WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/HRV/G/3 
30 November 2010 
 (10-6442) 
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 Geographical Indications 
and Designations of Origin of Products and Services and Regulati ons Supplementing the Regulations 
on Geographical Indications and Designations of Or igin of Products and Services, 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 les indications géographiques et les 
désignations d'origine pour les produits et services et du Règlement complétant le Règlement sur les 
indications géographiques et les d ésignations d'origine pour les produits et services, 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 texto1 del Reglamento sobre indicaciones 
geográficas y denominaciones de origen de producto s y servicios y del Reglamento por el que se 
complementa el Reglamento sobre indicaciones ge ográficas y denominaciones de origen de productos 
y servicios, 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 GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS AND 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN 
OF PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES 
 
 
 
   
REGULATIONS 
SUPPLEMENTING THE REGULATIONS 
ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN 
OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES* 
  
 
    
 
     
 
 
NN 72/2004, in force from June, 1 2004 
*NN 117/2007, in force from June, 1 2008 
 
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REGULATIONS ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS  
AND DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES  
 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE REGULATIONS 
 
Article 1 
The Regulations on Geographical Indications and D esignations of Origin of  Products and Services 
(hereinafter referred to as: the Regulations) shall in detail regulate administrative proceedings laid 
down under the Law on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin of 
Products and Services (hereinafter: the Law) that are conducted before the State Intellectual Property 
Office (hereinafter: the Office).  
HOMONYMS 
 
Article 2 
The homonyms under Article 9 of the Law shall be used as follows:  
a)  Name of the country of origin of the product shall be indicated immediately after or 
under the protected indication of the place of origin of a product and the name of the 
place of origin of a product and thus in all the forms indicating a product and its packaging as well as in the documents, promo tional material and shall be identically 
presented in the media messages; 
 
b)  Name of the country of origin of the service shall be indicated immediately to the 
protected name of the country of origin of a service and the name of the place of origin of a service in the documents, prom otional material and shall be identically 
presented in the mediamessage 
 
REGISTRATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS OR DESIGNATIONS OF 
ORIGIN 
 
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION 
 
Article 3 
(1)  The application for the registration of a ge ographical indication or a designation of origin 
under Article 20 of the Law shall be made on th e application forms (G-1 or G-2) being an 
integral part under the Regulations, or on the forms that by their contents and appearance 
fully comply with these forms. 
 
Next to the information provided under Article 20 to  22 of the Law, the application shall also be 
accompanied by:  
1.  Information in relation to Article 22,  paragraph (1) of the Law referring to the 
2.  Information in relation to Article 22, pa ragraph (1) of the Law referring to the name 
of a company or the name of a legal entity  or the surname and forename of a natural 
person; 
3.  address or head office of the applicant (telephone and facsimile number of the 
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  4.  data of a document on grounds of which the protection has been claimed by a foreign 
person according to Article 21, paragraph (3 ) under the Law (the name of the country 
and the authority having issued the documen t, the date of issue and the number and 
name of the document); 
5.  list of all annexes filed under the application; 
6.  signature or seal of the applicant, his/her plenipotentiary or representative. 
7.  Attached to the forms pursuant to paragr aph (1) of this Article the following shall be 
filed to the Office: A statement containing information on the common representative, or the common plenipotentiary  in case the application has been filed 
by several persons, and other evidence provided under the Law or by special 
provisions. 
 
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF 
AUTHORISED USERS 
 
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION 
 
Article 4 
(1)  The application for the registration of rights to use a geographical indication or a designation 
of origin shall be filed on the application forms (K-1 or K-2) being an integral part of the 
Regulations, or on the forms that by their c ontents and appearance fully comply with these 
forms.  
 (2)  Next to the information provided under Artic le 25 and 26 of the Law, the application shall 
also be accompanied by: 
 
(3)  Express indication whether the application is filed for the grant of a capacity of authorised 
 user of a geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
 (4)  information in relation to Article 26, paragr aph (1) under the Law referring to the name of the 
 company or legal entity or the surn ame and forename for natural person; 
 
1.  address or head office of the applicant (telephone and facsimile number of the 
appointed contact person where possible); 
2.  information identifying the representativ e or plenipotentiary, where an application 
has been filed through the repr esentative or plenipotentiary; 
3.  name of a geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
4.  data concerning a document on grounds of  which protection has been claimed by a 
foreign person according to Article 21, pa ragraph (3) under the Law (name of the 
country and the authority having issued the document, the date of issue and the number and name of the document); 
5.  list of all annexes filed under the application; 6.  evidence on the pursuit of a specific ac tivity, or production of a specific product, 
bearing a geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
7.  indication of the authority exercising control of products, and the evidence on the 
completed control containing data featur ing the number and date of issue of a 
Certificate on the checked and determined quality of the products. 
8.  The forms pursuant to paragraph (1) of th is Article shall be filed to the Office and or 
the common plenipotentiary if the applicati on has been filed by several persons, and 
other evidence provided under the Law or by special provisions. 
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  SUPPORTING DOCUMENT ON 
PURSUIT OF ACTIVITIES 
 
Article 5 
The evidence on the pursuit of specific activities, or production of a specific product may be a 
certificate issued by the competen t authority of the local or regional self-government, or an excerpt 
from the register at the commercial court, and shall contain:  
1.  Company's name or the corporate name, or the forename and surname and head 
office, or address of the applicant; 
2.  information on the pursuit of specific activ ity performed by the applicant, or on the 
production of products concerned bearing a geographical indication or a designation 
of origin; 
3.  information identifying the person accre dited for representation, where the person 
filing the application for the grant of a capac ity of authorised user- is a legal person; 
4.  signature or seal of the authorised person. 
 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENT ON COMPLETED 
CONTROL 
 
Article 6 
The supporting document of completed control of  the products shall contain the following 
information:  
1.  Company's name or corporate name and head office of the competent authority 
exercising control of the product indica ted under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin;  
2.  geographical name granted protec tion under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
3.  true denomination of the product being indicated; 4.  result and opinion of the competent authority on the checked and determined quality 
of products; 
5.  seal and signature of the authorised person. 
 
PUBLICATION OF APPPLICATION 
 
INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATION 
 
Article 7 
In the Office Official Gazette shall be publishe d the following information under the application: 
 
1.  Number of the application;  2.  date of filing of the application; 
3.  company's name or corporate name or fo rename and surname and head office, or the 
address of the applicant; 
4.  information identifying the plenipotentiary  or representative, if the applicant has any; 
5.  name of the product or service granted protection under the indication; 6.  name of the geographical indication or designation of origin. 
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  ENTRY IN THE REGISTER OF 
APPLICATIONS 
 
REGISTER OF APPLICATIONS ON 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN 
 
Article 8 
Registers of the applications on geographical indicati ons and designations of origin are kept, in which 
the following information are recorded: 
 
1.  Number of the application for the registration of a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
2.  date of filing of the application; 3.  indication of the kind of application; 
4.  company's name or corporate name or th e forename and surname and head office, or 
address of the applicant; 
5.  information identifying the plenipotentiary  or representative, if they are applicants; 
6.  a geographical name granted protec tion under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
7.  the name of the region or place of orig in of the product marked under a geographical 
indication or a designation of origin; 
8.  information on the mode of completing administrative proceedings; 9.  information on the changes incurred pending administrative proceedings. 
 
REGISTER OF APPLICATIONS FOR 
GRANTING RIGHTS OF USE 
 
Article 9 
The registers of applications for granting a capacity of authorised user of a geographical indication or 
a designation of origin are kept, in which the following information shall be entered:  
1.  Number of the application for the gran t of a capacity of authorised user of a 
geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
2.  date of filing of the application; 3.  company's name or corporate name or th e forename and surname and head office, or 
address of the applicant; 
4.  geographical name granted protec tion under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
5.  number of the registration of a geographical indication or a designation of origin to 
which the application for the grant of th e capacity of authorised user refers; 
6.  indication whether the application refers to the grant of authorised user of a 
geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
7.  name of the region in the pursuit of specific activities, or production of a specific 
product, marked under a geographical i ndication or a designation of origin; 
8.  mode of completing administrative proceedings; 9.  information on the changes incurred pending administrative proceedings. 
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  REGISTRATION 
 
RECORDING IN THE REGISTER OF 
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AND 
DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN 
 
Article 10 
Information laid down under Article 35 of the Law sh all be recorded in the Register of geographical 
indications or the Register of designations of or igin and accompanied by the following information: 
 
1.  Number of the protected indication;  
2.  date of issuing of the Office decision on the grant of a designation and the entry in the 
register; 
3.  date of publication of the protected indication in the Office Official Gazette; 4.  company's name or corporate name or th e forename and surname and head office, or 
address of the applicant; 
5.  date of filing of the application; 6.  date of publication of the application; 7.  opposition, if any (the number, date , information identifying the applicant); 
8.  document used as the basis for the gran t of the international designation (number, 
date, name of the country of origin, name of the authority having issued the 
document); 
9.  In case of a foreign application, country of origin; 10.  Termination of protection of a geographical  indication or a designation of origin and 
the legal basis thereof. 
 
REGISTER OF AUTHORISED USERS 
 
Article 11 
Information laid down under Article 36 of the Law sh all be entered in the Register of geographical 
indications or the Register of designations of or igin and accompanied by the following information: 
 
1.  Registration number of the user; 
2.  date of issuing of the Office decision on the acquisition of the right of use and 
recording in the Register; 
3.  company's name or corporate name, or fo rename and surname and head office, or the 
address of the applicant; 
4.  date of filing of the application; 
5.  in case of a foreign application, name of the country of origin; 6.  name of the product or service under whic h a geographical indication or a designation 
of origin shall be protected; 
7.  validity date of the right to use a geographical indication or a designation of origin; 8.  changes referring to the legal status of the right holder and the right as such;  
9.  renewal of the right of use; 
10.  expiration of the right of use and the legal basis thereof. 
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  PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION 
 
INFORMATION ON PROTECTED 
INDICATION 
 
Article 12 
In the Office Official Gazette the following info rmation on a protected geographical indication or a 
designation of origin shall be published:  
1.  Registration number of a geographical  indication or a designation of origin; 
2.  date of recording in the Register; 
3.  geographical name granted protec tion under a geographical indication or a 
designation of origin; 
4.  product or service under which a geographical indication or a designation of origin is 
protected; 
5.  date of the application referring to a geographical indication or a designation of 
origin; 
6.  name of the region or the place of origin of products marked under the protected 
indication. 
 
INFORMATION ON AUTHORISED USERS 
 
Article 13 
In the Office Official Gazette the following information on authorised users of a geographical indication or a designation of origin shall be published:  
1.  The registration number of the authorised user; 
2.  the company or the corporate name or th e forename and surname and head office, or 
the address of the authorised user; 
3.  the date of entry in the Register of authorised users; 
4.  a protected geographical indication or a designation of origin and the registration 
number thereof; 
5.  a mention whether it is a right to use a geographical indication or a designation of 
origin; 
6.  the name of the region or the place of origin of the product that is indicated; 7.  the validity date of the gran ted capacity of authorised user. 
 
OTHER INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATION 
 
Article 14 
In the Office Official Gazette the followi ng information shall also be published: 
 
1.  Expiration of a geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
2.  expiration of the capacity of authorised user; 
3.  the changes referring to authorised users; 4.  renewal of the right of use. 
 
CERTIFICATE 
 
Article 15 
(1)  At the written request of th e user the Office shall issue him/her a Certificate on the right to 
use a geographical indication or a designation of origin. 
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  (2)  The Certificate on the right to use a geographical indication or a designation of origin shall 
contain: 
 
1.  Registration number of the authorised user , and date of recording in the Register of 
authorised users of a geographical indication or a designation of origin; 
2.  company's name or corporate name or th e forename and surname and head office, or 
address of the authorised user; 
3.  protected name and registration number of the indication; 4.  mention whether it is the right to use a geographical indication or a designation of 
origin; 
5.  name of the product or service granted protection under the indication; 
6.  date of validity for granted capacity of authorised user. 
 
RENEWAL OF RIGHTS OF USE 
 
Article 16 
Information on renewal of the right to use the ge ographical indication or designation of origin are 
identical to the information for acquiring the right of use and shall be established upon request of the right holder and filed on the form (K-1A or K-2A) be ing an integral part of the Regulations, or on the 
form that by its contents or appearance entirely comply with this form.  
PROCEDURE FOR RECORDING OF 
AMENDMENTS 
 
Article 17 
(1)  In the Registers of authorised users shall be  entered the changes of status and other changes 
referring to the authorised user of a geographical indication or a designation of origin. 
 (3)  Procedure for recording of any kind of am endments shall be lodged upon a written request on 
the form K-3 being an integral part of the Regulations. The form shall contain the following information: 
 
1.  Company's name or corporate name, or the forename and surname and head office or 
address of the authorised user accordi ng to situation in the Registers;  
2.  registration number of the authorised user; 3.  protected name and the registration number of the indication; 4.  information identifying the representative or plenipotentiary, if they are applicants; 
5.  indication of kind and contents of the change. 
 (3)  Under the request pursuant to paragraph (2) of  this Article, the following shall be submitted: 
 
1.  evidence of the legal basis for the change applied for registration; 
2.  power of attorney, if applied for by the plenipotentiary; 
3.  evidence on the paid fees and costs of procedure for the registration of a change. 
 
Article 18 
(1)  Where a request for the registration of a change contains no information pursuant to 
Article 17, paragraph (2) under the Regulations , the Office shall call upon the applicant to 
remedy the request within 30 days from the date of receipt of the call. 
 (2)  Where the applicant fails to  proceed accordingly within the set  time limit, the Office shall 
reject the request for the registration of the change. 
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  Article 19 
(1)  Where a request for the registration of a ch ange contains no legally valid basis, or is non 
compliant with the prescribed requirements unde r the Law, or the information under request 
differ from those in the register, the Offi ce shall call upon the applicant to submit 
observations on the grounds of non -registrability of a change within 30 days from the date of 
receipt of the notice. 
 (2)  Where the applicant fails to submit or  submits observations on the grounds of non-
registrability of a change within the prescribed time limit pursuant to paragraph (1) under this 
Article, and the Office deems the registration of the change may not becarried out, the Office 
shall reject the request for the registration of a change in a decision. 
 
PROCEDURE AT THE PROPOSAL FOR 
DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY 
 
Article 20 
(1)  Procedure for declaration of invalidity of a decision for the registration of a geographical 
indication or a designation of origin or a decision on the right of use shall be lodged by filing a proposal to the Office. 
 (2)  The proposal shall contain: 
 
1.  Company's name or corporate name, or the forename and surname and head office, or 
the address of the applicant;  
2.  company's name or corporate name, or th e forename and surname and head office, or 
the address of the person under decision re questing a declaration of invalidity; 
3.  indication identifying kind of a decision under paragraph (1) of this Article for which 
a declaration of invalidity has been requested; 
4.  protected name and registration number of the indication; 5.  registration numbers of authorised users; 6.  reasons for requesting a declaration of invalidity of a decision and the evidence for 
the mentioned reasons; 
7.  power of attorney if the procedure h as been instituted by the plenipotentiary or 
accredited representative; 
8.  evidence on the paid administrative fees a nd costs of procedure for the filed proposal. 
9.  Where a proposal does not contain all th e elements laid down under paragraph (2) of 
this Article, the Office shall call upon th e applicant to remedy the filing within 
30 days from the delivery of the call. If the applicant fails to pr oceed pursuant to the 
call, the Office shall reject the proposal fo r a declaration of invalidity of a decision. 
 
Article 21 
(1)  Where the filed proposal according to Artic le 20 under the Regulations is compliant, the 
Office shall forward it to all the authorised users and call upon them to submit observations 
within 30 days from the receipt of the call. Where at least one authorised user submits 
observations in the event of several users, the Office may schedule a hearing and call upon the 
applicant of a declaration of invalidit y of a decision and authorised users. 
 (2)  After completing the procedure in the meani ng of paragraph (1) under this Article, the Office 
may issue a decision on declaration of invali dity of a decision on the protection of a 
geographical indication or a designation of origin , or on the grant of a capacity of authorised 
user, or a decision rejecting the proposal. 
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  Article 22 
(1)  Where the Office issued a decision on declaration of invalidity of a decision on the protection 
of a geographical indication or a designation of origin, under this decision shall also be declared invalid the decisions granting a capac ity of authorised users for these indications. 
 
(2)  In the Office Official Gazette shall be pub lished: Number and date of issuing a decision on 
declaration of invalidity of a decision on the protection of a geographical indication or a designation of origin, or decisions on declara tion of invalidity of a decision granting the 
capacity of authorised user, and the registrati on number of the indication, or the registration 
number of the authorised user. 
 
PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION OF A 
DECISION GRANTING THE CAPACITY OF 
AUTHORISED USER 
 
Article 23 
(1)  Procedure for the revocation of a decision gr anting the capacity of authorised user shall be 
lodged by a written request. 
 (2)  The request pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article shall contain: 
 
1.  Company's name or corporate name or th e forename and surname and head office, or 
the address of the applicant; 
2.  company's name or the corporate name or  the forename and surname and head office, 
or the address of the authorised user; 
3.  mention that the revocation of a decision  granting the capacity of authorised user has 
been requested; 
4.  registration number of the authorised user  and the date of entry in the Register of 
authorised users; 
5.  protected name and the registration number of indication; 6.  mention whether it is an authorised user of a geographical indication or a designation 
of origin 
7.  reasons for requesting a declaration of invalidity of a decision and the evidence 
therefore; 
8.  power of attorney if the request has been filed through the representative or 
plenipotentiary; 
9.  evidence on the paid administrativ e fees and costs of procedure.  
 
(3)  Where the request for the revocation of  a decision does not contain all the required 
information pursuant to paragraph (2) under this Article, the Office shall call upon the 
applicant to remedy the request within  30 days from the receipt of the call. 
 (4)  Where the person filing a request fails to reme dy the request within the specified time limit, 
the Office shall reject the request. 
 
Article 24 
(1)  Where the filed request according to Article 23 under the Regulations is compliant, the Office 
shall submit it to the authorised user and ca ll upon him/her to submit observations within the 
time limit of 30 days from the receipt of the call. 
 (2)  Where, within the time limit pursuant to para graph (1) of this Article, the authorised user 
submits observations on the request, the Offi ce may schedule a hearing and call upon the 
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(3)  After completing a procedure pursuant to the request for revocation of a decision, the Office 
may issue a decision on revocation of a decision gr anting the capacity of authorised user, or a 
decision rejecting the request. 
 
(4)  In the Office Official Gazette shall be published the number and date of a decision on the 
revocation of a decision granting the capacity of  authorised user of a geographical indication 
or a designation of origin. 
 
PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGN APPLICATIONS 
 
Article 25 
(1)  A foreign natural or legal entity having head office or residence in the country with which the 
Republic of Croatia has concluded or ratified th e international treaty on mutual protection of 
geographical indications or designations of orig in and authorised users, shall exercise the 
right before the Office by virtue of evidence that a geographical indication or a designation of 
origin is registered and protected in the respective country. 
 (2)  The list pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article shall be published in the Office Official 
Gazette. 
 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
Article 26 
On initial date of the application of the Regulati ons, the Regulations on Geographical Indications of 
Origin shall expire ("Official Gazette" 146/99). 
 
Article 27 
The present Regulations shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the 'Official Gazette'. 
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SUPPLEMENTING THE REGULATIONS ON GEOGRAPHICAL 
INDICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN OF PRODUCTS 
AND SERVICES 
 
Article 1 
In the Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin of Products and Services Regulations 
("Official Gazette, No. 72/2004), in Article 8, belo w subparagraph 9, subpara graph 10 is added which 
reads:  
"10. data on the appeal against the decision of the Office, if the appeal was submitted (data on the 
applicant, number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed, date when the appeal was 
received, data on the attorney, if the applicant has on, as well as the da te and the type of the decision 
on the appeal)."  
Article 2 
In Article 9 below subparagraph 9, su bparagraph 10 is added which reads: 
 "10. data on the appeal against the decision of the Office, if the appeal was submitted (data on the 
applicant, number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed, date when the appeal was 
received, data on the attorney, if the applicant has on, as well as the da te and the type of the decision 
on the appeal)." 
 
Article 3 
In Article 10, below subparagraph 10, subparagraph 11 is added which reads: 
 
"11. data on the appeal against the decision of the Office, if the appeal was submitted (data on the 
applicant, number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed, date when the appeal was 
received, data on the attorney, if the applicant has on, as well as the da te and the type of the decision 
on the appeal)."  
Article 4 
In Article 11, below subparagraph 10, subparagraph 11 is added which reads: 
 "11. data on the appeal against the decision of the Office, if the appeal was submitted (data on the 
applicant, number and date of the decision of the Office which is appealed, date when the appeal was 
received, data on the attorney, if the applicant has on, as well as the da te and the type of the decision 
on the appeal)." 
 
Article 5 
Below Article 25, subtitle and Artic le 25a are added and which read: 
 
APPEAL PROCEEDINGS 
Article 25a 
(1)  Appeal proceedings are initiated by su bmitting the appeal to the Board of Appeal. 
 (2)  The appeal referred to in paragra ph 1 of this Article shall contain:  
 
1.  an express indication that the appeal being submitted, 
2.  the company name or the name and family name, and the seat or the address of the 
appellant, 
3.  the classification number of the decree which is appealed, 4.  the protected name and the registration number of the indication,  IP/N/1/HRV/G/3 
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  5.  the registration number of the authorised user, 
6.  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, 
7.  the proof on payment of the prescribed fees and costs. 
 
(3)  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 6 
These regulations shall enter into force on 1 June 2008.   
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