As from July 1, 2013 the previous Community trademark registrations or Community designs will automatically extend their protection to Croatia, without any formalities and additional official fees.
More details can be found here:
http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/OHIM/institutional/enlargement/enlargement13.en.do
In any questions, please feel free to contact us.
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