Slovenia

Country code: SI

Location: Central Europe

Area: 20,273 sq km

Population: 2,000,092 (est 2011.)

Capital: Ljubljana

Languages: Slovenian

Currency: Euro

Religions: Roman Catholic (Uniate 2%) 70.8%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%

Industries: ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools

Agriculture (products): potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry

Exports (commodities): manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Imports (commodities): machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food

BDP: 46.44 billion USD (est 2010.)

BDP/p.c.: 28,400 USD (est 2010.)

Trademarks

Use of the mark: compulsory
Non-use period: 5 years after the registration date
Duration of protection: 10 years after the filing date or last renewal date

Forms:

Power of attorney
Assignment declaration

Patents

National phase of a PCT application:
Filing of a national phase of PCT applications is not possible. It is only possible to designate Slovenia through designation of an European Patent and to validate an EP patent in Slovenia, 3 months after the grant.

Designs

Duration of protection: 5 years after the filing date