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Slovenia

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Best Prospects in the ICT Market

For further information about the Slovenia market, please consult the Country Commercial Guide.

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Chambers of Commerce

http://www.amcham.si  American Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia, Mr. Janez Moder, Secretary General, Pod hribom 55, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)581-6285, Fax:  (386)(1)581-6287, E-mail: info@amcham.si 
http://www.gzs.si  Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Joko Čuk, President, Dimičeva 13, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)589-8413, Fax:  (386)(1)589-8100
http://www.globalindex.com/ Global Chamber of Commerce Index

http://www.iccwbo.org

(International Chamber of Commerce) News and research services
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Channels of Distribution

For further information of the definitions of the channels of distribution, please click here. The following are known ICT sales channels.   They may or may not be available in all markets.

Agents / Distributors Business to Business (B2B) Consultants
E-Commerce Educational Sales Government
Leasing OEM Retailers
Telecommunications Systems Operators VARS, ISVs, Resellers, System Integrators  
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Agents / Distributors

http://www.adapta.si 

Adapta d.o.o., Cesta na Vrhovce 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 25 61 440, Fax: ++ 386 1 42 39 914

http://www.advant.si 

Advant d.o.o., Vodovodna 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 56 58 420, Fax: ++ 386 1 56 81 597

http://www.arctur.si 

Arctur d.o.o., Industrijska cesta 5, 5000 Nova Gorica., Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 5 30 29 070, Fax: ++ 386 5 30 22 042

http://www.artex.si 

Artex d.o.o., Kolodvorska 43, 9220 Lendava-Lendva, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 2 57 76 257 ; + 386 2 57 56 252, Fax: ++ 386 2 57 76 251

http://www.be-solutions.si 

BE Solutions d.o.o., poslovno in informacijsko, svetovanje, Leskoskova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 58 63 640, Fax: ++ 386 1 58 63 641

http://www.teal.si 

Biro Teal d.o.o., Kidriceva 5, 3270 Lasko, 4Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 3 73 40 070 ; + 386 3 73 40 071, Fax: ++ 386 3 73 43 388 ; + 386 3 73 41 477

http://www.bis.si 

Bis d.o.o., Ljubljanska cesta 34c, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 4 28 72 222, Fax: ++ 386 4 28 72 288

http://www.brenntag.si 

Brenntag Ljubljana d.o.o., Brodisce 24, IOC Trzin, 1236 Trzin, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 56 34 580 ; + 386 1 56 34 581 ; + 386 1 56 34 582, Fax: ++ 386 1 56 21 175

http://www.btc-terminal-sezana.si 

BTC Terminal Sezana d.d., Partizanska cesta 79, 6210 Sezana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 5 73 12 200, Fax: ++ 386 5 73 12 219

http://www.cetrtapot.si 

Cetrta pot d.o.o., Kranj, Planina 3, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 4 28 06 600 ; + 386 4 28 06 614, Fax: ++ 386 4 28 06 618

http://www.coala.si 

Coala d.o.o., Cesta v Rospoh 22a, 2351 Kamnica, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 2 62 45 010 ; + 386 2 62 45 011, Fax: ++ 386 2 62 45 018

http://www.compak.si 

Comp.ak d.o.o., Efenkova cesta 61, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 3 58 63 660 ; + 386 3 58 63 661, Fax: ++ 386 3 58 63 661

http://www.dm-drogeriemarkt.si 

dm-drogerie markt d.o.o., Smartinska cesta 152, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 58 41 800, Fax: ++ 386 1 58 41 880

http://www.eurocom.si 

Eurocom d.o.o., Levec 56a, 3301 Petrovce, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 3 42 54 750 ; + 386 3 42 57 710, Fax: ++ 386 3 42 54 761

http://www.helpy.si 

Helpy d.o.o., Dobrave 7a, IOC Trzin, 1236 Trzin, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 56 21 297 ; + 386 1 56 21 721, Fax: ++ 386 1 56 21 724

http://www.henkel.si 

Henkel Slovenija d.o.o., Industrijska ulica 23, 2506 Maribor, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 2 22 22 100, Fax: ++ 386 2 22 22 546

http://www.ino-lj.si 

Ino d.o.o., Zaloska 167, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 54 00 750 ; + 386 41 618 310, Fax: ++ 386 1 54 09 405

http://www.inoks.si 

Inoks d.o.o., Goricka ulica 150, Cernelavci, 9000 Murska Sobota, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 2 52 52 100 ; + 386 2 52 52 115, Fax: ++ 386 2 52 52 111

http://www.izbira-lasko.si 

Izbira Lasko d.d., Trubarjeva ulica 4, 3270 Lasko, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 3 57 31 683 ; + 386 3 57 31 643, Fax: ++ 386 3 57 31 314 ; + 386 3 57 31 520
http://www.jae.si 

Jae d.o.o., Brnciceva 13, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 58 96 200, Fax: ++ 386 1 58 96 210

http://www.kefo.si 

Kefo Color d.o.o., Smarska cesta 5c, 6000 Koper-Capodistria, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 5 61 16 200, Fax: ++ 386 5 61 16 250
http://www.kiv.si 

KIV d.d., Vransko 66, 3305 Vransko, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 3 70 34 100, Fax: ++ 386 3 70 34 150

http://www.kotar.si 

Kotar trgovsko podjetje d.o.o., Ziherlova ulica 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 42 02 500, Fax: ++ 386 1 28 35 743

http://www.kovinska-bled.si 

Kovinska Bled, d.d., Seliska cesta 4b, 4260 Bled, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 4 57 41 177, Fax: ++ 386 4 57 42 525

http://www.lek.si 

Lek, tovarna farmacevtskih in kemicnih izdelkov, d.d., Verovskova ulica 57, 1526 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 58 02 111, Fax: ++ 386 1 56 83 517

http://www.mca.si 

MCA d.o.o., Trzaska cesta 85, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 2 33 01 400, Fax: ++ 386 2 33 01 420

http://www.minicom.si 

Minicom d.o.o., Vegova ulica 13, 9000 Murska Sobota, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 2 53 51 010, Fax: ++ 386 2 53 11 954

http://www.mlacom.si 

Mlacom d.o.o., Drenikova 36, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 50 08 775, Fax: ++ 386 1 50 08 777

http://www.ring.si 

Ring d.o.o., Stara cesta 8, 1370 Logatec, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 75 90 280, Fax: ++ 386 1 75 90 281

http://www.spin.si 

SPIN Informacijski inzeniring d.o.o. Nova Gorica, Ulica Klementa Juga 7, 5250 Solkan, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 5 33 52 800, Fax: ++ 386 5 30 05 591
http://www.vizual.si 

Vizual d.o.o., Obrtniska 5, 9251 Tisina, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 2 53 91 650, Fax: ++ 386 2 53 91 651

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Business to Business (B2B)

Banks

http://www.bsi.si/  Bank of Slovenia, Mr. Mitja Gaspari, Governor, Slovenska 35, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)471-9000, Fax:  (386)(1)251-5516
http://www.nlb.si/  Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Mr. Marko Voljč, General Manager, Trg Republike 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: (386)(1)425-0155, Fax: (386)(1)252-3522 
http://www.skb.si  SKB Banka d.d., Ms. Cvetka Selek, General Manager, Ajdovčina 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: (386)(1)433-2132, Fax: (386)(1)230-2808: 
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Newspapers

http://www.delo.si/full.php?flash=1  Dello
http://www.dnevnik.si/  Dnevnik
http://www.dol-list.si/  Dolenjski
http://www.prim-nov.si/  Primoski Nova
http://www.vecer.com/  Vecer, VEČER, d.d., Svetozarevska 14, 2000 Maribor, Tel.: 02 / 23 53 500, Fax.: 02 / 23 53 368, TRK: 04515-0000521398, PH:  50611631, Fax: 5048362000
http://www.insideworld.com/  Free E-Mail based newsletter about NIS Countries.
http://www.newspapers.com/ This page provides an easy to use tool for referencing the world's newspapers by numerous filters
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US Subsidiaries

http://www.jabolko.si/  Apple
http://www.cisco.com/si/  Cisco
http://ca.com/offices/slovenia/  Computer Associates, Phone: +386 1 423 06 10, Fax: +386 1 423 06 15, Mail: Trzaska 132, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Email: ljubljana@ca.com  
http://welcome.hp.com/ H-P
http://www-5.ibm.com/si/  IBM, Trg republike 3 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tel: +386 1 4796 600, Fax: +386 1 4796 601, E-mail: info@si.ibm.com 
http://www.microsoft.com/slovenija/  Microsoft d.o.o., Ljubljana, BTC City stolpnica/VII, Smartinska 140, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija.  Phone: +386 (0)1 5 484 100, Fax: +386 (0)1 5 484 122 
http://www.oracle.com/si/  Oracle Slovensko s.r.o., Plynárenská 1, Bratislava,  821 09 , tel:+421 2 5822 3111 / fax: +421 2 5822 3100 
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E-Commerce

ASP

http://www.k2.net 

K2.net d.o.o.

http://www.amis.net 

Medinet d.o.o.
http://www.siix.com 

SIIX d.o.o., Radomlje
http://www.unid.si 

Unid d.o.o. Piran
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Internet Service Providers

http://www.ardi.si 

Ardi d.o.o.
http://www.gambit.si 

Gambit Trade d.o.o.
http://www.insert.si 

Insert Novo mesto d.o.o.
http://www.k2.net 

K2.net d.o.o.
http://www.konto.si 

Konto d.o.o.
http://www.amis.net 

Medinet d.o.o.
http://www.metaling.si 

Metaling d.o.o., Radece
http://www.ormus.si 

Ormus d.o.o.
http://www.pajek.si 

Pajek d.o.o.
http://www.perftech.si 

Perftech d.o.o., Bled
http://www.siix.com 

SIIX d.o.o., Radomlje
http://www.src.si 

SRC.SI sistemske integracije d.o.o.
http://www.unid.si 

Unid d.o.o. Piran, Zupanciceva 14, 6330 Piran-Pirano, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 5 67 31 521, Fax: ++ 386 5 67 33 524
http://www.nsrc.org/db/lookup/ISO=SI  The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has been involved for the past decade with the deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in the Czech Republic.  Note that some of the posted information is old, perhaps even historic by now. But it has been archived here to help document the evolution of the global infrastructure - when the first points of connectivity were established, and subsequent developments leading up to the current state of the network within a particular country or region. 
http://herbison.com/ Slovenia Internet Access Provider Lists by Herbison Consulting
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Educational

http://www.4icu.org/si/ Colleges and Universities in Slovenia
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Governmental

http://www.sigov.si/zmar  Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, Dr. Janez uterič, Director, Gregorčičeva 27, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)478-2112, Fax:  (386)(1)478-2070  
http://www.ljse.si  Ljubljana Stock Exchange, Dr. Drako Veselinovič, General Manager, Slovenska 56, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)471-0211, Fax:  (386)(1)471-0213
http://www.sigov.si/vurs  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Veterinary Directorate, Mag. Simona Salamon, Chief Veterinary Officer, Parmova 53, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)300-1300, Fax:  (386)(1)431-5320
http://www.sigov.si/cgi-bin/  Ministry of Culture, Ms. Andreja Rihter , Minister, Cankarjeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)478-5900, Fax:  (386)(1)478-5901
http://www.sigov.si/mf  Ministry of Finance, Dr. Dusan Mramor, Minister, Zupančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)478-5211, Fax:  (386)(1)478-5655
http://www.gov.si/mzz  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, Minister, Gregorčičeva 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)478-2000, Fax:  (386)(1)478-2340
http://www2.gov.si/mid/mideng.nsf  Ministry of Information Society, Dr. Pavel Gantar, Minister, Langusova 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386) (1) 478-8283, Fax:  (386) (1) 478-8142
http://www.sigov.si/mp  Ministry of Justice, Mr. Ivo Bizjak, Minister, Zupančičeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: (386)(1)478-5211, Fax: (386)(1)251-0200 
http://www.mnz.si  Ministry of the Interior, Dr. Rado Bohinc, Minister, tefanova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone:  (386)(1)472-5111, Fax:  (386)(1)426-1141
http://carina.gov.si/ National Customs Administration, Mr. Franc Koir, Director, martinska 130, 1523 Ljubljana, Phone: (386)(1)540-1044, Fax: (386)(1)540-2155
http://www.uil-sipo.si/ Office for Protection of Intellectual Property (SIPO), Dr. Erik Vrenko, Director, Kotnikova 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: (386)(1)478-3120, Fax: (386)(1)478-3110
http://www.sigov.si/zrs  Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Ms. Irena Krizman, Director, Voarski pot 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: (386)(1)241-5100, Fax: (386)(1)241-5344
http://www.investslovenia.org  Trade and Investment Promotion Office, Mr. Matej Kovač, Director, Kotnikova 28, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: (386)(1)4783557, Fax: (386)(1)4783599
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Leasing

http://www.autronic.si 

Autronic d.o.o., Kardeljeva ploscad 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 53 03 816, Fax: ++ 386 1 53 46 298
http://www.avtotehna.si 

Avtotehna d.d., Celovska cesta 175, 1117 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 58 18 100, Fax: ++ 386 1 51 95 147
http://www.cetrtapot.si 

Cetrta pot d.o.o., Kranj, Planina 3, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 4 28 06 600 ; + 386 4 28 06 614, Fax: ++ 386 4 28 06 618
http://www.chip.si 

Chip d.o.o., Mestni trg 4, 3310 Zalec, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 3 71 21 200, Fax: ++ 386 3 71 21 220
http://www.cm-celje.si 

CM Celje d.d., Lava 42, 3000 Celje, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 3 42 66 100, Fax: ++ 386 3 42 66 306
http://www.ilir.si 

Ilir d.o.o. Ljubljana, Ob zeleznici 18, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 52 07 400 ; + 386 1 52 07 401, Fax: ++ 386 1 52 07 420
http://www.rap-ing.si 

RAP-ing d.o.o., Dunajska cesta 51, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: ++ 386 1 43 41 780 ; + 386 1 43 41 776, Fax: ++ 386 1 43 41 778
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Retailers

http://www.matkurja.com/ Index of retail computer stores
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Telecommunications Systems Operators

http://www.mobitel.si/slo/  Mobitel d.d
http://www.mobitel.si/slo/  SI.Mobil d.d, Naročniška služba, Šmartinska 134b, 1000 Ljubljana, EMail: info@simobil.si, Fax: +386 01 / 5440 599 or  +386 01 / 5440 598
http://www.telekom.si/  Telekom Slovenije
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VARS, ISVs, Resellers, System Integrators

http://www.icom.sk 

Icom Trading s.r.o.
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Directories and Databases

http://yellow2.eunet.si/ Slovenia's Yellow Pages
http://www.kompass.com/  Kompass, fee based but extensive free information
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Duties, Tariffs & Taxes

Slovenia will soon become a member of the European Economic Union.  

For Tariffs and Taxes on Computer Hardware and Software, please see http://web.ita.doc.gov/.

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General Country Information

http://www.state.gov/ US Dept. of State's Background Notes
http://travel.state.gov/ US Dept. of State's Consular Information Sheet
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ CIA Factbook
http://reenic.utexas.edu/  Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin - Guide to Slovenia
http://geography.about.com About's guide to Slovenia
http://travel.lycos.com/  Lycos  Guide for Slovenia
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Intellectual Property Rights

http://www.bsa.si/  BSA GIZ, Komenskega 12, Ljubljana, Slovenija
http://www.uil-sipo.si/ Office for Protection of Intellectual Property (SIPO), Dr. Erik Vrenko, Director, Kotnikova 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Phone: (386)(1)478-3120, Fax: (386)(1)478-3110
 

Slovenia has enacted highly advanced and comprehensive legislation for the protection of intellectual property that fully reflects the most recent intellectual developments in the TRIPS Agreement (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) and various EU directives.  Slovenia negotiated its TRIPS commitments as a developing country and implemented its commitments as of January 1, 1996.  Slovenia is a full member of the TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
 
The 1995 Copyright and Related Rights Act deals with all fields of modern copyright and related rights law, including traditional works and their authors, computer programs, audiovisual works, as well as rental and lending rights.  The act also takes into account new technologies such as storage and electronic memory, original databases, satellite broadcasting, and cable re-transmission.
 
Slovenian intellectual property law is compatible with European Union standards, with a few exceptions.  According to its EU Accession Strategy, Slovenia still needs to harmonize the duration of the protection of audio-visual productions and introduce Supplementary Production Certificates.
 
The 1994 Law on Courts gives the District Court of Ljubljana exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over intellectual property disputes.  The aim of the law is to ensure specialization of the judges and the speed of relevant proceedings.  There have been minor complaints by foreign investors about the speed of the court system.  Concerning the TRIPS Agreement's enforcement provision, Slovene law provides for a number of civil legal sanctions, including injunctive relief and the removal of the infringement, the seizure and destruction of illegal copies and devices, the publication of the judgment in the media, compensatory and punitive damages, border (customs) measures, and the securing of evidence and other provisional measures without the prior notification and hearing of the other party.  Furthermore, these infringements also constitute a misdemeanor with a minimum fine of 400,000 SIT (approx.  US $1,700) for legal persons and a minimum fine of 80,000 SIT (approx. US $340) for natural persons, provided that the reported offenses are not criminal in nature.  In such a case, the Slovenian Criminal Code would apply, which may result in fines or in extreme cases, imprisonment.
 
Since the enactment of the Law on Copyright and Related Rights Act, there have been relatively few reported prosecutions for infringement violations.  Most notably are cases of computer software piracy.  In 2002, the Koper District Prosecution Office successfully completed a case against a small computer company, which illegally installed software on its customers' hard disk drives in 1997. Slovenia's Inspectorate made 116 checks in 2002 and started 23 legal cases. Inspectors found 476 illegal software programs or 14% of all checked. In 2002, nine positive judgments were issued. Since piracy prosecution is still in the early stages of implementation, Slovenia has dedicated resources to the training of prosecutors and public authorities.  As part of its strategy for accession to the European Union, Slovenia also intends to address the preservation of evidence in infringement procedures and border measures by amending existing legislation.  Moreover, the Ministry of Culture established the Intellectual Property Fund, the Slovene Copyright Agency, and the Anti-Piracy Association of Software Dealers (BSA) to combat the problem of piracy in a collective manner.
 
Patents and Trademarks/Licensing

The Law on Industrial Property grants and protects patents, model and design rights, trademark and service marks, and appellations of origin.  The holder of a patent, model, or design right is entitled to: exclusively work the protected invention, shape, picture, or drawing; exclusively market any products manufactured in accordance with the protected invention, shape, picture, or drawing; dispose of the patent, model, or design right; prohibit working of the protected invention, model, or design and legal transactions in respect of them, by any person not having his consent.
 
The holder of a trademark has the exclusive right to use the mark in the course of trade to designate his products or services.  The authorized user of a protected appellation of origin has the right to use the appellation in the course of trade for marking products to which the appellation refers.
 
The patent and trademark rights granted by the Law on Industrial Property take effect from the date of filing the appropriate applications.  Patents are granted for twenty years from the date of filing and model and design rights are granted for ten years.  Trademarks are granted for ten years, but may be renewed an unlimited number of times.  The term of an appellation of origin is unlimited.  All patents and trademarks are registered through the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office with all registers open to the public.  Patent and trademark applications filed in member countries of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property are afforded priority rights in Slovenia.  The priority period is twelve months for patents and six months for model and design rights.
 
Any person who infringes upon a patent or trademark right may be held liable for damages and prohibited from carrying on the infringing acts.
 
The Law on Industrial Property also provides for the contractual licensing of patents, model and design rights, and marks.  All license agreements must be in writing and specify the duration of the license, the scope of the license, whether the license is exclusive or non-exclusive, and the amount of remuneration for the use if compensation is agreed upon.
 
Compulsory licenses may be granted to another person when the invention is in the public interest or the patentee misuses his rights granted under the patent.  A misuse of a patent occurs when the patentee does not work or insufficiently works a patented invention and refuses to license other persons to work the protected invention or imposes unjustified conditions on the licensee.  If a compulsory license is granted, the patentee is entitled to compensation.  Although Slovene industrial property legislation complies with EU standards, Slovenia's accession strategy focuses on aspects of its implementation.  In particular, Slovenia needs to address the exhaustion of patents, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector.
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Legal Issues

None Noted

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Market Research

http://www.cdt.org/ Center for Democracy and Technology's "Bridging the Digital Divide: Internet Access in Central and Eastern Europe"
http://www.matkurja.com/ Good computer related information source
http://www.sce.doc.gov/ Overview to Slovenia's telecom market
http://slovenia.ris.org/  Overview of basic ICT market indicators in Slovenia
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Search Engines

http://dmoz.org/ DMOZ
http://www.google.com/intl/sl/  Google
http://www.matkurja.com/en/  Matkurja
http://www.najdi.si/  Najdi
http://www.raziskovalec.com/  Raziskovalec
http://dir.yahoo.com/  Yahoo
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Trade Associations

http://www.drustvo-informatika.si/  SDI, Slovensko Drustvo Informatika, Vozarski pot 12, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA, Tel:+386 61 125 5322, Fax:+386 61 216 932, EMail: info@drustvo-informatika.si
http://www.ieee.si/  Slovenia Section, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Trade Publications

http://www.matkurja.com/ Index of local ICT publications
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Trade Shows, Exhibitions and Seminars

Additional information on how to prepare for and select an international trade show can be found at http://www.exportmichigan.biz/.

http://www.tscentral.com/ This site provides an extensive trade show directory with detailed information on 30,000 international and domestic trade shows, conferences and seminars. You can search by show name, show type, industry, city, country, and start & end dates of the show. Some events have the option to have more information sent to the user and have on-line event registration.
http://www.techweb.com/techcalendar/ Techweb’s calendar is focused on information technology and provides access to information on 2,000 plus technology related events which may be searched by key word or by industry. There is detailed information on each event. Additional information concerning computer related trade shows can be found here.
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Trade Statistics

Computers & Peripherals

HTS Number 2005 2006 2007 Percent Change
2006 - 2007
In Actual Dollars
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA, NESOI		 330,258 866,612 2,407,120 177.8%
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.		 1,673,089 1,269,268 1,945,896 53.3%
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI		 3,249,935 2,009,839 1,522,314 -24.3%
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I.		 234,953 573,934 1,449,729 152.6%
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I.		 1,352,948 779,185 755,025 -3.1%
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG, CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY		 483,800 400,967 695,240 73.4%
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I.		 115,425 615,787 388,314 -36.9%
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I.		 325,489 978,636 264,185 -73.0%
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.		 783,329 793,183 182,588 -77.0%
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES		 1,485,866 776,983 0 -100.0%
  10,035,092 9,064,394 9,610,411 6.0%
Source: USITC Trade Data Web

Telecommunications Equipment

HTS Number 2005 2006 2007 Percent Change
2006 - 2007
In Actual Dollars
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING APPARATUS		 0 0 5,350,554 N/A
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS		 0 0 1,710,554 N/A
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI		 0 0 1,424,264 N/A
851712
TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS		 0 0 238,453 N/A
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS		 0 0 55,600 N/A
851761
BASE STATIONS		 0 0 50,804 N/A
851718
TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI		 0 0 10,220 N/A
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES		 0 0 0 N/A
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS		 403,186 390,189 0 -100.0%
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I.		 71,134 240,848 0 -100.0%
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY, INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS		 2,277,326 4,461,699 0 -100.0%
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I.		 4,812,026 2,463,294 0 -100.0%
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I.		 39,473 30,399 0 -100.0%
  7,603,145 7,586,429 8,840,449 16.5%

Source: USITC Trade Data Web

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