WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/HRV/D/3 
30 November 2010 
 (10-6449) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PR OPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
CROATIA 
   The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Regulations on Industrial Designs and the 
Regulations Supplementing the Industrial Design Re gulations, as notified by Croatia on 26 July 2010 
under Article 63.2 of the Agreemen t (see document IP/N/1/HRV/2). 
 
 
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 
 
CROATIE 
 
 
 Le présent document contient les textes
1 du Règlement sur les dessins et modèles industriels 
et du Règlement complétant le Règlement sur les dess ins et modèles industriels, notifiés par la Croatie 
le 26 juillet 2010 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/HRV/2). 
 
 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 texto
1 del Reglamento sobre Dibujos y Modelos 
Industriales y del Reglamento por el que se comp lementa el Reglamento sobre Dibujos y Modelos 
Industriales, que Croacia ha notificado el 26 de julio  de 2010 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 
del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/HRV/2). 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   
   
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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 
 
Zagreb, December 2007 
 
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  REGULATIONS ON 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 
 
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE REGULATIONS 
 
Article 1 
 
These Regulations shall in detail provide for speci fic questions contained under the Law on Industrial 
Designs in relation to the procedures conducte d 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 th e 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 m eans of communication with the applicant, 
such as the telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address; 
 4.  the nationality of the applicant, or the na me of the State in which a legal entity has 
head office; 
 
5.  a representation of a design in accordan ce 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; th e indication of the product shall clearly 
distinguish the nature of the product and en able the classification of each product in 
one class pursuant to the Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (hereina fter: the International Classification); for 
this purpose preferably using the terms a ppearing on the list of products under the 
International Classification; 
 
7.  information identifying the authorised re presentative and a valid power of attorney, if 
the applicant has a representative; the provi sions 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; 
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  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 sha ll 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 industri al 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 in tended 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; 
 6.  information and the evidence of 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 bei ng 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 co mmon 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 proce dure shall be attached to the industrial design 
application, in accordance with special provisions. 
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  (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 sh all 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 indi cated pursuant to Article 8 paragraph 3.of the 
Regulations, and the applicant or the co mmon 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 righthand 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 d esign 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 re presented 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 att ached 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 repr esentation 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 c ontinuous lines (uninterrupted), and having 
clearly distinguished characteristics. A th reedimensional design shall preferably be 
represented in view/perspective containing nuan ces and shades in order to underline three-
dimensional features. 
 (3)  The graphic representation of a design sha ll be reproduced on the white sheet of paper. 
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  (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 th ereof 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 photographi c representation may be attached. 
 
(2)  A design shall be represented on a ne utral 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 re presentation 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 le tters 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, graphi c or photographic representations shall be of 
adequate number for this purpose, but a representa tion 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 ma y 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 nu mbering shall consist of numerals separated by 
a point, the numeral to the left-hand side of th e 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 publis hed 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 Offi ce 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 represen tation of the design filed under the industrial 
design application. 
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  Article 10 
 
Under a procedure for the registration of an industri al 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 app lication the same design is represented by several graphic or 
photographic representations, all the representatio ns relating to the same design shall be 
numbered separately in the manner specified unde r Article 8, paragraph 2.of the Regulations 
(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 regist ered 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 specime n 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 th ree 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 specime n 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 applica tion 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 ap plication 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 paragr aph (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 mo re than one design, which shall be classified 
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(3)  Where the applicant for a mu ltiple application proceeds accord ing to the call of the Office 
within the time limit specified pursuant to Artic le 32 paragraph (2) and (3) under the Law on 
Industrial Designs, the Office shall issue a deci sion on division of a multiple application. 
 
(4)  Where the applicant for a multiple applicati on fails to proceed within the set time limit upon 
the call of the Office, the applicati on shall be rejected by a decision. 
 
  
III. REGISTERS 
 
CONTENTS OF THE REGISTER OF 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS 
 
Article 14 
 
In the register of industrial design applicati ons the following information shall be entered: 
 
1.  Number of an industrial design applicati on and in the event of a multiple application 
the number of each single design include d 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 purs uant 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 accredite d representative pursuant to Article 2 
paragraph (1) subparagraph 7.under the Re gulations, 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; 
 
9.  information on deferment of publicatio n 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 app lication and the name of the State in 
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  -  the name of exhibition, the opening an d 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 matte r 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 pro cedure in accordance with special provisions. 
 
CONTENTS OF THE REGISTER OF 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 
 
Article 15 
 
In the register of industrial designs th e 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 da te 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 indus trial design; the provisions under Article 2, 
paragraph (1) and subparagra ph 2.,3.and 4.of the Regulations shall apply accordingly 
to a holder of an industrial design; 
 5.  representation of a design or informa tion 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 subclassificati on number pursuant to the International 
Classification; 
 8.  information identifying the accredite d representative pursuant to Article 2, 
paragraph (1) subparagraph 7. under the Regulations, if the holder of industrial design 
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9.  the date of publishing industrial design in the Office Official Gazette;  10. information on deferment of the publicati on of industrial design and the date of 
expiration of the period for deferred pu blication, where deferment has been 
requested; 
 11. information on the granted priority right, such as;  
-  the date and number of the first app lication 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), subparagraph 4 of the Regula tions, or information that a designer or a 
team of designers waive their right to be cited pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (3), 
sub-paragraph 4 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 paragra ph (2), subparagraph 1.of the Regulations; 
 14.  validity date for the protection of industr ial 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 pro cedure 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 d esign 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 appli cation and the date of filing thereof; 
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  3.  information identifying the holder of the industrial design (the name, forename, 
address and nationality in the event of a natu ral 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 produc t in which the design is incorporated or to 
which the design is applied, 
 6.  classification and sub-classification num ber under the International Classification; 
 
7.  information identifying the accredited repr esentative 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 te am 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 applica tion 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-para graph 1.,2.,3. and 7. under this Article, and 
information that publication deferment has b een 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 i ndustrial design shall be published in the first 
Office Official Gazette issued following the expiry of the mentioned period. 
 (3)  Where a representation of design characteristic s 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 re presentation 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 industrial design provided 
for under paragraph (2) of this Article, a nd 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 th is Article shall be indicated by INID-codes to 
identify bibliographical data of an industria l 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. 
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  CONTENTS OF INDUSTRIAL 
DESIGN CERTIFICATE 
 
Article 17 
 (1)  Industrial design certificate shall contain the following information: 
 
1.  Number of the industrial design and th e 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 appli cation 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 na tural 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 num ber 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 applica tion 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 incor porated 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 publica tion 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. 
 
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  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 writte n 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 info rmation 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 status of the holder of 
an industrial design or a design as such. 
 
CONTENTS OF REQUEST FOR 
ENTRY OF CHANGES 
 
Article 19 
 
(1)  The request for the entry of cha nges into the register shall contain: 
 
1.  Express request for the entry of changes into the register; 
 
2.  number of the industrial design appli cation or number of the industrial design; 
 3.  information identifying the applicant or the holder of the industrial design pursuant to 
Article 2, paragraph (2), subparagra ph 2., 3. and 4 under the Regulations; 
 
4.  information identifying the person filing the request; the provisions pursuant to 
Article 2, paragraph (1), s ubparagraph 2., 3.and 4.under the Regulations shall apply 
accordingly to the person filing the request; 
 5.  information identifying the accredited re presentative, in compliance with Article 2, 
paragraph (1) subparagraph 7. under the Regulations if th e person filing the request 
has any; 
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  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 fo r 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 acco rdance 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 i ndustrial 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 protecti on 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 prot ection 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 accredite d representative, pursuant to Article 2, 
paragraph (1), subparagraph 7.under the Regulations, if the applicant has any; 
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  5.  signature of the applicant or the sign ature and seal of the representative, if the 
applicant has any. 
 (2)  The application for the renewal of prot ection 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. 
  
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 invalid ity 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 rela tion 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 h ead office in the event of a legal entity), 
 3.  information identifying the applicant; th e provision under Article 2, paragraph (1), 
subparagraph 2, 3 and 4 of the Regulations  shall apply accordingly to the applicant; 
 
4.  information identifying the accredite d representative pursuant to Article 2, 
paragraph (1), subparagraph 7.under the Regulations, if the applicant has any, 
 5.  the reasons for filing the request pursu ant 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 sign ature 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 requirement s of novelty referred to in Article 4, or  IP/N/1/HRV/D/3 
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  individual character under Article 5 of the Law on Industrial Designs, under a request shall be 
filed a representation of an earlier design a nd 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 clai med 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 D esigns, under the request shall be filed a 
representation of an earlier design and inform ation necessary to identify the type of the 
design, and documentation proving that the pers on filing the request is the applicant or the 
holder of prior right thus being authorised for f iling 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 Desi gns, under the request shall be filed a 
representation of a distinctive sign and informa tion necessary to identify the distinctive sign, 
and documentation proving that the person filing th e 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 Indus trial 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 documen tation 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. 
  
VIII. EXPIRATION OF INDUSTRIAL 
DESIGN 
 
Article 23 
 
(1)  Expiration of the industrial design shall be en tered in the Register for industrial designs based 
on a decision issued by the Office. 
 
(2)  In the Office Official Gazette shall be p ublished the following information on the expiration 
of the industrial design:  
 1. Number of the industrial design,  (3)  . information identifying the holder of th e 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. 
 
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  IX. FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
EXPIRATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS 
 
Article 24 
 
Notwithstanding the provisions pursuant to Artic le 59, paragraph (1) and (4) under the Law on 
Industrial Designs, upon the entry into force of th is 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 da te of its publication in the "Official Gazette". 
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REGULATIONS 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, subpa ragraphs 16 and 17 are added which read: 
"16. date when the procedural order on dismissi ng the industrial design application or the date the 
decree dismissing the registration of the industria l 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 Artic le 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 Arti cle 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 adde d, the title and Article 22a which read: 
 
"VIII APPEAL 
 
Appeal proceedings 
 
Article 22a 
(1)  Appeal proceedings are initiated by su bmitting the appeal to the Board of Appeal. 
 (2)  The appeal referred to in paragr aph 1 of this Article shall contain: 
1.  an express indication that the appeal is being submitted, IP/N/1/HRV/D/3 
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  2.  data on the appellant (for natural pers ons: 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 app ealed 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 a nd costs of proceedings shall be submitted along 
with the appeal, in accordance w ith the special regulation.  
 
(4)  The appeal shall be submitted in two copies di rectly or shall be sent to the Office by mail; 
thought the Secretariat referred to in Article 91, paragraph 5 of the Patent Act ("Official 
Gazette", Nos. 173/2003, 87/2005 and 76/2007) th e 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 Mark et along with the appeal, in accordance with 
the special regulation. 
 (2)  If the prescribed administrative fees and cost s related to forwarding the Community design 
application have not been when the appeal w as 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 Regulat ions which shall enter into force on 1 June 2008 
and Article 5 of these Regulations which shall ente r into force on the day the Republic of Croatia 
accedes to the full membership of the European Union. 
 
 
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