Shortcuts and tools - Patent

Patents Act and regulations

• Norwegian Patents Act (unofficial translation)
• Norwegian Patents Regulations (unofficial translation)

Norwegian Official Gazette

• Norwegian Official Gazette

Fees and payment

• Fees List of prices and fees for registration or application of patents, trademarks, designs, as well as other costs
• Information on payment and renewals

Patent appeal options

You may submit a complaint during various phases of case handling.

• Read more about patent appeal options

International application systems

• Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) PPH gir deg mulighet til å få raskere behandling av patentsøknaden din, hvis en patentmyndighet som er med i PPH-ordningen allerede har foretatt en positiv patenterbarhetsvurdering av samme oppfinnelse.
• Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court After a European patent has been granted, the patent holder can claim unitary effect for the patent. This means that the patent will apply in the countries that are part of the scheme. The unit patent does not apply in Norway.
• PCT resources Link to WIPO
• PCT Applicant's Guide Link to WIPO
• Patentscope database Link to WIPO

Validation of EP patents in Norway

Patent applications which are being processed or have been granted at the European Patent Office (EPO) can be validated in Norway. 

• Validating Europen patents in Norway

Forms - Patent

• File new application with application guide
• New application for a patent Link to Altinn
• New publication of European patent applications and validation of European patents Link to Altinn
• Application for a supplementary protection certificate (SPC) and / or application for extension of a supplementary protection certificate to NIPO Link to Altinn
• Submit a written opposition to NIPO or KFIR (form in Norwegian only) Use this form to submit a claim or opposition to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO), or file an appeal against NIPO’s decisions to the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights (KFIR). Link to Altinn

See complete list of forms

Links to international organisations

• Nordic Patent Institute (NPI)
• European Patent Office (EPO)
• WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
• EUIPO European Union Intellectual Property Office

No Norwegian national ID number?

We have a secure electronic solution in the Norwegian internet portal Altinn, for those of our customers without a national ID number. File applications and communicate with us electronically.

• Read more about electronic filing for foreign citizens