  Painting by Ivan Grohar, Slovenian artist (1867–1911)
Answers to the most FAQs about intellectual property in SLOVENIA Patents - Approximate time from application till grant of a pharmaceutical invention is 18 months
- Approximate time from application till grant of an invention in another field is 18 months
- It is not possible to expedite examination based on patent granted in another jurisdiction (US or EP)
- Software is not registrable as a patent
- Approximate time from EP validation till grant is 1-3 months (party to London agreement)
- Patent annuity can be paid within 1 year ahead of due date
- Grace period for patent annuity payment is 6 months
- Extract from the commercial register is required to record address and/or name change
- License agreement, assignment deed or simply executed assignment form is required to record license or assignment
- If not recorded license and assignment does not have legitimacy against third parties
Trademarks - Multi class trade/service mark application is possible
- Three dimensional mark is registrable
- Single color per se is registrable as trade/service mark
- Approximate time from application till registration is 6-10 months
- It is not possible to expedite examination for trademark related to pharmaceutical products
- The IP Office is examining absolute grounds and opposition is provided within three months following the publication
- Cancellation of trademark registration is possible
- Tolerable non use period is 5 years from date of registration or from last serious use
- Trade/service mark registration can be renewed within 12 months ahead of renewal due date
- Grace period for trade/ service mark renewal is 6 months
- Extract from commercial register is needed to record trademark owners address and/or name change
- License agreement, assignment deed or simply executed assignment form is required to record license or assignment
- If not recorded then license or assignment does not have legitimacy against third parties
- Customs registration of trademark is possible providing monitoring of possible counterfeits
Effective remedies against infringement of IP rights are provided in court proceeding, customs and market inspection proceedings
Country general information - A member of the European Union
- 20.273 sq km
- Country boundaries: Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia
- Population: 2'009'245
- Capital: Ljubljana
- GDP: $37.92 billion
- GDP per capita: $ 23.400
- GDP economy structure (approximate): Agriculture 2%, Industry 34%, and Services 64%
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