REGULATIONS SUPPLEMENTING THE REGULATIONS ON PROTECTION OF TOPOGRAPHIES
NN 72/2004, in force from June, 1 2004 *NN 117/2007, in force from June, 1 2008
Article 1
These Regulations shall regulate in detail particular issues under the Law on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products in relation to the procedures conducted before the State Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter referred to as: the Office).
FORM AND DIRECTIONS FOR
FILING APPLICATION
Article 2
was carried out subject to the conditions of confidentiality,
– other attachments, if any.
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11. signature | of | the | applicant | of | the | ||||||||
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topography, his/her representative | and | ||||||||||||
the seal, if any, | |||||||||||||
12. power | of | attorney, | in | case | the | ||||||||
representative has been appointed. | |||||||||||||
(3) Request | for | the | registration | of | the |
topography shall be filed on the T-1 form. The T-1 form is an integral part of the application of the topography.
(4) Where the space provided in a single box under the T-1 form in insufficient for the registration of all the data, the remaining data shall be filed, indicating the relevant reference of the box, as a supplement to the T-1 form.
(5) The Office shall deliver to the applicant of the topography a second specimen of the completed T-1 form evidencing the receipt of the application.
(6) The Office shall not verify the veracity of data provided for under a request for the registration of the topography.
MATERIAL IDENTIFYING OR ILLUSTRATING TOPOGRAPHY
Article 3
(1) For the purpose of identifying or illustrating the topography, the material pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (7), subparagraph e) of the Law on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (“Official Gazette”, number 173/03) shall be filed with the application.
(2) The material pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article shall evidently and under sufficient distinction disclose single layers of the topography and the sequences thereof. Any photographic representation featuring a single unity shall be to the same scale.
(3) The material pursuant to Article 7, paragraph
(3) under the Law may be attached to the material pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article.
TRADE SECRETS
Article 4
(1) The applicant may mark as a trade secret the material or a part of the materials pursuant to Article 3, paragraph (1) of these Regulations. The parts of the material so marked under the application may not as a rule comprise the material as a whole, but only a definite number of drawings and photographic representations; such parts shall be filed as a separate part of the application. The subject material shall be marked by character “S”.
(2) The material marked as a trade secret pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article may also be filed, besides the procedure provided under paragraph (1) of this Article, as two different specimens, one specimen in the original for the inspection under the procedure for a declaration of invalidity and infringement of rights; and the second specimen for the purpose of general inspection with the relevant parts made unrecognisable by erasure or shading.
(3) A part of the material made unrecognisable may comprise up to 90% of the total surface of drawings and photographic representations pursuant to Article 3., paragraph (1) of these Regulations. A party may inspect (general inspection) such materials only in the presence of the responsible person at the Office and take notes only by hand. Taking photographs, making photocopies or any other duplication shall not be permitted.
(4) For inspecting the materials pursuant to paragraph (2) of this Article a request shall be filed in writing and the evidence on the paid adequate administrative fees and extra costs of procedure.
THE LANGUAGE OF APPLICATION
Article 5
(1) The application of topography shall be filed in the Croatian language and Latin script.
(2) The use of technical terms from a foreign language shall be accepted only in case they are habitual in the area to which these Regulations apply.
GENERAL PROVISION
Article 6
The provisions under the Regulations on patents shall apply mutatis mutandis to keeping of the Register of topographies.
EXPIRATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS
Article 7
Upon the entry into force of these Regulations the provisions under the Law on Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits (“Official Gazette” number 146/99) and the pertinent forms as an integral part of these Regulations shall expire.
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ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THESE
REGULATIONS
Article 8
These Regulations shall enter into force on the date of the publication thereof in the “Official Gazette”.
Article 1
In the Regulations on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (Official Gazette”, No. 72/2004), below article 5, a new title and Article 5a are added which read:
“APPEAL PROCEEDINGS
Article 5a
5. indication on whether the decree is appealed in its entirety or certain parts thereof, and explained reasons for the appeal, together with the necessary evidence.
Article 2
These regulations shall enter into force on 1 June 2008.
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