Intellectual property in Croatia

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The body responsible for industrial property is the State Office for Intellectual Property.
Croatia signed the Agreement of Paris concerning the protection of industrial property and the agreement which establishes the World Intellectual property Organization (WIPO). They are a part of the Agreement of Madrid, on the international register of the trademarks.
International Membership: Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Law 2007	20 years, may be renewable in some cases
Trademark Trademark law 2007	10 years (renewable for indefinite number of times)	Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Design Law	5 years (renewable, for a maximum of total 25 years)
Copyright Copyright law	70 years after author's death	WIPO Copyright Treaty

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