State Intellectual Property Office (Croatia)

State Intellectual Property OfficeDržavni zavod za intelektualno vlasništvo

Agency overview
Formed| 1991 (1991)
Headquarters| Zagreb, Croatia
Employees| 90 (31 Dec 2018)[1]
Annual budget| HRK 17.6 million (€2.3 million) (2018)[1]
Website| www.dziv.hr

The State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (SIPO Croatia; Croatian: Državni zavod za intelektualno vlasništvo) is a government agency responsible for registration of patents, trademarks and design in Croatia.[2][3] It was established in 1991, originally under the name "Republic Industrial Property Office" and then "State Patent Office". Since 1996, its name is "State Intellectual Property Office."[4]

## List of directors general

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The following persons have held the office of Director General:

1. Nikola Kopčić (1992 - 2002)[5]
2. Hrvoje Junašević (2002 - 2004)[6]
3. Željko Topić (2004 - 2012)[7]
4. Ljiljana Kuterovac (2012 - )[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-23.
2. ^ Standeford, Dugie (15 May 2014). "EPO Internal Strife Spills Over Into European Parliament, Human Rights Court". Intellectual Property Watch. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
3. ^ "SIPO Croatia". State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
4. ^ "About sipo / What is SIPO / History". State Intellectual Property Office (Croatia). Retrieved 4 July 2014.
5. ^ "Decision signed by Prime Minister Ivica Račan relieving Nikola Kopčić of his duties as Director General of the DZIV", dated 10 January 2002.
6. ^ "Decision signed by Prime Minister Ivica Račan appointing Hrvoje Junašević as Director General of the DZIV", dated 24 January 2002
7. ^ "Decision signed by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader appointing Željko Topić as Director General of the DZIV", dated 5 May 2004
8. ^ "Decision signed by Prime Minister Zoran Milanović appointing Ljiljana Kuterovac as Director General of the DZIV", dated 12 July 2012

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