Norway (NO)

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose mainland territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic Island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq. mi) and had a population of 5,385,300 in November 2020. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence also dominates Norway’s climate with mild lowland temperatures on the seacoasts, whereas the interior, while colder, is also a lot milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes.

Intellectual property protection in Norway

Intellectual property office Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO)
Website https://www.patentstyret.no/en/
Contact details Postal address:
P.O. Box 4863 Nydalen
0422 Oslo
47 22 38 73 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 Norwegian and English
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Norwegian Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be submitted at the time of filing

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
Multiple-class applications Yes
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be submitted at the time of filing
Opposition period Within three months from publication of the trademark application
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Norwegian Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Representation of the design
Multiple design applications Yes (if of same class of the Locarno classification)
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be submitted at the time of filing
Examination Formal examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Norwegian Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia