20.500.12556/DiRROS-31899 Navigating Innovation a comparative analysis of national intellectual property ecosystems in Croatia and Slovenia This study provides a comparative analysis of the national intellectual property ecosystems in Croatia and Slovenia. In contrast to national innovation systems, national intellectual property ecosystems are rarely studied. The starting point for the research was the institutions within the national innovation system. The authors examined which institutions – such as research and business agencies, technology transfer offices, incubators, intellectual property offices, and inventors’ associations – provide intellectual property-related services. In addition, they analysed industrial property data (patents, industrial designs, trademarks) and innovation indexes. Findings indicate that while Slovenia has outperformed Croatia in several industrial property and innovation indicators, a decline over the last ten years in some key areas, such as national patent applications and innovation indexes, may suggest emerging vulnerabilities. Croatia, on the other hand, is showing signs of strengthening its intellectual property ecosystem and engagement with digital tools, which may position it more favourably in the future. By identifying gaps and challenges within each ecosystem, this study highlights opportunities for mutual learning, where Croatia and Slovenia can adopt best practices from one another to enhance their intellectual property strategies. intellectual property national innovation systems support institutions industrial property technology transfer innovation indexes intelektualna lastnina nacionalni inovacijski sistem podporne inštitucije industrijska lastnina prenos tehnologije inovacijski indeks true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-08-17 10:18:40 2026-08-17 10:18:40 2026-08-18 03:47:58 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 6. 8. 2026; Str. 5-14 no. 5 Vol. 112 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-01-01 347.77:001.101 1731-7428 10.15219/em112.1731 287186947 RAZ_Hafner_Ana_2025.pdf RAZ_Hafner_Ana_2025.pdf 1 65B1B2A4E1F0521C4562EA7D9F90028B 74f10bbc96e98b9efb2925725443a5f6ed40fe5805bfe5789280a0ae92b6a7c2 ca14001e-9a14-11f1-af5a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=49607 Rudolfovo – Znanstveno in tehnološko središče Novo mesto 0 0 0