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

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No. of personsNumber ofinspectionsconducted

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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: zdravka.tomicic@inspektorat.hrwww.inspektorat.hr

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