Denmark (DK)

Denmark officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Denmark proper, which is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen, and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation, and a temperate climate. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark is constitutionally a unitary state comprising Denmark proper and the two autonomous territories in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark has a total area of 42,943 km2 (16,580 sq mi) as of 2020, and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq. mi).

Intellectual property protection in the Denmark

Intellectual property office Danish Patent and Trademark Office Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
Website http://www.dkpto.org
Contact details Helgeshøj Allé 81
2630 Taastrup
(45) 43 50 80 00

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 31 months from the priority date
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Danish and English
Representation Foreign applicants should be represented by a Danish Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A scanned copy of the signed Power of Attorney is required

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Name and address of the applicant(s)
  • List of goods and/or services in accordance with the International Classification
  • Representation of the trademark
Multiple-class applications Yes
Power of Attorney A scanned copy of the signed Power of Attorney is required to be submitted
Opposition period Within two months from publication of the trademark application
Representation Foreign applicants should be represented by a registered Danish Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Name and address of the applicant(s)
  • Name and address of the designer(s)
  • Representation of the design
  • Class in accordance with the Locarno Agreement
Multiple design applications Yes, provided they belong to the same class of the Locarno classification
Power of Attorney A scanned copy of the signed Power of Attorney is required to be submitted
Examination Substantive examination
Representation Foreign applicants should be represented by a Danish Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia