The applicants in the proceedings for the protection of industrial property and the beneficiaries of the services provided by the Office as well as any interested person, are hereby notified that certain amendments to the Administrative fees act in the sphere of intellectual property and to the Regulation on fees for the services provided by the Office occurred last June.

The mentioned amendments shall apply subject to coming into force of the Administrative Fees Act in the Sphere of Intellectual Property (OG 62/2008 of 30 May 2008) and to the Regulation on Fees for the Services Provided by the State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (OG 70/2008 of 18 July 2008).

These amendments refer to establishing the relevant administrative fees and fees for the newly initiated institutions, primarily the appeal institution, hence terminological alignment with the amendments to the ordinances in the sphere of intellectual property of the year 2007, as well as the required corrections to certain fees subject to the increase in the costs of providing professional services and the incurred changes in the quality and structure of the information services provided by the Office.