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Subregional Capacity-building Conferece
“The Commercialization and Enforcement of Intellectual Property”
Belgrade, Serbia
April 12-13, 2011
Republic of CroatiaState Inspectorate
• Institutional framework – Organizational structure
• Legal framework for IPR• State Inspectorate role• Competence and duties of inspectors• Future activities• Statistical data on the infringement of IPR
Content
� Central state administrative body � Established 1997.
State Inspectorate Law - (OG No. 116/08. i 123/08.)
� regulates organization, inspectional activities, rights, obligations and authorities of inspectors of State Inspectorate
State Inspectorate
Supervision of activities in field of:
� traffic of goods, services, catering and tourist businesses
� work and safety at work� electric power supply, mining and pressure
vessels� other fields regulated by special laws
State Inspectorate
Protection of intellectual property rights
State Inspectorate
� circulation and reproduction of musical and cinemathographic works recorded on sound-carriers and video cassettes, computer programs and books
� protection of industrial design� protection of trade marks� usage of the marks of geographical origin
products� traffic of products manufactured according to
invention
Legislation framework
� Copyright and Related Rights Law (OG. No. 167/03., 79/07.) - CRRL
� Trademarks Law (OG. No. 173/03., 74/07., 30/09.) - TL
� Patent Law (OG. No. 173/03., 87/05., 76/07., 30/09., 128/10.) - PL
� Industrial Designs Law (OG. No. 173/03., 76/07., 30/09.) - IDL
� Law on Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin of Products and Services (OG. No. 173/03, 186/03., 76/07)
� Other special laws
Branch Office Manager
1. Pazin2. Pula3. Poreč4. Krk5. Rab
1. Dubrovnik2. Korčula3. Zadar4. Šibenik5. Hvar
1. ðakovo2. Vukovar3. Vinkovci4. Slavonski Brod5. Požega
1. Krapina2. Koprivnica3. Križevci4. Čakovec
1. Karlovac2. Bjelovar3. Sisak4. Vrbovec5. Kutina
6. Delnice7. Crikvenica8. Pag9. Lošinj10. Gospić
6. Makarska7. Sinj8. Metković
6. Nova Gradiška7. Virovitica8. Našice9. Županja
6. Novska7. Daruvar
Branch Office Manager Branch Office Manager Branch Office Manager Branch Office Manager
1. Sectionfor the supervision of traffic of goods and services2. Sectionfor the supervision of labor relations3. Sectionfor occupational safety4. Sectionfor the supervision in catering and tourism
1. Sectionfor the supervision of traffic of goods and services2. Sectionfor the supervision of labor relations3. Sectionfor occupational safety4. Sectionfor the supervision in catering and tourism
11. Sectionfor the supervision of traffic of goods and services2. Sectionfor the supervision of labor relations3. Sectionfor occupational safety
1. Sectionfor the supervision of traffic of goods and services2. Sectionfor the supervision of labor relations 3. Section for the supervision and occupational safety
1. Sectionfor the supervision of traffic of goods and services2. Sectionfor the supervision of labor relations3. Sectionfor occupational safety4. Sectionfor the supervision in catering and tourism5. Sectionfor the supervision of technical legislation and IPR
Section Manager
PJ RijekaRegional Unit Head
Section Manager
PJ SplitRegional Unit Head
Section Manager
PJ OsijekRegional Unit Head
Section Manager
PJ VaraždinRegional Unit Head
Section Manager
PJ ZagrebRegional Unit Head
Branch OfficesOf the RU Rijeka
Branch OfficesOf the RU Split
Branch OfficesOf the RU Osijek
Branch OfficesOf the RU Varaždin
Branch OfficesOf the RU Zagreb
rudarstva
Department of Electric Power Supply Industry
Department Head
Electric Power Supply, Mining and Pressure Vessels Supervision Division
AsistantChief
Inspector
Chief InspectorDeputy ChiefInspectorChief
Inspector’ Cabinet
Department of Control, Instructional and Internal Supervision
Department of Legal Affairs
Department Head
Legal Affairs Division
AsistantChief
Inspector
IT Department
Department of General Affairs
Department of Finances, Accounting and Procurement
Department Head
General Affairs Division
AsistantChief
Inspector
Department of Catering and Tourism
Department of Commerce and Crafts
Department Head
Traffic of Goods and Services Supervision Division
AsistantChiefInspector
Department of Occupational Safety
Department of Labor Relations
Department Head
Labor Relations and Occupational Safety Division
AsistantChiefInspector
Department of Pressure Vessels
Department of Mining
Department of ConsumerProtection
Department of TechnicalLegislation
Department of ConformityAssessmnent Department of Intelectual Property
Protection
Department of Human Resources
Schematic overview of State Inspectorate’s organization
TERITORIAL ORGANIZATION
OF REGIONAL UNITS
AND BRANCH OFFICES
State Inspectorate
Administrative capacity467 market inspectors
� 152 senior market inspectors� 315 market inspectors
397 market inspectors for IPR71% market inspectors with university degree
(graduated economists, lawyers, engineers of machinery and electric power, chemistry, biotechnology)
Conduct of supervision
Ex offo
According to application
Competences of inspectors
State Inspectorate Law - Article 27. - 51. • to photograph and videotape persons, inspect ,
photograph and videotapes buildings, business areas and other rooms and premises; products, equipment, vehicles; business books, register files, documents, contracts etc.
• to ask for and examine personal identification documents which can be used to determine identity of a person who is the subject of control
• can take statements from the representatives of the inspected legal and natural persons and witnesses
Competences of inspectors
State Inspectorate Law - Article 31. - 36.
• to take samples of products
• may temporarily seize documents and objects which may be used as evidence in misdemeanour or criminal proceedings
• may temporarily seize object, if a law or another regulation provides for the right to seize an object with which an offence, economic infraction or criminal offence has been committed
Duties of inspectors
� to compose a report,� to issue a notification
of temporarily seized goods
� to temporarily seize objects used in enacting of misdemeanor
� file a misdemeanorcomplaint
� crime complaint.
Future activities
� improvement of the cooperation with other bodies of national system of IPR
� collecting, exchanging and providing information
� development and implementation of mechanisms for exchanging of information
� education of inspectors� enforcement of supervisions� to grant sufficient storages� raising of public awareness
STATISTICAL DATA ON THE INFRINGEMENTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IN 2009
042Geographical
indications
332Industrial design
01Patent
2242.271Trademark
Industrial property
694Books
2531.642Computer programs
1632.769Musical and
cinematographic works
Copyright
6496.851TOTAL
Number of indictments and misdemeanour procedures
Number of inspections conducted
Infringements of provisions
STATISTICAL DATA ON THE INFRINGEMENTS OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IN 2009
1.642
1 0 3 094
2.769
2.271
32 426253163 224
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Copyright Industrial property
No. of personsNumber ofinspectionsconducted
Number ofindictmentsandmisdemeanourprocedures
STATISTICAL DATA ON THE INFRINGEMENTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IN 2010
090Geographical
indications
241Industrial design
01Patent
4152.547Trademark
Industrial property
4Books
4548.100Computer programs
82Musical and
cinematographic works
Copyright
95710.779TOTAL
Number of indictments and misdemeanour procedures
Number of inspections conducted
Infringements of provisions
Zdravka Tomi čić, B.sc.REPUBLIC OF CROATIASTATE INSPECTORATESupervision Division in the area of trade of goods and servicesIntellectual property departmentHead of department 10 000 Zagreb, Petračićeva 4
phone: 00385 1 3696 471fax.: 00385 1 3696 597mob.: 00385 98 98 07 347e-mail: [email protected]
Contact information
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