Slovenia is a country in southern Central Europe that connects Europe’s main cultural and commercial routes. Slovenia is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia covers an area of 20,273 square kilometers and has a population of 2.05 million. It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, the European Union, and NATO.
Requirements for application for registration of industrial designs in Slovenia
The deadline for filing an industrial design application for the priority right in Slovenia is 6 months from the date of priority.
The official language when registering an industrial design at the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office is Slovene.
The following information and documents need to be provided in the application for registration of an industrial design in Slovenia:
- requirements for registration of industrial designs in Slovenia;
- name, address and nationality of the applicant, business address;
- industrial design name;
- design drawings;
- description of the industrial design;
The electronic power of attorney must be submitted at the time of application or within three months of the date of application.
To confirm the right of priority, it is necessary to provide the IP office and the number of priority applications within three months of the filing date. Certified copies of the preferred document as well as its Slovene translation must be submitted to the agency at the request of the Patent Office.
Examination of an industrial design application in Slovenia
Substantive examination is not required. Industrial design applications in Slovenia are examined only according to the formality requirements.