technology transfer indicators (intellectual property – granted patents,
registered trademarks, investments in R&D, investments by the public and
private sector in education) in the EU Transition countries and the Republic
of Croatia in the period from 2001 to 2010. For the purpose of the research
presented in this paper, economic growth is observed through the impact of
analyzed variables on the increase, i.e. decrease of the GDP, what
represents the most general indicator of economic growth in a certain
country.