In Slovenia, general provisions of criminal procedure apply to the investigation and prosecution of the intellectual property crimes. These crime fall under the general rules of jurisdiction. IP crimes are regulated in the Slovenian Criminal Code, Chapter 16 Offences against human rights and freedoms and Chapter 24 on Economic. The criminal code provisions shall be applicable together with special laws on various intellectual property rights.
Verified in October 2023
Copyright violationsCriminal Code:
Kazenski zakonik
Copyright and Related Rights Act (ZASP):
Zakon o avtorski in sorodnih pravicah (ZASP)
Counterfeiting of trademarkCriminal Code:
Kazenski zakonik
Industrial Property Act (Off. gaz. of the RS, no. 51/2006):
Zakon o industrijski lastnini
Patent violationsCriminal Code:
Kazenski zakonik
Industrial Property Act (Off. gaz. of the RS, no. 51/2006):
Zakon o industrijski lastnini
Industrial design violationsCriminal Code:
Kazenski zakonik
Industrial Property Act (Off. gaz. of the RS, no. 51/2006):
Zakon o industrijski lastnini
Violations of geographical indications of originCriminal Code:
Kazenski zakonik
Industrial Property Act (Off. gaz. of the RS, no. 51/2006):
Zakon o industrijski lastnini
Violations of plant variety rightsCriminal Code:
Kazenski zakonik
Law on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (ZVNSR):
Zakon o varstvu novih sort rastlin (ZVNSR)
Trade Secrets violationsCriminal Code:
Kazenski zakonik
Business Secrecy Act (Off. gaz. of the RS, no, no. 22/19):
Business Secrecy Act (ZPosS)
The IP crimes’ investigation fall under the competence of General Police Directorates.
There are no specialised units for IP crimes’ investigation.
+386 1 428 40 00
1501 Ljubljana, Štefanova 2
Policija
List of General Police Directorates and their contact details: Policija - Police Directorates
The prosecution of the IP from fall under the competencies of the State Prosecution Offices.
There is no specialised unit responsible for the prosecution of IP crimes. Focal point of contact for IP crime prosecutions is District State Prosecutor’s Office in Ljubljana.
+386 1 252 85 00; +386 31 391 046
Slovenska cesta 41, 1000 Ljubljana
Državno tožilstvoRepublike Slovenije - Vrhovno državno tožilstvo
There are no specialised courts on IP crimes. This type of crime fall under general court system.
The general courts are organised in a three-tier system:
List of Slovenian courts and their contact details: seznam sodišč - sodišča
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