THE ACT ON 
AMENDENTS TO 
THE INDUSTRIAL  
DESIGN  ACT  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
NN 46/2018,  in force  from May 26, 2018 
 
 
 
 
Zagreb May,  2018   THE ACT AMENDMENTS  TO THE INDUSTRIAL  DESIGN  ACT 
May 2018  
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ACT 
ON AMEN DMENTS  TO THE 
INDUSTRIAL  DESIGN ACT 
 
 
Article 1  
In the Industrial Design  Act (»Official Gazette«, 
No. 173/03, 54/05, 76/07, 30/09 and 49/11), in 
Article 23 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 Admi nistrative Court in 
Zagreb.  
(3) The procedure referred to in paragraph (2) 
of this Article is urgent.«.  
 
Article 2  
In Article 38a paragraph (4), point 4 shall be 
deleted.  
Former points 5 and 6 shall become points 4 
and 5.  
 
Article 3  
After the words: »by this Act« in Article 46, the 
words »and for filing an appeal« shall be 
deleted.  
 
Article 4  
The heading of Part Thirteen: »APPEAL«, the headings above Articles and Articles 52a to 52d 
shall be deleted.  
 
Article 5  
After the words »the Office« in Article 56g paragraph (3), the words: »or the Board of 
Appeal« shall be deleted.  
 
TRANSITIONAL  AND FINAL 
PROVISIONS  
 
Article 6  
The Minister responsible for supervision of the work of the State Intellectual Property Office 
shall harmonise the Regulations on Industrial 
Design (»Official Gazette«, No. 72/04, 117/07, 
66/11, 125/13 and 43/17) with the provisions 
of this Act within 30 days from the day of the 
entry into force of this Act.  
 
  
 
  
Article 7  
(1) Administrative procedures instituted by the 
provisions of the Industrial Design Act (»Official 
Gazette«, No. 173/03, 54/05, 76/07, 30/09 and 
49/11) 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 a ccordance 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 
comp leted by reaching 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 t o decide on 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 8  
This Act shall enter into force on the eighth day following the day of its publication in the 
»Official Gazette«.