COPYRIGHT & PATENTING IN CROATIA by Marina Zorić Trgovacka skola, Zagreb
ERASMUS+ INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS: OUR HERITAGE AND OUR FUTURE
Copyright belongs to the author copyrighted work can only be used with
author's written permission ideas, concepts, methods are not a subject
of copyright protection, they are free
What does it mean to publicly use copyrighted work? ď‚— any use of author's work that is publicly
available or used in a space accessible to members of the public ď‚— internet, books, movies,...
What are “orphan“ works? works such as books, movies and newspaper
articles that are copyrighted, but their author can not be identified
Patent a document granting an inventor sole rights to
an invention international classification – A-H
Process of getting your work patented 1. Submission of the application ď‚— submitting an application to the State
Intellectual Property Office ď‚— the procedure may take several years
2. Period of 18 months formal verification of all legal requirements
for registration if not, they will invite the applicant to remove
the imperfections 3. Announcement of the application in the Croatian Intellectual Property Gazette
after which it is available in the database on the Institute's website
4. Decision on protection a) Complete examination procedure:
protection lasts 20 years b) Recognition of a Consensual Patent:
protection lasts 10 years – faster and cheaper
ď‚— procedure is finished when you get patent
documents
Fees • 100kn for administrative fees • 1200kn for expenses • the test procedure may amount to 3900kn, 2000kn or 1000kn • administrative fees are 100kn, 80kn or 60kn • maintenance costs each year
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