INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS - PPT COPYRIGHT AND PATENTING OF THE INVENTION CRO

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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