10/07/2026
National Day of Nikola Tesla – Day of Science, Technology and Innovation
In the year when we celebrate the 35th anniversary of SIPO and the 170th anniversary of Tesla's birth, we remember Nikola Tesla as a powerful symbol of the innovative spirit and remind ourselves of the enduring importance of the intellectual property protection system in the development of science and technology.
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07/07/2026
The first legal regulation of patent protection on the territory of present-day Croatia in 1895
The tradition of protecting inventions on the territory of today's Croatia, thanks to its involvement in common state communities with economically more advanced countries, geographically and culturally closer to the main centres of political, economic and social life at the time, largely follows the European tradition of protecting inventions.
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30/06/2026
148th anniversary of Franjo Hanamans’s birth and 120 years of his inventing the modern tungsten filament light bulb
In the year in which we celebrate the 35th anniversary of SIPO, we remember the Croatian inventor Franjo Hanaman, whose invention left an indelible mark on the development of electric lighting. Franjo Hanaman was born in 1878, in Drenovci near Županja. During his education, he developed a special interest in chemistry, which he studied at the Technical University in Vienna.
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24/06/2026
WIPO International Summer School on Intellectual Property in Croatia, Rijeka from 31.8. to 11.9.2026. Registration is open
Organized by the Academy of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO Academy) in cooperation with the Croatian State Intellectual Property Office and the University of Rijeka, the tenth WIPO Summer School on Intellectual Property in Croatia will be held in Rijeka from 31 August to 11 September 2026.
The registration deadline is 10.7.2026.
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21/06/2026
World Music Day
In the year of celebrating the 35th anniversary of SIPO, let us remind you of the role that music plays in everyday life and draw attention to the importance of authors and musicians - performers and their copyright and related rights that provide protection for original works of authorship and their performances and ensure that authors and musicians have the opportunity to continue their creative work.
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10/06/2026
World Anti-Counterfeiting Day
World Anti-Counterfeiting Day has been marked since 1998, on the initiative of the manufacturers’ association Union des Fabricants (UNIFAB), founded in 1972 by a group of pharmaceutical companies whose products were being counterfeited.
In the year when we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), we continue to remind citizens of the importance of respecting intellectual property rights and combating counterfeiting and piracy, with particular attention given to the issue of online piracy.
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05/06/2026
World Environment Day
World Environment Day was established in 1972 at the United Nations Conference in Stockholm and is celebrated every year on June 5, with the aim of raising public awareness of the importance of environmental protection.
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18/05/2026
315th Anniversary of the Birth of Ruđer Bošković
In the year in which we celebrate the 35th anniversary of SIPO, we are reminded of scientists whose works have marked science and technology. Ruđer Bošković, one of the most important scientists in world’s, European and Croatian history, was born 315 years ago.
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18/05/2026
International Museum Day
In the year in which we celebrate SIPO’s 35th anniversary, we highlight the importance of museums that preserve heritage that is passed on to future generations.
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17/05/2026
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
150 years ago, the first telephone call marked the beginning of one of the greatest technological milestones in the history of communication.
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09/05/2026
Europe Day
Europe Day is an opportunity to recall the values on which the European Union is based, but also the common systems that enable its development, competitiveness and sustainability. In the year when we celebrate SIPO’s 35th anniversary, we also highlight the importance of European cooperation in the field of intellectual property.
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26/04/2026
World Intellectual Property Day
Every year on April 26, the day the World Intellectual Property Organization was founded in 1970, which is now a prominent specialized agency of the United Nations, World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated as a reminder of its important role in everyday life.
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24/04/2026
Competition for support in the protection and management of intellectual property for innovations in sports
State Intellectual Property Office launches this competition on the occasion of 35th anniversary of its establishment and celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day, dedicated in 2026 to innovations in the field of sports under the global motto: “Intellectual Property and Sports: Ready, Steady, Innovations”.
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23/04/2026
On World Book and Copyright Day we are celebrating 470th anniversary of book "Fishing and Fishing Complaints" by Petar Hektorović (1556)
World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated to emphasise the power of literature, the importance of reading and the role of authors in creating cultural and social values.
Books are a result of creative work, knowledge and author’s expression.
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22/04/2026
120 years since the invention of the “Pen”
In the year of celebrating 35 years of the SIPO, we remember innovators whose inventions left an indelible mark, like Eduard Slavoljub Penkala. Penkala was born in 1871 in the Slovak city of Lipovski Sv. Mikulaš, and in 1900 he moves to Zagreb with his family.
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