Norwegian Industrial Property Office Explained

The Norwegian Industrial Property Office
Type:	Agency
Location City:	Oslo
Location Country:	Norway
Area Served:	Norway
Key People:	Kathrine Myhre (Director)^[1]
Products:	Patents Trademarks Industrial design rights
Num Employees:	270
Parent:	Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
Homepage:	patentstyret.no

The Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Norwegian: Patentstyret^[2] or Patentstyrets første avdeling^[3]), also known as Norwegian Patent Office (Norwegian: Patentstyret), is a government agency responsible for registration of patents, trademarks and design in Norway. The agency is subordinate to the Ministry of Trade and Industry^[3] and located in Oslo.

See also

• Nordic Patent Institute

Notes and References

1. https://www.patentstyret.no/om-oss/organisasjon/#direkt%C3%B8r Norwegian Industrial Property Office - Organisation
2. http://www.wipo.int/pct/guide/en/gdvol1/annexes/annexb1/ax_b_no.pdf PCT Applicant’s Guide – International Phase – Annex B1 (10 December 2009), Information on Contracting States, Norway
3. European Court of Human Rights, Kristiansen and Tyvik As v. Norway (Application no. 25498/08), JUDGMENT, STRASBOURG, 2 May 2013, point 4.