WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
30 November 2010 
 (10-6462) 
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 Trademark Regulations, as notified by 
Croatia on 26 July 2010 under Article 63.2 of  the Agreement (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 le texte
1 du Règlement sur les marques de fabrique ou de 
commerce, notifié 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 de Marcas de Fábrica o de 
Comercio, 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.   
    IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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TRADEMARK 
REGULATIONS 
 
   
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
    
NN 117/2007, in force from 14 November 2007 
 
Zagreb, December 2007 
 
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TRADEMARK REGULATIONS 
 
I. BASIC PROVISIONS 
 
Scope of Application 
 
Article 1 
 
The Trademark Regulations (hereinafter: the Regulati ons) shall define in more details certain matters 
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 th e registration is requested, in accordance with 
Articles 3 to 8 of these Regulations; 
7.  an indication that the registration of th e verbal sign is requested, in accordance with 
Article 3 of these Regulations, if the regi stration of the verbal sign is requested; 
8.  an indication that the registration of the figurative sign is requested, in accordance 
with Article 4 of these Regulations, if th e registration of the figurative sign is 
requested; 
9.  an indication that the registration of  the threedimensional 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 w ith 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 othe r 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;  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  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 th is Article shall be specified on the form which 
forms part 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 th e 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 trad emark, 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 onl y 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 special graphic presentation or colour, the 
sign shall be considered to be a verbal sign. 
 (2)  A verbal sign shall be machine typed or pr inted on the application form within the square 
provided for that purpose. 
 
(3)  The verbal sign shall be represented in standa rd characters used by th e Office in all written 
documents, electronic data bases and in "Hrvatsk i glasnik intelektualnog vlasništva" – "The 
Croatian Intellectual Property Gazette" (herei nafter: "the Office official gazette"). 
 
Figurative signs 
 
Article 4 
 
(1)  If the application requests registration of a si gn which consists of a certain visual expression, 
and it is not stated that the registration is requ ested for any other type of signs in accordance 
with Articles 3, 5, 6 or 7 of these Regulations, the sign shall be consider ed to be a figurative 
sign. 
 
(2)  A figurative sign shall be represented on the ap plication 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 registra tion 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 gazette of the Office. IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  (4)  In the entry in the trademark register kept by  the Office, in the publication, in a decision on 
the registration of a trademark and in a trademark certificate, the sign in colour shall be reproduced in the best technique available to  the Office; in the 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 ac cording 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 acco rding to the position of the sign on the 
application form.  
 
Three dimensional signs 
 
Article 5 
 
(1)  A three-dimensional sign shall be represente d on the application form within the square 
provided for that purpose. 
 (2)  If the registration of a three-dimensiona l 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 si gn 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 without blurs. The drawing may contain hatchings and shadings to repr esent 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 lis ted 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 a nother type of a sign, the application shall state 
the type of the sign. 
 (2)  Depending on the type of the sign for which th e registration is requested by the application, 
the application shall be accompanied by a grap hical representation of a sign, which is clear, 
precise, self-contained, easily available, durable and objective.  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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Other Requirements Relating 
to the Reproduction of a Sign 
 
Article 8 
 
(1)  The reproduction of the sign shall be of su ch 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 with in 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, horizontal ly, 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 po ssible, they shall be destroyed at the expense of 
the applicant, prior to the publication of th e application for the trademark 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 a nd Services established by the Nice Agreement 
Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (hereinafter: the Nice Classification). The number of the class of the 
Nice Classification shall 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 sh all 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; IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  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 fo llowing 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 ri ght (the date of exhibition priority or the 
date and number of the first appli cation and the State 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 fi gurative sign is requested, if the registration 
of a figurative sign is requested; 
11.  an indication that the registration of th e 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 registrati on of a sign consisted of a colour or a 
combination of colours is requested; 
13.  an indication that the registration of anot her 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 Artic le shall also be published in 
the Office official gazette in the case of: 
 
1.  entries in the trademark register of changes relating to an application; 
2.  amendments of an application with in the meaning of Article 31 of the Act; 
3.  division of an application.  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  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 application in respect of which the 
opposition 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 paragr aph 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 pa ragraph 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 earlie r 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 en tered 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 pr escribed fee and procedural charges. 
 (2)  An opposition related to trademark registra tion shall be submitted to the Office in two 
identical copies. 
 
Other Requirements for Filing Opposition 
 
Article 14 
 
(1)  A separate opposition shall be filed in resp ect of any application for registration of a 
trademark, which is opposed. 
 (2)  If the opposition is based on Article 6 paragra ph 3 of the Act, the opponent has to prove that 
the trademark acquired the reputation in the Republ ic of Croatia before the filing date of the 
application for registration of a trademark in resp ect of which the opposition is filed, or, if the 
priority right is claimed, up to the date of  priority right claimed in the application. 
 
(3)  If the opposition is based on Article 6 pa ragraph 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 
application for registration of a trademark in respect of which the opposition is filed, 
or, if the priority right is claimed, before the date of priority right claimed in the 
application; IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  2.  if the applicant for trademark registrati on so requests, the opponent has to prove that, 
during the period of five years preceding the 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 divi sional applications or 
registrations; 
5.  the signature or the seal of the person fili ng the request, or the signature or the seal of 
his attorney; 
6.  evidence of the payment of the pr escribed 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, viewed 
together, shall be identical to the list of goods or services of the first application or 
registration at 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 re gistration and the divisional application or 
registration, and it shall be restricted by appr opriate additions to avoi d any overlapping of the 
lists of goods or services. 
 
(4)  A complete copy of the files of the first app lication or registration shall become a part of the 
files of the divisional application or registrati on 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 applicati on or registration shall be deemed to be also the 
attorney for the divisional application or registration. 
 
IV. TRADEMARK REGISTER, PUBLICATION OF A 
TRADEMARK, TRADEMARK CERTIFICATE 
 
Contents of the Trademark Register 
 
Article 16 
 
(1)  The following indications shall be entered in the trademark register:  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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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 State of 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 co llective, 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 Classification 
established by the Vienna Agreement Establis hing an International Classification of 
the 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 registra tion 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 interna tional 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, indi cations concerning ba nkruptcy proceedings, 
amendments of the contract relating to th e 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; IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  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 was 
submitted (indications concerning the appella nt, number and date of the decision of 
the Office against which the appeal is su bmitted, date of receipt of the appeal, 
indications concerning the attorney, if the a ppellant has one, and the date and type of 
decision issued regarding the appeal). 
 (2)  The official collection of data concerning in ternational registrations of marks (International 
Register) is kept by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation. 
On request of any interested person, and afte r the prescribed procedural charges have been 
paid, the Office shall issue extracts from the data collections concerning international 
registrations of marks that are at the Office disposal. 
 
Indications Concerning the Registration of a Trademark  
to be Published in the Office Official Gazette 
 
Article 17 
 
(1)  The Office official gazette shall publish th e following indications concerning the registration 
of a trademark, in the form in which th ey 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 attorn ey, 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 appli cation and the State 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 co llective, 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. 
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  (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 following indications: 
 
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 co llective, 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 registra tion 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; IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  3.  the name and address of the person fili ng 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 request has an attorney; 
5.  a clear indication of the kind of the change concerned; 
6.  the signature or the seal of the person fili ng the request, or the signature or the seal of 
his attorney. 
 (2)  Indications referred to in paragraph 1 of th is Article shall be specified on the form which 
forms part 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 record ing of the change, except when the request is 
filed for 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 Articl es 20 and 21 of these Regulations shall be applied 
also to the entry of the transfer of right s, licenses, security, sei zure and insolvency. 
 
Other Requirements Relating to the Request for 
Recording of Changes 
 
Article 20 
 
(1)  Where the request for the recording of a cha nge relates to several applications, the applicant 
of which is the same person, or to several regi strations of a trademark, the holder of which is 
the same person, a single request may be filed, provided that the application or registration 
numbers of all the applications or registra tions concerned are indicated in the request. 
 
(2)  If the recording of a partial transfer is re quested, the Office creates a new application or a 
registration of a trademark that covers the goods or services in respect of which the transfer has been made. Where the tran sfer concerns goods or service s falling under a general term, 
the general term shall be used in all the new lis ts 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 registrations referred 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 original 
application 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 orig inal application or registration of a trademark 
shall also concern the new applications or regi strations referred to in paragraph 2 of this 
Article, if they cover the goods or services in respect of which the procedures were initiated.  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  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 pe rson who filed the request to remedy the 
deficiencies of the request or to file the relevant evidence within 60 days counting from the day of receipt of the invitation. 
 
(2)  If the person who filed the request complies w ith the invitation referred to in paragraph 1 of 
this Article within the prescribed time limit, the Office shall issue a decision on the recording 
of the change. 
 (3)  On request, the time limit laid down in para graph 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 inv itation 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 fili ng 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 request has an attorney; 
5.  an indication to the effect whether th e 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 fili ng 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 
forms part of these Regulations (Ž-3 form), or  on the form corresponding to the contents of 
the Ž-3 form. 
 (3)  The form referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be accompanied by:   
1.  the list of goods or services for which th e trademark is registered with the clear 
indication for which goods or services the re newal is requested, if the renewal is 
requested for only some of the goods or services; 
2.  and procedural charges. 
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  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 con cerning 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 in 
respect 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 fili ng 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 request has an attorney; 
5.  the list of goods or services in r espect 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 fili ng the request, or the signature or the seal of 
his attorney; 
8.  evidence of the payment of the pr escribed 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 fili ng 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 request has an attorney; 
5.  the list of goods or services in r espect 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 th e fact that he has acquired the right to file 
the request in accordance with Article  39 paragraph 4 or 5 of the Act;  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  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 requ est 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 fili ng the request, or the signature or the seal of 
his attorney; 
12.  evidence of the payment of the pr escribed fee and procedural charges. 
 (2)  The request for declaring the trademark i nvalid shall be submitted to the Office in tow 
identical copies. 
 
Other Requirements for Filing the Request for 
Declaring the Trademark Invalid 
 
Article 26 
 
(1)  A separate request for the d eclaration that the trademark is invalid shall be filed for any 
trademark in respect of which the request is filed. 
 (2)  If the request for the declaration that th e 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 cour t register before the date of the application 
for registration of a trademark in respect of which the request is filed, or before the 
date of priority right claimed in the request, if the priority right is claimed; 
2.  prove that he produces the products or s upplies 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 paragr aph 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; 
3.  a classification mark of the Office’s decision 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 
necessary evidence; 
6.  evidence on payment of the prescr ibed fees and procedural charges. 
 (3)  The appeal shall be submitted in two identical copies by post or directly to the Office, which 
shall forward it to the Appeals Council through the Secretariat referr ed to in Article 91 
paragraph 5 of the Patent Act ("Official Gazette", Nos. 173/2003, 87/2005 i 76/2007). IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  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 regist ration 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 clai ms 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 th e 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 corresponding 
form issued by the Office (MŽ-1 forms), on the forms prescribed by the International Bureau 
of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (h ereinafter: "the International Bureau") or on 
the forms corresponding to the contents of the abovementioned forms. If the application is 
filed on the form 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-dimensi onal, an additional representation of the sign, 
which has to be identical to the represent ation 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 th e basic application or the registration of the 
trademark. 
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  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 tr ademark 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 fili ng 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 request has an attorney; 
5.  a clear indication of the kind of the change concerned; 6.  the signature or the seal of the person fili ng 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 appli cation prescribed by the Common Regulations. 
 
(3)  Indications referred to in paragraph 1 of th is Article may be specified on the forms issued by 
the International Bureau or on the forms corres ponding to the contents of these forms. If the 
request for recording of a change is filed on th e 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 cha nge, except when the request is filed for the 
recording 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 indi cations 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 filed th rough the Office, the applicant shall submit 
evidence on payment of the administrative fee a nd the procedural charges for forwarding the 
Community trademark application to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market in addition to the Community trademark applicati on, in accordance with special regulations. 
 
(2)  If the prescribed administrative fees and pr ocedural 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 not receive evidence on their payment within 14 days from receipt of the Community tr ademark application by the Office, it shall be 
presumed that the applicant withdrew the Community trademark application. IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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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 i nvitation of the Office in accordance 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 ot her 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 inte llectual property rights, may submit the translation 
of the Community trademark application referre d to in paragraph 1 of these Regulations only 
through the attorney, which must submit a regul ar 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 Offi ce, the name and the address of the applicant, 
opponent or the person filing requests shall be indicated in the following manner: 
 
1.  if the applicant, the opponent or the pe rson filing requests is a natural person: given 
name 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 pe rson filing requests is a legal person: the firm 
or the 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 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 pers ons filing requests are indicated, for the purpose 
of delivery of communications, onl y the address of the applicant who is mentioned first shall 
be taken into account, except where the appli cant indicates another address as the address for 
correspondence. 
 
(4)  Where several addresses of the applicant, th e opponent or the person filing requests or several 
addresses of the attorney are indicated, only the address mentioned first shall be taken into 
account, except where the applicant,  the opponent , the person filing requests or the attorney 
indicates one of the addresses as the address for correspondence.  IP/N/1/HRV/T/3 
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  (5)  A communication may also indicate other ways of establishing contact with the applicant, the 
opponent, the person filing requests or the atto rney (telephone number, telefax number and E-
mail address). 
 (6)  The provisions of this Article, as well as of Articles 33 and 34 of th ese Regulations, shall be 
applied also on submissions to the Appeals Council. 
 
Other Requirements for Communications 
 
Article 33 
 
(1)  The Office accepts a handwritten signatur e and a stamped signature on communications 
submitted to the Office. 
 (2)  If a communication is accompanied by seve ral 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 Offi ce 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 ver acity of such communication, it may invite the 
person who submitted the communication to file the original of this communication within 30 days counting from the day of receipt of the invitation.. 
 (4)  If the person who submitted the communicati on complies with the invitation referred to in 
paragraph 3 of this Article, the date of the r eceipt of the communication shall be the date on 
which the photocopy of the communication was subm itted to the Office or the date the Office 
received the communication sent by fax. 
 (5)  If the person who filed the request does not  comply with the inv itation referred to in 
paragraph 3 of this Article within the prescribed time limit, it shall be deemed that the Office 
has not received the communication. 
 
Power of Attorney 
 
Article 35 
 
(1)  If a power of attorney is incomplete, th e Office shall invite the person who submitted the 
power of attorney to remedy the found deficiencies within 60 days counting from the day of receipt of the invitation. 
 
(2)  If the person who submitted the power of atto rney does not, within the prescribed time limit, 
comply with the invitation sent by the Office and does not remedy the found deficiencies within the meaning of paragraph 2 of this Article , it shall be deemed that  the attorney has not 
be appointed. 
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  X. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
Ceasing of Effect of Other Provisions 
 
Article 36 
 
The provisions of the Trademark Regulations ("Offi cial Gazette", 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 th ey are published in the "Official Gazette", with 
the exception of Articles 30 and 31 of these Regulations, which shall enter into force on the day the 
Republic of Croatia accedes to the full member ship of the European Union, and Article 16 
paragraph 1 item 37, Article 27 a nd Article 32 paragraph 6 of these Re gulations which shall enter into 
force on 1 June 2008.   
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