WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/SVN/I/3 
1 April 2008 
 (08-1451) 
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 
 
SLOVENIA 
  The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Decree on the Fees of the Slovenian 
Intellectual Property Office - en try into force 1 January 2007 , as notified by Slovenia under Article 63.2 
of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/SVN/3).  
 
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 
 
SLOVÉNIE 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 du Décret sur les redevances perçues par l'Office 
slovène de la propriété intell ectuelle, entré en vigueur le 1er janvier 2007, qui a été notifié par la 
Slovénie au titre de l'article 63:2 de l' Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/SVN/3). 
 
 
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 
 
ESLOVENIA 
  En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 del Decreto sobre las tasas de la Oficina de la 
Propiedad Intelectual de Eslovenia, que entró en vigor el 1º de enero de 2007 y que Eslovenia ha 
notificado en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/SVN/3). 
                                                      
 1 In English only. The text in the original language is available for consultation by interested 
Delegations at the WTO Secretariat./En anglais seulemen t.  Les délégations intéressées peuvent consulter le 
texte dans sa langue d'origine, au Secrétariat de l'OM C./En inglés solamente.  Las delegaciones interesadas 
podrán consultar en la Secretaría de la OMC el texto en su idioma original. IP/N/1/SVN/I/3 
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On the basis of the first paragraph of Article 9 of the Industrial Property Act (Official Gazette of the 
Republic of Slovenia, No. 51/06), the second paragra ph of the Act on the Protection of Topographies 
of Integrated Circuits (Official Gazette of the Re public of Slovenia, NoS. 7/03 and 60/06) and the 
seventh paragraph of Article 21 of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 24/05), the Gove rnment of the Republic of Slovenia hereby issues 
the following  
 
DECREE
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ON THE FEES OF THE SLOVENIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE  
 
Article 1  
(Amounts of fees)  
 
The amounts of fees payable in euros for the acqui sition and maintenance of intellectual property 
rights shall be the following:  
 
1. PATENTS  
 
1.2 Filing fee (including maintenance of the patent for the first 3 years)  110
1.2 Renewal fees  
3rd 
year (only for European patents)  30 
4th 
year  34 
5th 
year  42 
6th 
year  50 
7th 
year  60 
8th 
year  70 
9th 
h year  80 
10th 
year  110 
11th 
year  154 
12th 
year  200 
13th 
year  234 
14th 
year  274 
15th 
year  310 
16th 
year  390 
17th 
year  510 
18th 
year  654 
19th 
year  870 
20th 
year  1100 
 
1.3 Additional requests  
1.3.1  correction of priority claim  30
1.3.2  restoration of priority right  42 
 
                                                      
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1.3.3  issuance of declaratory decision  85
1.3.4  acquisition of data or opinion for the issuance of declaratory decision  
 1091 
1.4 Agreement on the Extension of European patents to Slovenia and European Patent 
Convention  
1.4.1  publication of translation  100
1.4.2  any subsequent publication  60
1.4.3  conversion of European pate nt application into national  110 
 
2. SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES  
 
2.1 Filing fee  420
2.2 Renewal fees  
1st 
year  1702 
2nd 
year  2102 
3rd 
year  2504 
4th 
year  3004 
5th 
year  3404 
 
3. INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS  
 
3.1 Filing fee (including maintenance of the design for the first 5 years)  
3.1.1 one design  80
3.1.2 each additional design included in the same deposit  65
3.2 Renewal fee  
3.2.1 further 5 years for each design  70
3.3 Registered Community designs  
3.3.1 transmittal fee  50 
 
4. TRADEMARKS  
 
4.1 Filing fee  
4.1.1 up to 3 classes  100
4.1.2 each additional class  204.1.3 collective mark (up to 3 classes)  2504.1.4 each additional class  504.2 Registration fee for 10 years (including maintenance of the trademark for the first 10 years) or 
renewal fee for further 10 years  
4.2.1 up to 3 classes  150
4.2.2 each additional class  50
4.3 Additional requests  
4.3.1 correction of classification (for each good/service)  5
4.3.2 opposition to registration  75
4.4 International registration  
4.4.1 transmittal fee  60IP/N/1/SVN/I/3 
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4.4.2 opposition to registration  85
4.5 Community trademarks  
4.5.1 transmittal fee  50 
 
5. TOPOGRAFIES OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS  
 
5.1 Registration fee (including application, 
publication, certificate and maintenance)  250 
 
6. REGISTERS  
 
6.1 Entry of a change  40
6.2 Entry of a partial transfer of rights  70 
 
7. MISCELLANEOUS FEES  
 
7.1 Request for further processing (after non-
observance of a time limit)  100
7.2 Request for re-establishment of rights  150 
 
Article 2  
(International fees for PCT applications)  
 
The fee for the transmittal to the International Bureau  of an international patent application filed with 
the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty shall be 91 euros.  
 
Article 3  
(Payment of fees)  
 
(1) Fees referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall be paid:  
 
(a) by payment to the account held by the Office;  (b) by written order for payment from funds previously deposited to the account; or  
(c) by cash or non-cash payment at the Office.   
(2) Costs of non-cash payment sh all be borne by the payer.  
 (3) Cash payments of up to 420 euros may be made to the Office cashier.  
(4) The account number of the Office open with the Uprava RS za javna pla čila in Ljubljana for 
payment of fees referred to in  Article 1 is 01100-1000307004.  
 
(5) The account number of the Office open with the Uprava RS za javna pla čila in Ljubljana for 
payment of fees referred to in  Article 2 is 01100-6300109972.  
 
Article 4  
(Date to be considered as the date of payment)  
 
(1) Where the fee is paid to the accounts referred to in Article 3(4) or (5), the date of payment shall be 
considered to be the date of the payment order, pr ovided that the amount of the payment is entered in 
the account in five working days. Failing that, the date  of payment shall be considered to be the date 
on which the amount of the payment is actually entered in the account.   IP/N/1/SVN/I/3 
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(2) Where the fee is paid by written order referred to in Article 3(1)(b ), the date of payment shall be 
considered to be the date of receipt of the order for payment from funds previously deposited or, if at 
the time of receipt of such order there were not e nough funds available, the date of the inflow of the 
missing funds.  
(3) Where the fee is paid by cash or non-cash paymen t at the Office, the date of payment shall be 
considered to be the date of payment to the Office cashier.  
(4) Irrespective of the payment method, the paye r shall, in the communi cation to the Office, 
unambiguously indicate the purpose of payment or numb er of the subject for which the fee is being 
paid, or else the date of payment shall be consider ed to be the date when the Office finds out which 
fee and for which subject has been paid.  
Article 5  
(Written request for the opening of deposit)  
 
(1) The Office shall open a deposit on the basis of a written request sent by ordinary post or e-mail. 
The request shall include:  
 
(a) an indication that the opening of a deposit is being requested;  (b) the number of the account for which the ope ning of the deposit is being requested;  
(c) information on the deposit holder;  (d) information on authorized persons and the scope of the authorization;  
(e) contact information (telephone, fax, address).  
 
(2) The Office shall inform the deposit holder of the opening of the deposit, and of the number under 
which the Office manages the deposit.  
 
Article 6  
(Payments to deposit)  
 
In addition to direct payment, any other funds paid in by the deposit holder to which the Office is not 
entitled may also be transferred to the deposit on the basis of a written order.  
 
Article 7  
(Order for payment from deposit)  
 
(1) An order for payment from the deposit shall include:   (a) an indication that funds from the de posit shall be used for the payment;  
(b) information on the deposit holder and the deposit number;  
(c) the subject, sum and purpose of the payment;  (d) information on the ordering party and the signature thereof.   (2) A written order for payment shall be sent to the Office by post, fax or e-mail.  
 
Article 8  
(Deposit)  
 
(1) The Office shall keep a record  of inflows into the deposit and payments from it, and at least once a 
month shall send a statement of all transactions in  the deposit to the deposit holder for the period since 
the most recent statement. The deposit holder shall immediately inform the Office of any irregularities 
discovered.  (2) The funds in the deposit shall not be remunerated.  IP/N/1/SVN/I/3 
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(3) The management of the deposit shall be free of charge.  
 
Article 9  
(Closure of deposit)  
 
The deposit shall be closed at the request of the holder or ex officio by the Office. Upon the closure of 
the deposit, all unused funds shall be returned to the deposit holder.   
Article 10  
(Cessation of application)  
 
On the date this Decree enters into force, the Decree on the fees of the Slovenian Intellectual Property 
Office (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 65/06) shall cease to apply.  
 
Article 11  
(Entry into force)  
 
This Decree shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.    
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