sign in colour is requested;
9.  an indication that the registration of a verbal 
sign is requested, if the registration of a verbal sign is requested;
10. an indication that the registration of a 
ﬁgurative sign is requested, if the registrationof a ﬁgurative sign is requested;
11. an indication that the registration of the 
three-dimensional sign is requested, if the registration of the three-dimensional sign is requested;
12. an indication that the registration of a sign 
consisted of one colour or a combination of colours is requested, if the registration of a sign consisted of a colour or a combination of colours is requested;
13. an indication that the registration of another 
type of sign is requested, and which, if the registration of another type of sign is requested;
14. an indication that the registration of a collective 
trademark is requested, if the registration of a collective trademark is requested;
15. an indication that the registration of a guarantee 
trademark is requested, if the registration of a guarantee trademark is requested;
(2)  Indications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article 
shall be represented by INID-codes, identifying the bibliographic data related to trademarks, established by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (hereinafter: INID-codes).
(3)  Where an application for registration of a trademark 
has already been published, the corresponding indications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall also be published in the Ofﬁce ofﬁcialgazette in the case of: 
1.  entries in the trademark register of changes 
relating to an application;
2. amendments of an application within the 
meaning of Article 31 of the Act;
3.  division of an application.
III. OPPOSITION  
 
Contents of the Opposition  
 
Article 13
(1)  An opposition to registration of a trademark shall 
contain:
1.  the number of the application for registration of 
a trademark in respect of which the opposition is ﬁled;
2.  the name and address of the applicant of the 
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is ﬁled;
3. the name and address of the opponent, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these 
Regulations;
4. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the opponent has an attorney;
5.  the list of goods or services in respect of which 
the opposition is ﬁled;
6. clear indication of the item and the paragraph 
of Article 6 of the Act which form the legal grounds for the opposition;
7. evidence of the legal grounds for the 
opposition;
8.  reasons for ﬁling the opposition;;9.  if the opposition is based on Article 6 
paragraph 1, 3 and 4 item 4 of the Act and the name and address of the opponent are not identical with the name and address of the holder of the earlier trademark or other earlier industrial property right that is entered in the relevant register as the holder of this right, evidence of the legal connection between the opponent and the holder entered in the relevant register;
10. the signature or the seal of the opponent, or 
the signature or the seal of his attorney;
11. evidence of the payment of the prescribed fee 
and procedural charges.
(2)  An opposition related to trademark registration 
shall be submitted to the Ofﬁce in two identicalcopies.
Other Requirements for Filing Opposition  
 
Article 14
(1)  A separate opposition shall be ﬁled in respect of
any application for registration of a trademark, which is opposed. 
(2)  If the opposition is based on Article 6 paragraph 
3 of the Act, the opponent has to prove that the trademark acquired the reputation in the Republic of Croatia before the ﬁling date of the applicationfor registration of a trademark in respect of which the opposition is ﬁled, or, if the priority right isclaimed, up to the date of priority right claimed in the application. 
(3)  If the opposition is based on Article 6 paragraph 
6 of the Act, the opponent has to:
1.  prove that the ﬁrm was entered in the court
register before the ﬁling date of the applicationfor registration of a trademark in respect of which the opposition is ﬁled, or, if the priorityright is claimed, before the date of priority right claimed in the application;
2.  if the applicant for trademark registration so 
requests, the opponent has to prove that, during the period of ﬁve years precedingthe date of publication of the application, he was producing the products or supplying the services in respect of which the opposition is ﬁled.
Division of the Application or the Registration  
 
Article 15
(1)  The request for a division of an application or a 
registration of a trademark shall contain:
1.  the number of the ﬁrst application or
registration of the trademark;
2.  the name and address of the applicant or the 
holder of the trademark;
3.  a representation of the sign;4.  the list of goods or services that are to be 
covered by the divisional applications or registrations;
5.  the signature or the seal of the person ﬁling
the request, or the signature or the seal of his attorney;
6.  evidence of the payment of the prescribed fee 
and procedural charges.
(2)  A separate request for division shall be ﬁled in
respect of any application or registration of a trademark.
(3)  The lists of goods or services of the divisional 
applications or registrations of trademarks and the list of goods or services of the remnants of the ﬁrst application or registration, viewedtogether, shall be identical to the list of goods or services of the ﬁrst application or registrationat the time when the request for division was received. Where the division concerns goods or services falling under a general term, the general term shall be used both in the remnant of the ﬁrst application or registration and thedivisional application or registration, and it shall be restricted by appropriate additions to avoid any overlapping of the lists of goods or services. 
(4)  A complete copy of the ﬁles of the ﬁrst application
or registration shall become a part of the ﬁles of thedivisional application or registration and a copy of the request for division shall become a part of the ﬁles of the ﬁrst application or registration.
(5) A new ﬁle number shall be allotted to the divisional
applications or registrations.
(6)  The procedures initiated in respect of the ﬁrst
application or registration shall also concern the divisional applications or registrations, if they cover the goods or services in respect of which the procedures were initiated.
(7)  The attorney appointed for the ﬁrst application
or registration shall be deemed to be also the attorney for the divisional application or registration. 
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A TRADEMARK, TRADEMARK CERTIFICATE  
 
Contents of the Trademark Register  
 
Article 16
(1)  The following indications shall be entered in the 
trademark register::
1. the number of the application and the 
registration of the trademark;
2.  the application ﬁling date;
3.  indications concerning the applicant and the 
holder of the trademark as indicated in the application;
4. indications concerning the appointed 
attorney as indicated in the application in accordance with Article 2 paragraph 1 item 3 of these Regulations if the attorney has been appointed;
5.  the list of goods or services;6.  indications concerning the priority right (the 
date of exhibition priority or the date and number of the ﬁrst application and the Stateof its ﬁling);
7.  a representation of the sign;8.  an indication that the sign is verbal, if the sign 
is verbal;
9.  an indication that the sign is ﬁgurative, if the
sign is ﬁgurative;
10. an indication that the sign is three-dimensional, 
if the sign is three-dimensional;
11. an indication that the sign consists of only one 
colour or a combination of colours, if the sign is consisted of one colour or a combination of colours;
12. an indication that the sign is another type of a 
sign and which, if the sign is another type of a sign;
13. an indication that the sign is in colour and 
the names of the colours that are distinctive features of the sign, if the sign is in colour;
14. an indication that the trademark is collective, 
if the trademark is a collective trademark;
15. an indication that the trademark is a guarantee 
trademark, if the trademark is a guarantee trademark;;
16. a transliteration of the sign, if indicated in the 
application;
17. a description of the sign, if indicated in the 
application;
18. a translation of the sign in the Croatian 
language, if indicated in the application; 
19. classiﬁcation of ﬁgurative elements of the
sign in conformity with the Classiﬁcationestablished by the Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classiﬁcation ofthe Figurative Elements of Marks;
20. the regulations from the contract relating to 
the use of the collective or the guarantee trademark, if the trademark is collective or guarantee trademark;21. the date of publication of the application in the 
Ofﬁce ofﬁcial gazette;
22. indications concerning the conclusion of the 
procedures before the Ofﬁce;
23. the date of the registration of the trademark;24. the date up to which the trademark shall have 
effect;
25. the date of publication of the registration of 
the trademark in the Ofﬁce ofﬁcial gazette;
26. indications concerning the amendments of the 
application or registration within the meaning of Article 31 or 36 of the Act;;
27. the date and the number of the international 
registration of the trademark, if the trademark is registered internationally;
28. indications concerning the renewal of the 
registration of the trademark;
29. indications concerning the division of an 
application or a registration;
30. indications concerning changes relating to a 
trademark (transfer of rights, license, security, seizure, changes in the name and address of the applicant, holder or his attorney, change of the attorney, limitation of the list of goods or services, division of an application or a registration, indications concerning bankruptcy proceedings, amendments of the contract relating to the use of the collective trademark and other indications essential to the legal status of the trademark); 
31. indications concerning the opposition as 
ﬁled;
32. indications concerning the request as ﬁled for
revocation of the trademark;
33. indications concerning the request as ﬁled for
the declaration that the trademark is invalid;
34. indications concerning administrative disputes 
relating to the registration of the trademark;
35. indications concerning the surrender of the 
trademark;
36. indications concerning the ceasing of effect of 
the trademark, and the grounds therefore;
37. indications concerning an appeal against 
a decision of the Ofﬁce, if an appeal wassubmitted (indications concerning the appellant, number and date of the decision of the Ofﬁce against which the appeal issubmitted, date of receipt of the appeal, indications concerning the attorney, if the appellant has one, and the date and type of decision issued regarding the appeal).
(2) The ofﬁcial collection of data concerning
international registrations of marks (International Register) is kept by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation. On request of any interested person, and after the prescribed procedural charges have been paid, the Ofﬁce shall issue extracts from the datacollections concerning international registrations of marks that are at the Ofﬁce disposal.
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a Trademark to be Published in the Ofﬁce Ofﬁcial
Gazette  
 
Article 17
(1) The Ofﬁce ofﬁcial gazette shall publish the
following indications concerning the registration 
of a trademark, in the form in which they appear in the trademark register:
1. the number of the registration of the 
trademark;
2.  the date of the registration of the trademark;3.  the application ﬁling date;4.  the name and address of the applicant;5.  the name and address of the attorney, if the 
applicant has an attorney;
6.  the list of goods or services;7.  indications concerning the granted priority 
right (the date of exhibition priority or the date and number of the ﬁrst application and theState of its ﬁling);
8.  a representation of the sign;9.  an indication that the sign is in colour and 
the names of the colours that are distinctive features of the sign, if the sign is in colour;
10. an indication that the sign is verbal, if the sign 
is verbal;
11. an indication that the sign is ﬁgurative, if the
sign is ﬁgurative;
12. an indication that the sign is three-dimensional, 
if the sign is three-dimensional;
13. an indication that the sign consists of only one 
colour or a combination of colours, if the sign is consisted of one colour or a combination of colours;
14. an indication that the sign is another type of 
a sign and which, if the sign is another type of a sign;;
15. an indication that the trademark is collective, 
if the trademark is collective;
16. an indication that the trademark is a guarantee 
trademark, if the trademark is a guarantee trademark;
17. the date up to which the trademark shall have 
effect.
(2)  Indications referred to in paragraph 1 of this 
Article shall be represented by INID-codes.
(3) The corresponding indications referred to in 
paragraph 1 of this Article shall also be published in the Ofﬁce ofﬁcial gazette in the case of:
1.  entries in the trademark register of changes 
relating to the trademark;
2.  amendments of the registration of the 
trademark within the meaning of Article 36 of the Act;
3.  division of the registration;4.  renewal of the registration of the trademark;5.  ceasing of effect of the trademark.Indications to be Contained in the Trademark 
Certiﬁcate  
 
Article 18
A trademark certiﬁcate shall contain the followingindications:
1. the number of the registration of the 
trademark;
2.  the date of the registration of the trademark;3.  the application ﬁling date;4.  the name and address of the holder of the 
trademark;
5.  the name and address of the attorney, if the 
holder of the trademark has an attorney;
6.  the list of goods or services;7.  indications concerning the priority right;8.  a representation of the sign;9.  an indication that the sign is in colour and 
the names of the colours that are distinctive features of the sign;
10. an indication that the sign is verbal, if the sign 
is verbal;
11. an indication that the sign is ﬁgurative, if the
sign is ﬁgurative;
12. an indication that the sign is three-dimensional, 
if the sign is three-dimensional;
13. an indication that the sign consists of only one 
colour or a combination of colours, if the sign is consisted of one colour or a combination of colours;
14. an indication that the sign is another type of 
a sign and which, if the sign is another type of a sign;;
15. an indication that the trademark is collective, 
if the trademark is collective;
16. an indication that the trademark is a guarantee 
trademark, if the trademark is a guarantee trademark;
17. the date of publication of the registration of 
the trademark in the Ofﬁce ofﬁcial gazette;
18. the date up to which the trademark shall have 
effect.
V. RECORDING THE CHANGES IN THE REGISTER  
 
Contents of the Request for Recording of Changes
 
Article 19
(1)  A request for recording of a change shall 
contain:
1.  the number of the application for registration of 
a trademark or the number of the registration of the trademark;
2.  the name and address of the applicant or the 
holder of the trademark;
3.  the name and address of the person ﬁling the
request, in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
4. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these 
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has an attorney;
5.  a clear indication of the kind of the change 
concerned;
6.  the signature or the seal of the person ﬁling
the request, or the signature or the seal of his 
attorney.
(2)  Indications referred to in paragraph 1 of this 
Article shall be speciﬁed on the form which formspart of these Regulations (Ž-2 form), or on the form corresponding to the contents of the Ž-2 form.
(3)  The form referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article 
shall be accompanied by:
1.  evidence of the legal basis for the recording of 
the change, except when the request is ﬁledfor the recording of a change of the name or the address of the applicant, the holder of the trademark or the attorney. 
2.  the evidence of the payment of the prescribed 
fee and procedural charges.
(4)  The provisions of this Article, and Articles 20 and 
21 of these Regulations shall be applied also to the entry of the transfer of rights, licenses, security, seizure and insolvency.
Other Requirements Relating to the Request for 
Recording of Changes  
 
Article 20
(1)  Where the request for the recording of a change 
relates to several applications, the applicant of which is the same person, or to several registrations of a trademark, the holder of which is the same person, a single request may be ﬁled, provided that the application or registrationnumbers of all the applications or registrations concerned are indicated in the request.
(2) If the recording of a partial transfer is requested, 
the Ofﬁce creates a new application or aregistration of a trademark that covers the goods or services in respect of which the transfer has been made. Where the transfer concerns goods or services falling under a general term, the general term shall be used in all the new lists of goods or services to which it is transferred and it shall be restricted by appropriate additions in such a way to avoid any overlapping of the lists of goods or services. 
(3)  A complete copy of the ﬁles of the original
application or registration shall become a part of the ﬁles of the new applications or registrationsreferred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and a copy of the request for recording of the transfer shall become a part of the ﬁles of the originalapplication or registration. 
(4)  A new ﬁle number shall be allotted to the new
application or registration of the trademark referred to in the paragraph 2 of this Article. 
(5)  The procedures initiated in respect of the original 
application or registration of a trademark shall also concern the new applications or registrations referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, if they cover the goods or services in respect of which the procedures were initiated. 
Procedure Concerning the Request for Recording of 
Changes  
 
Article 21
(1)  If the request for recording of a change is not ﬁled
in accordance with the Act and these Regulations, the Ofﬁce shall invite the person who ﬁled therequest to remedy the deﬁciencies of the requestor to ﬁle the relevant evidence within 60 dayscounting from the day of receipt of the invitation.
(2)  If the person who ﬁled the request complies with
the invitation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article within the prescribed time limit, the Ofﬁceshall issue a decision on the recording of the change. 
(3)  On request, the time limit laid down in paragraph 
1 of this Article may be extended for not more than 60 days.
(4)  If the person who ﬁled the request does not
comply with the invitation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article within the prescribed time limit, the request shall be rejected by a decision.
VI. RENEWAL AND CEASING OF EFFECTS OF 
A TRADEMARK  
 
Contents of the Request for the Renewal of the 
Registration of a Trademark  
 
Article 22
(1)  A request for the renewal of a registration of a 
trademark shall contain:
1. the number of the registration of the 
trademark;
2.  the name and address of the holder of the 
trademark;
3.  the name and address of the person ﬁling the
request, in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
4. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the person ﬁling the requesthas an attorney;
5.  an indication to the effect whether the renewal 
is requested for all the goods or services or only for some goods or services for which the trademark is registered;
6.  the signature or the seal of the person ﬁling
the request, or the signature or the seal of her/his attorney.
(2)  Indications referred to in paragraph (1) of this 
Article shall be speciﬁed on the form which formspart of these Regulations (Ž-3 form), or on the form corresponding to the contents of the Ž-3 form.
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shall be accompanied by:
1.  the list of goods or services for which the 
trademark is registered with the clear indication 
for which goods or services the renewal is requested, if the renewal is requested for only some of the goods or services;
2.  and procedural charges.
Procedure Concerning the Request for Renewal of 
the Registration of a Trademark  
 
Article 23
Article 21 of these Regulations shall also apply to the procedure concerning the request for renewal of the registration of a trademark.Contents of the Request for the Revocation of a Trademark  
Article 24
(1) A separate request for the revocation of a 
trademark shall be ﬁled for any trademark inrespect of which the request is ﬁled.
(2)  A request for the revocation of a trademark shall 
contain:
1.  the number of the registration of the trademark 
in respect of which the request is ﬁled;
2.  the name and address of the holder of the 
trademark;
3.  the name and address of the person ﬁling the
request, in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
4. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the person ﬁling the requesthas an attorney;
5.  the list of goods or services in respect of which 
the request is ﬁled;
6.  reasons for ﬁling the request for the revocation
of a trademark;
7.  the signature or the seal of the person ﬁling
the request, or the signature or the seal of his attorney;
8.  evidence of the payment of the prescribed fee 
and procedural charges..
Contents of the Request for Declaring 
the Trademark Invalid  
 
Article 25
(1)  A request for the declaration that the trademark is 
invalid shall contain:
1.  the number of the registration of the trademark 
in respect of which the request is ﬁled;
2.  the name and address of the holder of the 
trademark in respect of which the request is ﬁled;
3.  the name and address of the person ﬁling the
request, in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
4. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the person ﬁling the requesthas an attorney;
5.  the list of goods or services in respect of which 
the request is ﬁled;
6.  legal grounds for the declaration that the 
trademark is invalid;
7.  evidence of the legal grounds for the 
declaration that the trademark is invalid;
8.  reasons for ﬁling the request;9.  if the opponent is a licensee, evidence of 
the fact that he has acquired the right to ﬁlethe request in accordance with Article 39 paragraph 4 or 5 of the Act;
10. evidence that the earlier trademark fulﬁls
the requirements of use set out in Article 13 paragraph 2 to 4 of the Act, if the request is ﬁled on the grounds of Article 6 paragraph 1,3 and 7 of the Act;
11. the signature or the seal of the person ﬁling
the request, or the signature or the seal of his attorney;
12. evidence of the payment of the prescribed fee 
and procedural charges.
(2)  The request for declaring the trademark invalid 
shall be submitted to the Ofﬁce in tow identicalcopies.
Other Requirements for Filing the Request for 
Declaring the Trademark Invalid  
 
Article 26
(1)  A separate request for the declaration that the 
trademark is invalid shall be ﬁled for any trademarkin respect of which the request is ﬁled.
(2)  If the request for the declaration that the trademark 
is invalid is based on Article 6 paragraph 6 of the Act, the opponent has to:
1.  prove that the ﬁrm was entered in the court
register before the date of the application for registration of a trademark in respect of which the request is ﬁled, or before the dateof priority right claimed in the request, if the priority right is claimed; 
2.  prove that he produces the products or 
supplies the services in respect of which the request is ﬁled.
VII. APPEAL
 
Appeals Procedure  
 
Article 27
(1)  The appeals procedure shall be initiated by ﬁling
an appeal to the Appeals Council.
(2)  The appeal referred to in paragraph 1 of this 
Article shall contain:
1.  an express indication that the appeal is being 
ﬁled;
2.  name and address of the appellant in 
accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
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against which an appeal is being ﬁled;
4.  number of the application or of the trademark 
registration;
5.  an indication to the effect is the appeal ﬁled
against the decision in its entirety or against 
certain parts of the decision, reasons for which the appeal is being ﬁled, with necessaryevidence;
6.  evidence on payment of the prescribed fees 
and procedural charges.
(3)  The appeal shall be submitted in two identical 
copies by post or directly to the Ofﬁce, whichshall forward it to the Appeals Council through the Secretariat referred to in Article 91 paragraph 5 of the Patent Act (“Ofﬁcial Gazette”,
 Nos. 173/2003, 87/2005 i 76/2007).
VIII. PROVISIONS CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL 
REGISTRATIONS OF TRADEMARKS
 
Application for the International Registration of a 
Trademark  
 
Article 28
(1)  The application for international registration of a 
trademark shall contain:
1. the number of the application or the registration 
of the trademark that is the basis for the international registration (hereinafter: the basic application or registration);
2. the name and address of the applicant, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
3. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the applicant has an attorney;
4.  a representation of the sign;5.  indications concerning the priority claim, if the 
priority is claimed;
6. if the registration of the sign in colour is 
requested, an indication to that effect and the names of the colours which the applicant claims as distinctive features of the sign; the colours shall be indicated in the language of the international application prescribed by the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement (hereinafter: „the Common Regulations“); 
7  designations of the members of the Madrid 
Union for which the international registration is requested;
8.  the signature or the seal of the applicant, or 
the signature or the seal of his attorney.
(2)  Indications referred to in paragraph 1 of this 
Article shall be speciﬁed on the correspondingform issued by the Ofﬁce (MŽ-1 forms), on theforms prescribed by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (hereinafter: „the International Bureau“) or on the forms corresponding to the contents of the above-mentioned forms. If the application is ﬁled on theform prescribed by the International Bureau, two copies of the form shall be ﬁled.
(3)  The form referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article 
shall be accompanied by:
1. the list of goods or services for which the 
international registration is requested, in the language of the international application prescribed by the Common Regulations; the list of goods or services may cover all the goods or services encompassed by the basic application, or only a part thereof; 
2.  if the sign is ﬁgurative or three-dimensional,
an additional representation of the sign, which has to be identical to the representation of the sign on the application form;
3.  the evidence of the payment of the prescribed 
fee and procedural charges.
(4)  A description of the sign may also be indicated in 
the application for international registration of a trademark, if it is contained in the basic application or registration. A translation of the sign may also be indicated. The description and the translation of the sign shall be indicated in the language of the international application prescribed by the Common Regulations.
(5)  The indications referred to in paragraph 1 items 1, 
4, 5 and 6 of this Article shall be identical with the corresponding indications contained in the basic application or the registration of the trademark.
Request for Recording of Changes in 
the International Register  
 
Article 29
(1)  A request for recording of a change in the 
International Register shall contain:
1. the number of the international trademark 
application or registration;
2.  the name and address of the applicant or the 
holder of the international registration;
3.  the name and address of the person ﬁling the
request, in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations;
4. the name and address of the attorney, 
in accordance with Article 32 of these Regulations, if the person ﬁling the requesthas an attorney;
5.  a clear indication of the kind of the change 
concerned;
6. the signature or the seal of the person ﬁling
the request, or the signature or the seal of his attorney.
(2)  If the request is ﬁled in respect of only a part of
the goods or services covered by the international registration of the trademark, this part of the goods or services shall be indicated in the language of the international application prescribed by the Common Regulations.
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Article may be speciﬁed on the forms issued
by the International Bureau or on the forms corresponding to the contents of these forms. If the request for recording of a change is ﬁled onthe form issued by the International Bureau, two copies of the form shall be ﬁled.  
(4)  The form for recording of a change shall be 
accompanied by:
1. evidence as to the legal basis of the change, 
except when the request is ﬁled for therecording of a change of the name or the address of the applicant, the holder of the international registration or the attorney. 
2. a separate communication containing the 
indications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article that are not possible to indicate on the forms prescribed by the International Bureau.
IX. COMMUNITY TRADEMARK  
 
Filing the Community Trademark Application through 
the Ofﬁce  
 
Article 30
(1)  If the application for the registration of a 
Community Trademark (hereinafter: “the Community trademark application”) is ﬁledthrough the Ofﬁce, the applicant shall submitevidence on payment of the administrative fee and the procedural charges for forwarding the Community trademark application to the Ofﬁce forHarmonization in the Internal Market in addition to the Community trademark application, in accordance with special regulations.
(2) If the prescribed administrative fees and 
procedural charges for forwarding the Community trademark application are not paid for at the time of ﬁling of the Community trademark application,and if they are not paid and the Ofﬁce does notreceive evidence on their payment within 14 days from receipt of the Community trademark application by the Ofﬁce, it shall be presumed thatthe applicant withdrew the Community trademark application.
Transformation of the Community Trademark 
Application into the National Trademark Application  
 
Article 31
(1)  The translation of the application into the Croatian 
language, submitted by the applicant requesting the transformation of the Community trademark application into the national trademark application in response to the invitation of the Ofﬁce inaccordance with Article 67e of the Act, shall contain also the translation of the list of products and services into the Croatian language, as well as all other documents possibly attached to the Community trademark application.
(2)  The applicant requesting the transformation of the Community trademark application into the national application, which in accordance with special provisions concerning representation has to name an attorney in the ﬁeld of intellectualproperty rights, may submit the translation of the Community trademark application referred to in paragraph 1 of these Regulations only through the attorney, which must submit a regular power of attorney in addition to the translation of the Community trademark application.
X. GENERAL PROVISIONS  
 
Name and Address 
 
Article 32
(1)  In the communications submitted to the Ofﬁce,
the name and the address of the applicant, opponent or the person ﬁling requests shall beindicated in the following manner:
1.  if the applicant, the opponent or the person 
ﬁling requests is a natural person: givenname and family name of the applicant, the opponent or the person ﬁling requests, street,house number, postal code, place and the State in which he has a domicile;;
2.  if the applicant, the opponent or the person 
ﬁling requests is a legal person: the ﬁrm orthe name of the applicant, the opponent or the person ﬁling requests, street, housenumber, postal code, place and the State in which he has a real and effective industrial or commercial seat.
(2)  In the communications submitted to the Ofﬁce,
the name and the address of the attorney shall be indicated in the following manner:
1.  if the attorney is a natural person: given name 
and family name of the attorney, street, house number, postal code and place;
2.  if the attorney is a legal person: the ﬁrm, street,
house number, postal code and the place.
(3)  Where several applicants, opponents or persons 
ﬁling requests are indicated, for the purpose ofdelivery of communications, only the address of the applicant who is mentioned ﬁrst shall betaken into account, except where the applicant indicates another address as the address for correspondence.
(4)  Where several addresses of the applicant, 
the opponent or the person ﬁling requests orseveral addresses of the attorney are indicated, only the address mentioned ﬁrst shall be takeninto account, except where the applicant, the opponent, the person ﬁling requests or theattorney indicates one of the addresses as the address for correspondence.
(5)  A communication may also indicate other ways 
of establishing contact with the applicant, the opponent, the person ﬁling requests or theattorney (telephone number, telefax number and E-mail address).
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33 and 34 of these Regulations, shall be applied 
also on submissions to the Appeals Council.
Other Requirements for Communications  
 
Article 33
(1)  The Ofﬁce accepts a handwritten signature and a
stamped signature on communications submitted to the Ofﬁce.
(2)  If a communication is accompanied by several 
evidences the evidences should be, whenever possible, listed and marked by the number of the ﬁle they relate to.
Submitting of Communications  
 
Article 34
(1)  A communication may be submitted to the Ofﬁce
by personal delivery, by post and by fax.
(2) The application for the trademark registration 
submitted by facsimile must be submitted in the original within 15 days from the receipt by fax.
(3) If the Ofﬁce has a reason to think that the
communication submitted in photocopy or by fax is incomplete or if it has a reason to doubt the veracity of such communication, it may invite the person who submitted the communication to ﬁle the original of this communication within30 days counting from the day of receipt of the invitation..
(4)  If the person who submitted the communication 
complies with the invitation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, the date of the receipt of the communication shall be the date on which the photocopy of the communication was submitted to the Ofﬁce or the date the Ofﬁcereceived the communication sent by fax.
(5)  If the person who ﬁled the request does not
comply with the invitation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article within the prescribed time limit, it shall be deemed that the Ofﬁce has not receivedthe communication.Power of Attorney  
 
Article 35
(1)  If a power of attorney is incomplete, the Ofﬁce
shall invite the person who submitted the power of attorney to remedy the found deﬁciencieswithin 60 days counting from the day of receipt of the invitation.
(2)  If the person who submitted the power of attorney 
does not, within the prescribed time limit, comply with the invitation sent by the Ofﬁce and does notremedy the found deﬁciencies within the meaningof paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall be deemed that the attorney has not be appointed.
X. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
Ceasing of Effect of Other Provisions  
 
Article 36
The provisions of the Trademark Regulations (“OfﬁcialGazette”, No. 72/2004) shall cease to be in effect on the day on which these Regulations shall enter into force.
Entry into Force of These Regulations  
 
Article 37
These Regulations shall enter into force on the day they are published in the “Ofﬁcial Gazette”, with theexception of Articles 30 and 31 of these Regulations, which shall enter into force on the day the Republic of Croatia accedes to the full membership of the European Union, and Article 16 paragraph 1 item 37, Article 27 and Article 32 paragraph 6 of these Regulations which shall enter into force on 1 June 2008.
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In the Trademark Regulations (“Ofﬁcial Gazette” No
117/2007) in Article 7, paragraph (3) is added to read:
“If the application ﬁled electronically in accordance
with Article 35 of these Regulations requests the registration of a sound mark, it may contain one electronic sound ﬁle containing such sound mark.”
Article 2
In Article 19, paragraph (4) is amended to read:
“(4) The provisions of this Article and of Articles 20 
and 21 of these Regulations shall also apply to 
the entry of transfer of rights, license and rights in rem in the register.”
Article 3
In Article 21 paragraph (1) the words “shall invite the person who ﬁled the request” are replaced by thewords “shall order the person who ﬁled the request bya conclusion” and the word “invitation” is replaced by the word “conclusion”.
In paragraph (4), the words “with the invitation” are 
replaced by the words “with the conclusion”, and the Croatian words translated as “by a decision” are replaced by other Croatian words translated as “by a decision”.
Article 4
In Article 30, paragraph (2) is deleted.
Article 5
In Article 31 paragraph (1) the word “invitation” is replaced by the word “conclusion”.
Article 6
Article 34 is amended to read:
“(1) A communication may be submitted to the Ofﬁce
by personal delivery and 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.”
Article 7
A heading above Article 35 and Article 35 are amended to read:
“Filing of an application in electronic form
Article 35
(1) An application for the registration of a trademark 
may be ﬁled in electronic form by using an e-ﬁling
service available at the web site of the Ofﬁce.
(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 REGULATIONS ON AMENDMENTS TO THE  
TRADEMARK REGULATIONS*
*NN 66/2011, in force from June 15, 2011
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be ﬁled in the same manner. The applications
ﬁled 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 advanced electronic signature that the attached documentation in electronic form is identical with the original documentation.”Article 8
Ž-1, Ž-2, Ž-3 and MŽ-1 forms used up to now shall cease to be valid on the date of the entry into force of these Regulations.
New Ž-1, Ž-2, Ž-3 and MŽ-1 forms shall be applied as 
of the date of the entry into force of these Regulations, and shall form the integral part thereof.
Article 9
These Regulations shall enter into force on the date of the publication thereof in the "Ofﬁcial Gayette".   
   
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