WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/HRV/L/3 
30 November 2010 
 (10-6458) 
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 the Protection of 
Topographies of Semiconductor Products and the Regul ations Supplementing the Regulations on the 
Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products , 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 les textes
1 du Règlement sur la protection des topographies de 
semi-conducteurs et du Règlement complétant le Règlement sur la protection des topographies de 
semi-conducteurs, notifiés par la Croa tie le 26 juillet 2010 au titre de l'ar ticle 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 texto1 del Reglamento sobre la Protección de las 
Topografías de Productos Semiconductores y del Reglamento por el que se complementa el 
Reglamento sobre la Protección de las Topografía s de Productos Semiconductores, que Croacia ha 
notificado el 26 de julio de 2010 en virtud de lo disp uesto 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 THE PROTEC TION OF TOPOGRAPHIES  
OF SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS 
 
 
 
     
 
REGULATIONS SUPPLEMENTING THE REGULATIONS ON PROTECTION  
OF TOPOGRAPHIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS* 
 
 
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
  
NN 72/2004, in force from June, 1 2004 
*NN 117/2007, in force from June, 1 2008 
 
Zagreb, December 2007 
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  REGULATIONS ON THE PROTEC TION OF TOPOGRAPHIES  
OF SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS 
 
Article 1 
 These Regulations shall regulate in detail partic ular issues under the Law on the Protection of 
Topographies of Semiconductor Products in relation to the procedures conducted before the State 
Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter referred to as: the Office).  
FORM AND DIRECTIONS FOR FILING APPLICATION 
 
Article 2 
 
(1)  The application of the topography shall be filed in two copies and in person or by mail. 
 
(2)  Request for the registration of a topography shall contain: 
 
1.  express indication that a registration of a topography has been claimed,  2.  name or mark of the topography,  3.  information identifying the applican t: surname, family name, residence and 
nationality in case of a natural person, or company’s name and head office in case of 
a legal person, 
4.  where the topography was created unde r employment: surname, family name and 
residence of the creator of the topography, 
5.  information identifying the representative , if any: surname, family name, residence 
and nationality in case of a natural person, or company’s name and head office, in 
case of a legal person - the registration number with the Office,  
6.  Address for correspondence, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic  address, if any,  7.  indication of the attached statement concerning: 
 
–  common representative for the purpose of correspondence, in case of several 
applicants having no representative, or  in case one applicant having several 
representatives, entering his/her address in the relevant box for correspondence, 
–  initial date of the first commercial use of the topography where commercially 
used prior to date of filing of the a pplication, except in case such an use was 
carried out subject to the conditions of confidentiality, 
 
8.  indication that the parts of application of the topography shall be deemed a trade 
secret, 
9.  indication of the essential elements and attachments accompanying the request for 
registration of the topography, such as: 
 
–  number of pages of the short desc ription of characteristic features of 
electronic function or function of the semiconductor product manufactured according to the topography as the subject matter under the application,  
–  kind and quantity of the materials identifying or illustrating the topography, 
–  number of samples of the semiconductor product manufactured according to 
the topography as the subject matter under the application, 
–  kind of data medium of the topogr aphy (magnetic, optical or other),   IP/N/1/HRV/L/3 
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  –  printout of data on the topography (computer file printout used for the 
manufacture of the semiconductor product containing the topography as the subject matter under the application), if any, 
–  description of the topography, if any.   
10.  Indication of additional attachments concerning: 
 
–  evidence on the payment of administrative fees and extra costs of procedure 
for the registration of the topography in accordance with special provisions, 
–  appended power of attorney, in case a representative has been appointed, 
–  appended additional sheets featuring in formation identifying other applicants 
 of topography, if any, –  appended additional sheets featuring information identifying other creators of 
the topography, if any,  
–  other attachments, if any. 
 
11.  signature of the applicant of the topography, his/her representative and the seal, if 
any, 
12.  power of attorney, in case the representative has been appointed. 
 (3)  Request for the registration of the topography  shall be filed on the T-1 form. The T-1 form is 
an integral part of the application of the topography. 
 (4)  Where the space provided in a single box under the T-1 form in insufficient for the 
registration of all the data, the remaining data sh all be filed, indicating the relevant reference 
of the box, as a supplement to the T-1 form. 
 
(5)  The Office shall deliver to the appli cant of the topography a second specimen of the 
completed T-1 form evidencing the receipt of the application. 
 (6)  The Office shall not verify the veracity of data provided for under a request for the 
registration of the topography. 
 
MATERIAL IDENTIFYING OR 
ILLUSTRATING TOPOGRAPHY 
 
Article 3 
 
(1)  For the purpose of identifying or illustra ting the topography, the material pursuant to 
Article 7, paragraph (7), s ubparagraph e) of the Law on the Protection of Topographies of 
Semiconductor Products ("Official Gazette",  number 173/03) shall be filed with the 
application. 
 
(2)  The material pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article shall evidently and under sufficient 
distinction disclose single layers of the topography and the sequences thereof. Any 
photographic representation featuring a single unity shall be to the same scale. 
 (3)  The material pursuant to Article 7, para graph (3) under the Law may be attached to the 
material pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article. IP/N/1/HRV/L/3 
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  TRADE SECRETS 
 
Article 4 
 
(1)  The applicant may mark as a trade secret the material or a part of the materials pursuant to 
Article 3, paragraph (1) of these Regulations. Th e parts of the material so marked under the 
application may not as a rule comprise the materi al as a whole, but only a definite number of 
drawings and photographic representations; such pa rts shall be filed as a separate part of the 
application. The subject material shall be marked by character "S". 
 
(2)  The material marked as a trade secret pursua nt to paragraph (1) of this Article may also be 
filed, besides the procedure provided under para graph (1) of this Article, as two different 
specimens, one specimen in th e original for the inspection under the procedure for a 
declaration of invalidity and infringement of rights; and the second specimen for the purpose 
of general inspection with the relevant part s made unrecognisable by erasure or shading. 
 
(3)  A part of the material made unrecognisable may comprise up to 90% of the total surface of 
drawings and photographic representations pursu ant to Article 3., paragraph (1) of these 
Regulations. A party may inspect (general inspec tion) such materials only in the presence of 
the responsible person at the Office and take  notes only by hand. Taking photographs, making 
photocopies or any other duplication shall not be permitted. 
 
(4)  For inspecting the materials pursuant to paragra ph (2) of this Article a request shall be filed in 
writing and the evidence on the paid adequa te administrative fees and extra costs of 
procedure. 
 
THE LANGUAGE OF APPLICATION 
 
Article 5 
 
(1)  The application of topography shall be filed in the Croatian language and Latin script. 
 
(2)  The use of technical terms from a foreign la nguage shall be accepted only in case they are 
habitual in the area to which these Regulations apply.  
 
GENERAL PROVISION 
 
Article 6 
 
The provisions under the Regulations on patents sh all apply mutatis mutandis to keeping of the 
Register of topographies.  
EXPIRATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS 
 
Article 7 
 
Upon the entry into force of these Regulations th e provisions under the Law on Layout Designs of 
Integrated Circuits ("Official Gazette" number 146/99)  and the pertinent forms as an integral part of 
these Regulations shall expire.  IP/N/1/HRV/L/3 
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  ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THESE REGULATIONS 
 
Article 8 
 
These Regulations shall enter into force on the date  of the publication thereof in the "Official 
Gazette". 
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SUPPLEMENTING THE REGULATIONS ON PROTECTION OF TOPOGRAPHIES OF 
SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS 
 
Article 1 
 
In the Regulations on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (Official Gazette", 
No. 72/2004), below article 5, a new title and Article 5a are added which read:  
 
"APPEAL PROCEEDINGS 
 
Article 5a 
 (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.  express indication that the appeal is being submitted, 2.  data on the appellant, for natural pers ons: name, surname and domicile, and for legal 
persons: the company name and the seat, 
3.  classification number of the decree which is appealed, 
4.  registration number of the topography application or of the topography, 
5.  indication on whether the decree is appeal ed 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 and costs of appeal proceedings shall be submitted 
along with the appeal, or the proof on the grounds of which the exemption form the duty to 
pay administrative fees and costs of proceedings is requested. 
 (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), the Office will forward the appeal to the 
Board of Appeal." 
 
Article 2 
 
These regulations shall enter into force on 1 June 2008. 
 
 
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