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The number of trademark applications filed by national route shows the decrease of 13.3% in comparison with the previous year. The number of trademarks applicants that renounced the application in the final phase of payment for the maintenance for the first ten years and for the publication of the trademark registration was at 7% against the total number of applications in 2013. The legal institute of reinstatements of rights as a relief measure was used by 27% of those applicants who missed the time limits for the payments of maintenance fees.
In 2013 the majority of national applications were filed in class 35 and 41 followed by the classes 09, 16 and 05.
The number of national registrations increased for 13.5% in comparison with the previous year partly because the total number of applications for the examination decreased.
The number of international applications (designations HR) and proportionally the number of international registrations (designations HR) continues to fall as a consequence of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union. In comparison to the previous year the number of international applications decreased 13% while the number of international registration decreased 20%.
The number of international registrations (office of origin HR) in 2013 decreased for 15% in comparison with the 2012
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