WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide HR - Kroatien
Amt für geistiges Eigentum (Kroatien)

    Applicable as from 1. Januar 2026
    (published on 1. Dezember 2025)

    Summary of latest changes in this version
    RO: RO fees
    List of changes

    [MT] Nützliche Informationen zu den Ferienwohnungen

    [MT] Der PCT-Anmelderleitfaden wird fast wöchentlich mit Informationen aktualisiert, die vom Internationalen Büro eingehen.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] Liste der in diesem Dokument verwendeten Abkürzungen :
    Office: State Intellectual Property Office (Croatia)
    PL: Patent Law of 20 February 2020
    PReg: Patent Regulations of 16 May 2020
    [MT] Liste der in diesem Dokument verwendeten Währungen :
    EUR (Euro)
    [MT] Länder und Büros Information :
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    [MT] Büroprofil
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] PCT Vorbehalte, Erklärungen, Notifizierungen und Unvereinbarkeiten
    The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
    Refer to the full list.
    [MT] Büro Geschlossene Termine
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] Internationale Phase

    [MT] Anhang B - Angaben über Vertragsstaaten oder zwischenstaatliche Organisationen

    [MT] Vertragsstaat :
    Kroatien
    [MT] Zwei-Buchstaben-Code :
    HR
    [MT] Name des Büros:
    Amt für geistiges Eigentum (Kroatien)
    Ort :
    Ulica grada Vukovara 78
    10000 Zagreb
    Croatia
    [MT] Postanschrift :
    Same as above
    [MT] Telefon :
    (385-1) 6106 100
    [MT] E-Mail :
    info@dziv.hr
    [MT] Website :
    [MT] Fax :
    (385-1) 6109 660
    [MT] Nimmt das Amt die Einreichung von Unterlagen per Telefax oder auf ähnliche Weise an ( Regel 92.4 PCT )?
    Nein
    [MT] Versendet das Amt Mitteilungen über internationale Anmeldungen per E-Mail?
    Nein
    [MT] Würde das Amt bei Verlust oder Verspätung einen Nachweis über die Versendung eines Schriftstücks akzeptieren, wenn ein anderer Zustelldienst als die Postbehörden in Anspruch genommen wird ( Regel 82.1 PCT )?
    Nein
    [MT] Ist das Amt bereit, Anmeldern die Möglichkeit zu geben, Anmeldungen dem WIPO-Digitalzugangsdienst für Prioritätsdokumente ( DAS ) ( Regel 17.1 b - bis PCT ) zur Verfügung zu stellen?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    Nein
    [MT] Zuständiges(e) Anmeldeamt(e) für internationale Anmeldungen, die von Staatsangehörigen oder Einwohnern dieses Staates eingereicht werden:
    EP,
    HR,
    IB
    [MT] Beschränkt die nationale Gesetzgebung die Einreichung internationaler Anmeldungen bei ausländischen Ämtern?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Zuständige benannte ( oder gewählte ) Stelle (n ) für diesen Staat :
    National protection: HR
    European patent: EP
    [MT] Arten des Schutzes, die über das PCT angeboten werden:
    National:
    Patents,
    Utility models

    European:
    Patents
    [MT] Vom Amt akzeptierte Zahlungsarten :
    The payment of the fees has to be effected in Euro. Payment may be effected by transfer to the following bank:
    Bank name and address
    Croatian National Bank
    Trg hrvatskih velikana 3
    10000 Zagreb
    Croatia
    Account holder name and address
    Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
    Katanciceva 5
    10000 Zagreb
    Croatia
    Account name
    State Budget of the Republic of Croatia
    Account number / IBAN
    HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0
    BIC/SWIFT Code
    NBHRHR2XXXX
    Payment relating to Renewal fees for European patents must include the following details:
    MODEL
    HR63
    PNB
    5657-6179-140007 (in the remarks field)
    All payments must include the name of the patent applicant/holder and one of the following information:
    — the international application/patent number or
    — the European patent number
    This information should be entered in the free text field of the payment order
    Any additional exchange and/or bank fees must be paid separately, so as not to reduce the amount of the respective annual fee. In the case of insufficient payment, the Office will send an invitation to pay the difference up to the legally prescribed fee amount, or the right will be lost
    The evidence of payment should be submitted to the Office either by e-mail or by other suitable means
    [MT] Verfügbarkeit nach nationalem Recht für eine internationale Typrecherche ( Artikel 15 PCT) :
    None
    [MT] Vorläufiger Schutz nach internationaler Veröffentlichung :
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent:
    The applicant must submit to the Office a translation of the international application into Croatian. The provisional protection (refer to Article 95 of the Patent Law) applies as from the date of the publication of the translation of the international application in the Official Gazette of the State Intellectual Property Office (Croatia) (refer to Article 59 of the Patent Law).
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of an extended European patent:
    A published European patent application shall provisionally confer the protection as conferred by a published national patent application under Article 95 of the Patent Law as from the date on which a translation of the published European patent application into the Croatian language has been communicated by the applicant to the person using the invention in Croatia.
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent:
    A published European patent application shall provisionally confer the protection as conferred by a published national patent application under Article 95 of the Patent Law as from the date on which a translation of the published European patent application into the Croatian language has been communicated by the applicant to the person using the invention in Croatia.
    [MT] Informationen von Interesse, wenn dieser Vertragsstaat benannt ( oder gewählt ) wird
    [MT] Für den nationalen Schutz
    [MT] Zeitpunkt, zu dem Name und Anschrift des Erfinders anzugeben sind:
    May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within two months from the date of receipt of the invitation or to furnish not later than four months from the date of entry into the national phase a statement that the inventor wishes not to be named.
    [MT] Gibt es besondere Bestimmungen für die Ablage von Mikroorganismen und anderem biologischem Material?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.
    [MT] Für ein europäisches Patent
    Refer to Annex B(EP)

    [MT] Anhang C - Annahmestelle

    [MT] Zuständige Empfangsstelle für Staatsangehörige und Einwohner von :
    Kroatien
    [MT] Sprache, in der internationale Anmeldungen eingereicht werden können:
    If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (refer to Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).
    Croatian,
    English
    [MT] Sprache, die für sprachabhängigen Freitext in der Reihenfolgenauflistung akzeptiert wird:
    Same as above
    [MT] Sprache, in der der Antrag eingereicht werden kann:
    English
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    1
    [MT] Akzeptiert das Anmeldeamt die Einreichung internationaler Anmeldungen in elektronischer Form?
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 23 March 2023, pages 76 et seq.
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format. If the receiving Office does not accept international applications in electronic form in such format, the international application will be transmitted to the International Bureau as receiving Office (PCT Rule 19.4(a)(ii-bis)).
    Yes, the Office accepts XML and PDF files filed using ePCT-Filing
    [MT] Nimmt das Anmeldeamt die Einreichung von Unterlagen vor der Umwandlung an und wenn ja, in welchem Format ( § 706 der PCT-Verwaltungsvorschriften )?
    Yes, any format
    [MT] Akzeptiert das Anmeldeamt die Einbeziehung durch Verweis ( Regel 20.6 PCT )?
    Ja
    [MT] Nimmt das Anmeldeamt die Einreichung von Farbzeichnungen auf informeller Basis an und übermittelt sie dem Internationalen Büro?
    Ja
    [MT] Nimmt das Anmeldeamt Anträge auf Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts an ( Regel 26bis.3 PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests
    [MT] Zuständige internationale Recherchenbehörde :
    EP
    [MT] Zuständige Behörde für die internationale vorläufige Prüfung :
    EP
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] Übermittlungsgebühr :
    26.54 EUR
    [MT] Internationale Anmeldegebühr :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,428 EUR
    [MT] Gebühr pro Blatt über 30 :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    16 EUR
    [MT] Ermäßigungen ( unter Gebührentabelle, Posten 4 ) :
    [MT] Elektronische Einreichung ( Antrag in Zeichenkodierung ) :
    215 EUR
    [MT] Elektronische Einreichung ( Antrag, Beschreibung, Ansprüche und Zusammenfassung in Zeichenkodierung ) :
    322 EUR
    [MT] Suchgebühr :
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    [MT] Gebühr für Prioritätsdokument ( Regel 17.1 b) PCT) :
    19.91 EUR
    — plus, for each additional priority document:
    6.64 EUR
    [MT] Gebühr für den Antrag auf Wiedereinsetzung in den vorigen Stand des Prioritätsrechts ( Regel 26bis.3 d) PCT):
    26.54 EUR
    [MT] Ist ein Bevollmächtigter vom Anmeldeamt verlangt?
    No, if the applicant resides in Croatia
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    [MT] Wer kann als Agent agieren?
    A list of patent representatives is available on the website of the Office at:
    http://www.dziv.hr/en/representation-before-sipo/patent-representatives/
    1. any natural person who is a citizen of the Republic of Croatia or a citizen of a Contracting State of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (hereinafter: the EEA), having permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia or in a Contracting State of the EEA, holding a university degree in technical or natural sciences and having passed the professional examination for patent representative before the Office
    2. any natural person who is a citizen of the Republic of Croatia or a citizen of a Contracting State of the EEA, having permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia or in a Contracting State of the EEA, holding a university degree in an area other than technical or natural sciences, having at least five years of working experience in jobs relating to the acquisition and maintenance of industrial property rights, obtained after completing the studies and having passed the professional examination for patent representative before the Office
    3. an attorney entered in the Register of Attorneys maintained by the Croatian Bar Association who passed the professional examination for patent representative before the Office, or a law firm employing such an attorney or cooperating with him pursuant to some other contractual relationship
    4. any legal person with a registered office in the Republic of Croatia or in a Contracting State of the EEA, employing at least one person meeting the conditions referred to in point 1 or 2 of this paragraph or cooperating with such person pursuant to some other contractual relationship and performing the activities of representation before the Office as its registered activity
    [MT] Verzicht auf Vollmacht :
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] Hat das Amt auf die Vorlage einer gesonderten Vollmacht verzichtet?
    Nein
    [MT] Besondere Fälle, in denen eine gesonderte Vollmacht erforderlich ist:
    Not applicable
    [MT] Hat das Amt auf die Vorlage einer Abschrift einer allgemeinen Vollmacht verzichtet?
    Nein
    [MT] Besondere Fälle, in denen eine Kopie einer allgemeinen Vollmacht erforderlich ist:
    Not applicable

    [MT] Anhang L - Ablagerung von Mikroorganismen und anderem biologischem Material

    [MT] Anforderungen an designierte und gewählte Ämter
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    [MT] Zeitpunkt ( falls vorhanden ) vor 16 Monaten nach dem Prioritätstag, bis zu dem der Anmelder folgendes vorlegen muss :
    [MT] — die in Regel 13bis.3 Buchstabe a Ziffern i bis iii vorgeschriebenen Angaben:
    Where applicant requests publication earlier than 18 months from the priority date, not later than that request
    [MT] — etwaige zusätzliche Angaben :
    At the time of filing (as part of the application)
    [MT] Zusätzliche Angaben ( falls vorhanden ), die zusätzlich zu den in Regel 13bis.3 Buchstabe a Ziffern i bis iii vorgeschriebenen Angaben aufgrund von Mitteilungen des Amtes zu machen sind :
    To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism
    [MT] Zusätzliche Informationen zu den Preisen
    Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the State Intellectual Property Office (Croatia) with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty. Samples shall be, upon request, made available between the publication of the application and the granting of the patent to anyone requesting them, or, if the applicant so requests, only to an independent expert, or to, after the patent has been granted, and notwithstanding cancellation or revocation of the patent, anyone requesting them. Samples shall be made available only if the person requesting them undertakes, for the term during which the patent is in force:
    1. not to make them or any material derived from them available to third parties;
    2. not to use them or any material derived from them except for experimental or research purposes, unless the applicant for or owner of the patent, as applicable, expressly waives such undertaking.

    [MT] Nationale Phase

    [MT] Zusammenfassung der Anforderungen für den Eintritt in die nationale Phase

    [MT] Fristen für den Eintritt in die nationale Phase :
    Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date
    [MT] Erlaubt das Amt die Wiedereinsetzung in den vorigen Stand ( PCT-Regel 49.6 )?
    Yes, the Office permits reinstatement of rights under the “due care” criterion.
    Fee for reinstatement of rights
    106.18 EUR
    [MT] Erforderliche Übersetzung der internationalen Anmeldung in ( eine der ) folgenden Sprachen :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Croatian
    [MT] Erforderliche Inhalte der Übersetzung für den Eintritt in die nationale Phase :
    Must be furnished or paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amended only, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    [MT] Ist unter besonderen Umständen eine Abschrift der internationalen Anmeldung erforderlich?
    Nein
    [MT] Nimmt das Amt nach seinem nationalen Recht Farbzeichnungen an?
    The Office accepts the filling of color drawings, but it does not allow for the end-to-end processing in color.
    [MT] Nationale Gebühren :
    [MT] Patente
    [MT] Anmeldegebühr :
    [MT] — bis zu 30 Blätter und 10 Ansprüche :
    159.27 EUR
    [MT] — für jedes zusätzliche Blatt :
    0.66 EUR
    [MT] — für jeden zusätzlichen Anspruch :
    1.33 EUR
    [MT] Gebrauchsmuster
    [MT] Anmeldegebühr :
    [MT] — bis zu 30 Blätter und 10 Ansprüche :
    100.87 EUR
    [MT] Befreiungen, Ermäßigungen oder Rückerstattungen von Gebühren :
    Refer to:
    http://www.dziv.hr/files/file/obrasci/patent/Tehnicke_specifikacije_prijava_patenta.pdf
    Filing fee, examination fee, publication and maintenance fees are reduced by 50% where the applicant is also the inventor
    The filing fee is reduced by 50% if the application is filed by electronic means; the same reduction applies where the text of the patent application filed on paper has been furnished additionally on an electronic carrier in accordance with the technical specifications published on the Office’s website
    [MT] Besondere Anforderungen des Amtes ( Regel 51 bis PCT ) :
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of the invitation.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Croatia
    Instrument of assignment of the international application if the applicant has changed after the international filing date and the change has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)
    Document evidencing a change of name of the applicant if the change occurred after the international filing date and has not been reflected in a notification from the International Bureau (Form PCT/IB/306)
    [MT] Wer kann als Agent agieren?
    A list of patent representatives is available on the website of the Office at:
    http://www.dziv.hr/en/representation-before-sipo/patent-representatives/
    1. any natural person who is a citizen of the Republic of Croatia or a citizen of a Contracting State of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (hereinafter: the EEA), having permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia or in a Contracting State of the EEA, holding a university degree in technical or natural sciences and having passed the professional examination for patent representative before the Office
    2. any natural person who is a citizen of the Republic of Croatia or a citizen of a Contracting State of the EEA, having permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia or in a Contracting State of the EEA, holding a university degree in an area other than technical or natural sciences, having at least five years of working experience in jobs relating to the acquisition and maintenance of industrial property rights, obtained after completing the studies and having passed the professional examination for patent representative before the Office
    3. an attorney entered in the Register of Attorneys maintained by the Croatian Bar Association who passed the professional examination for patent representative before the Office, or a law firm employing such an attorney or cooperating with him pursuant to some other contractual relationship
    4. any legal person with a registered office in the Republic of Croatia or in a Contracting State of the EEA, employing at least one person meeting the conditions referred to in point 1 or 2 of this paragraph or cooperating with such person pursuant to some other contractual relationship and performing the activities of representation before the Office as its registered activity
    [MT] Akzeptiert das Amt die Wirkung der Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts durch das Anmeldeamt ( Regel 49ter.1 PCT )?
    Ja
    [MT] Nimmt das Amt Anträge auf Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts ( Regel 49ter.2 PCT ) entgegen?
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests

    [MT] Das Verfahren in der nationalen Phase

    [MT] HR.01 FORMULAR FÜR DEN EINTRITT IN DIE NATIONALE PHASE
    The Office has available a special form for entering the national phase (refer to Annex HR.II). This form should preferably (but need not) be used.
    [MT] HR.02 Verfahrenssprache
    The language of proceedings is Croatian.
    [MT] HR.03 ÜBERSETZUNG ( KORREKTUR )
    Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003).
    [MT] HR.04 GEBÜHREN ( ZAHLUNGSMETHODE )
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex HR.I.
    [MT] HR.05 ERNENNUNG VON VERTRETERN
    PL Art. 17
    An agent must be appointed by filing a power of attorney if the applicant is not a resident in Croatia. A foreign legal or natural person may however, without a representative, file a patent application, perform other acts relating to the establishment of the filing date of a patent application, file true copies of the first patent application (when claiming a priority right), receive notifications relating to the above mentioned procedures and pay the administrative fees and procedural charges. In these cases, a foreign legal or natural person shall communicate to the Office the address for correspondence, which shall be in the territory of Croatia.
    [MT] HR.06 JÄHRLICHE GEBÜHREN
    PL Art. 88
    Annual fees shall be paid to the Office from the third anniversary of the international filing date. A period of grace of six months shall be allowed for the late payment of the annual fee on payment of the prescribed surcharge. The amounts of the annual fees and the surcharge are indicated in Annex HR.I.
    [MT] HR.07 Prüfung
    PL Art. 61
    The applicant may file a request for substantive examination until the expiry of the six-month time limit after the publication of the search report in the Official Gazette of the Office.
    HR.08
    During the substantive examination procedure, novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability are examined.
    [MT] HR.09 ÄNDERUNG DES ANTRAGS; FRIST
    PCT Artikel 28,
    PCT Artikel 41,
    PL Art. 55

    The applicant may amend or correct the international application up to the grant of a patent, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not extended.
    The applicant cannot amend the description, claims and drawings of the application before having received a search report on the state of the art. After receipt of the search report, the applicant may, of his own volition, amend the description, claims and drawings once, provided that the amendment is filed together with a response to the report.
    [MT] HR.10 ÜBERPRÜFUNG NACH ARTIKEL 25 PCT
    PCT Artikel 25,
    PCT Regel 51,
    PCT Regel 82ter,
    PL Art. 18

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. If upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, the decision issued by the Office cannot be appealed, but an administrative dispute can be instituted before the Administrative court in Zagreb. The procedure before the Administrative Court is deemed urgent.
    [MT] HR.11 BEGRÜNDE FÜR VERZÖGERUNGEN DER ZEITLIMIT FÜR DIE SITZUNG
    PCT Artikel 24(2),
    PCT Artikel 48(2),
    PCT Regel 49.6,
    PCT Regel 82bis

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase.
    HR.12
    PL Art. 28,
    PReg. 6

    Reinstatement of rights may be requested where the applicant, in spite of all due care required by the circumstances, failed to observe a time limit set by the Office, which is prejudicial to his rights. A request for reinstatement must be presented in writing within:
    — three months after the removal of the cause of the failure to observe the time limit or 12 months after the expiry of the missed time limit if the request for reinstatement relates to the non-payment of maintenance fee, or
    — 12 months after the expiry of the additional 6 months time limit for payment, whichever time limit expires earlier.
    Within the said time limits, the omitted action must be completed, the fee for reinstatement of rights (refer to Annex HR.I) must be paid and the request must set out the facts on which it relies.
    HR.13
    PL Art. 29
    Continued processing may be requested where the applicant failed to observe a time limit fixed by the Office and that failure directly causes a loss of rights conferred by a patent application or a patent. Continued processing may not be requested for certain time limits set out in PL Art. 29. The request for continued processing must be filed within two months from the day on which the applicant learned of the legal consequences. The Office shall authorize continued processing if the applicant files a request, performs all the omitted acts within the time limit, and pays the prescribed fee.
    [MT] HR.14 Gebrauchsmuster
    PL Art. 71,
    PL Art. 72,
    PL Art. 73,
    PL Art. 74,
    PL Art. 75,
    PL Art. 76,
    PL Art. 77

    If the applicant wishes to obtain utility model protection on the basis of an international application instead of a patent, the applicant, when performing the acts referred to in Article 22 or 39, shall so indicate to the Office by entering the national phase as a utility model application.
    A utility model shall be registered for an invention whose subject-matter of invention is patentable in compliance with the Patent Law. A utility model shall not be registered for an invention in the field of biotechnology; a chemical or pharmaceutical substance; an invention where its commercial exploitation would be contrary to public order or morality, where exploitation shall not be considered contrary to public order or morality only because such exploitation is forbidden by law or another regulation; and an invention which refers to a process.
    The maximum term of protection of a utility model is 10 years from the date of filing of the application for a utility model. The holder of a registered utility model may request substantive examination to determine whether the invention is new, inventive and industrially applicable. Such a request may be submitted no later than upon expiry of the seventh year of duration of the utility model (refer to Annex HR.III).
    [MT] HR.15 AUFZEICHNUNG VON ÄNDERUNGEN
    Preg. 32
    A request for the recording of changes shall be filed on Form P-2 (refer to Annex HR.IV).

    [MT] Anhänge

    [MT] Anhang HR.I - Gebühren
    [MT] Patente
    [MT] Anmeldegebühr :
    [MT] — bis zu 30 Blätter und 10 Ansprüche :
    159.27 EUR
    [MT] — für jedes zusätzliche Blatt :
    0.66 EUR
    [MT] — für jeden zusätzlichen Anspruch :
    1.33 EUR
    [MT] Anmeldung in elektronischer Form:
    50% of the applicable fee
    [MT] Gebühr für den Antrag auf Prüfung auf der Grundlage des Antrags auf Sachprüfung :
    265.45 EUR
    [MT] Gebühr für die Wiedereinsetzung in den vorigen Stand :
    106.18 EUR
    [MT] Veröffentlichungsgebühr für erteiltes Patent oder eingetragenes Gebrauchsmuster:
    21.24 EUR
    [MT] Gebühr für die Erteilung der Patentschrift oder der Gebrauchsmusterschrift und die Wiedererteilung :
    39.82 EUR
    [MT] Wartungsgebühren :
    [MT] — für das dritte Jahr :
    34.51 EUR
    [MT] — für das vierte Jahr :
    42.47 EUR
    [MT] — für das 5. Jahr :
    58.40 EUR
    [MT] — für das sechste Jahr :
    74.32 EUR
    [MT] — für das 7. Jahr :
    84.94 EUR
    [MT] — für das 8. Jahr :
    108.83 EUR
    [MT] — für das 9. Jahr :
    124.76 EUR
    [MT] — für das 10. Jahr :
    159.27 EUR
    [MT] — für das 11. Jahr :
    199.08 EUR
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    238.90 EUR
    [MT] — für das 13. Jahr :
    278.72 EUR
    [MT] — für das 14. Jahr :
    305.26 EUR
    [MT] — für das 15. Jahr :
    345.08 EUR
    [MT] — für das 16. Jahr :
    398.17 EUR
    [MT] — für das 17. Jahr :
    464.53 EUR
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    610.52 EUR
    [MT] — für das 19. Jahr :
    769.79 EUR
    [MT] — für das 20. Jahr :
    915.79 EUR
    [MT] Zuschlag für verspätete Zahlung des Jahresbeitrags:
    100% of the applicable annual fee
    [MT] Gebühr für die Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts :
    26.54 EUR
    [MT] Gebrauchsmuster
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    [MT] — bis zu 30 Blätter und 10 Ansprüche :
    100.87 EUR
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    50% of the applicable fee
    [MT] Veröffentlichungsgebühr für erteiltes Patent oder eingetragenes Gebrauchsmuster:
    21.24 EUR
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    [MT] — für das dritte Jahr :
    34.51 EUR
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    42.47 EUR
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    58.40 EUR
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    74.32 EUR
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    84.94 EUR
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    108.83 EUR
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    124.76 EUR
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    159.27 EUR
    [MT] Zuschlag für verspätete Zahlung des Jahresbeitrags:
    100% of the applicable annual fee
    [MT] Wie kann die Zahlung der Gebühren erfolgen?
    The payment of the fees has to be effected in Euro. Payment may be effected by transfer to the following bank:
    Bank name and address
    Croatian National Bank
    Trg hrvatskih velikana 3
    10000 Zagreb
    Croatia
    Account holder name and address
    Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
    Katanciceva 5
    10000 Zagreb
    Croatia
    Account name
    State Budget of the Republic of Croatia
    Account number / IBAN
    HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0
    BIC/SWIFT Code
    NBHRHR2XXXX
    Payment relating to Renewal fees for European patents must include the following details:
    MODEL
    HR63
    PNB
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    This information should be entered in the free text field of the payment order
    Any additional exchange and/or bank fees must be paid separately, so as not to reduce the amount of the respective annual fee. In the case of insufficient payment, the Office will send an invitation to pay the difference up to the legally prescribed fee amount, or the right will be lost
    The evidence of payment should be submitted to the Office either by e-mail or by other suitable means
    [MT] Formen
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex HR.II - Request for processing patent application
    Annex HR.III - Request for registration of a utility model
    Annex HR.IV - Request for recording of changes
    Current version applicable from 1. Januar 2026 , printed on 13. Februar 2026
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