WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE 
ORGANIZACION MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights IPlNlI/ISL/T/l 
11 November 1996 
(96-4763) 
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MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
Iceland 
The present document reproduces 1 the Trade Marks Act, No. 4711968, as amended by 
Act No. 3111984 and Act No. 67/1993, as notified by Iceland under Article 63.2 of the Agreement 
(see document IP/N/lIISL/l). 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriete 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET REGLEMENTATIONS CONSACREES A LA 
PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIEES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
Islande 
Le present document contient le texte1 de la Loi sur les marques (n ° 47/1968), modifiee par 
les Lois n° 3111984 et n° 67/1993, notifiee par l'Islande au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir 
le document IP/NI1/ISLIl). 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL pARRAFO 2 DEL ARTICULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
Islandia 
En el presente documento se reproduce 1 el texto de la Ley de Marcas de Fabrica 0 de Comercio, 
N° 47/1968, modificada por las leyes N° 31/1984 Y N° 67/1993, Y que ha sido notifkada por Islandia 
en virtud de 10 dispuesto en el parrafo 2 del articulo 63 del Acuerdo (vease el documento IP/N/lIISL/l). 
lEnglish only/anglais seulementlen ingles solamente. IP/N/lIISL/T/l 
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El N KALEYFASTO FAN 
(Translation published with consent by the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade). 
Act No. 47 of May 2nd, 1968, 
Act No. 31 of May 15th, 1984, 
Act No. 67 of May 7th, 1993. 
Trade Marks Act 
THE PRESIDENT OF ICELAND 
makes known: The Althing (parliament) has passed the following Act and I have ratified it 
by my consent. 
CHAPTER I 
General Provisions. 
Article 1 
By registration pursuant to the provisions of this Act persons, firms or companies who 
carry on trade or business can obtain an exclusive right to use trade marks as distinctive 
marks for goods or services offered by them in their trade or business (trade mark right). 
[Trade marks may consist of any type of symbol which can be printed and are intended 
to distinguish the products or services of one party from the products or services of others, 
i.e.: 
1. a word or group of words, including slogans, personal names, the names of companies 
or real-estate properties; 
2 letters or numerals; 
3. images and drawings; 
4. the appearance, container or packaging of a product.]!) 
The provisions of this Act concerning goods shall apply mutatis mutandis to service. 
l)Act no. 67/1993. Sect. 5 
Article 2 
Persons, firms or companies who carry on trade or business may possess trade mark 
right without registration provided that the mark has become established. 
A mark is considered to be established when it is generally known in this country within 
the sphere of the trade concerned as a distinctive mark indicating the goods of the user. 
Article 3 
Further, any person may, in the course of his trade or business, use as his trade mark 
his own name or the name of his firm or the name of real property belonging to him, 
provided that the mark is not used in a manner likely to cause confusion with trade marks 
belonging to other parties. 
The name of another party or of another firm or a distinctive name of real property 
belonging to another party must not without due authority be used as a trade mark. [This 
right shall not, however, entitle the trade mark proprietor to prevent others from using his 
name, the name of his company or the name of his real-estate property for professional 
purposes in accordance with good business practice.] 1) 
It is also prohibited to use any mark which is liable to be confused with a trade mark 
already in use in this country by another party. The same provision shall apply to a trade 
mark already in use abroad by another party, provided that the party who intends to use the 
mark in this country knows the mark or ought to have known it. 
l)Act no. 67/1993, Sect. 6 Article 4 IP 1Nl lIISL/T /l 
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The trade mark right obtained pursuant to Articles 1-3 shall preclude parties other than 
the proprietor from using, in the course of their trade or business and without lawful 
authority, a mark which is liable to be confused with the trade mark. This provision shall 
apply to any form of use whether upon the goods themselves or their packaging, in 
advertizing, on business papers or in other ways and whether or not the goods are intended 
for sale in this country or abroad. The unauthorized verbal use of the mark is also 
prohibited. 
In case a party, without the consent of the trade mark proprietor, in selling spare parts, 
accessories or the like for goods originating from another party, refers to the trade mark used 
for such goods in a manner which may create the impression that the articles thus offered 
originate from the proprietor of the said mark or that the proprietor has consented to its use, 
such act shall be considered an unauthorized use of the trade mark. 
If a party other than the proprietor of the trade mark through any process, repair or the 
like substantially alters an article carrying a trade mark, the mark must not be used without 
the consent of the proprietor of the mark if the article is again offered for sale in the course 
of business, unless the alteration is clearly stated or is otherwise clearly apparent from the 
circumstances of the case. 
Article 5 
A trade mark right does not extend to such parts of the mark as mainly serve to make the 
article, its get-up or wrapping more easy to handle or which have any object other than that 
of serving as a distinctive mark. 
Article 6 
Under the provisions of this Act trade marks shall be considered confusingly similar 
only if they relate to goods of the same or similar kind. 
[However, danger of confusion shall be considered to exist in the case of a trade mark 
that is established in Iceland if the use of another similar trade mark involves abuse of, or 
reduces the distinctiveness or reputation of, the established trade mark.]1) 
1) Act no. 67/1993. Sect. 7 
Article 7 
If two or more parties claim trade mark rights in marks which are confusingly similar, 
the right which has fIrst come into being shall have priority unless otherwise implied from 
the succeeding provisions. 
Article 8 
[A later right to a registered trade mark may enjoy protection side by side with a right to 
an older trade mark even though the trade marks are so similar as to be confusable, 
providing that notification of registration is submitted in good faith and the owner of the 
older trade mark has taken no action in Iceland in connection with the use of the more recent 
trade mark for five continuous years from its date of registration, even though he has been 
aware of the more recent trade mark.p) 
1) Act no. 67/1993. Sect. 8 
Article 9 
A later right to a trade mark may also exist side by side with an earlier right to a trade 
mark confusingly similar thereto, namely: 
a. if the proprietor of the earlier mark has not within a reasonable time taken the necessary 
steps to prevent the use of the later mark. 
b. if the right to the mark has been acquired by use in different parts of this countty, and it 
is estimated that both marks may also in future be used as hitherto without any essential 
harm to the proprietor of the earlier right. 
Article 10 
In the cases set out in Articles 8 and 9 the Courts may decide, if it is considered 
reasonable, that one or both of the marks may be used only in a special manner, for example 
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Article 11 
In encyclopaedias, handbooks, textbooks or similar literature of professional nature the 
authors, editors and publishers shall be liable, upon the request of the proprietor of a 
registered trade mark, to take care that the mark is not reproduced without indicating that it is 
a registered trade mark. 
If any party fails to comply with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, he shall 
be liable to pay the costs of publishing a correcting notice in the manner which may be 
deemed reasonable. 
CHAPTERII 
Registration of Trade Marks. 
Article 12 
The Trade Marks Register shall be kept in Reykjavik for the whole country cf. Articles 
20 and 21. The registrations are in the hands of the Registrar of Trade Marks appointed by 
the Minister. 
Article 13 
For a trade mark to be registrable it must be suitable for distinguishing the goods of the 
proprietor from those of other parties. A mark which wholly or with merely insignificant 
alterations or additions denotes the nature, quality, quantity, use, price, origin or the time of 
manufacture of the goods shall not be deemed to possess sufficiently distinctive features. 
In determining whether a mark is sufficiently distinctive consideration must be had for 
all relevant circumstances, particularly the length of time and the extent to which the mark 
has been used. 
Article 14 
A trade mark shall not be registered: 
1) if it contains, without due authority, state emblems, official international symbols, 
Icelandic municipal emblems, official control and guarantee signs, special descriptions 
indicating the said symbols or emblems or any subject matter which can be confused 
with the above. This provision shall apply to official control and guarantee signs only if 
the mark for which registration is applied covers the identical goods or goods of similar 
kinds as those for which these signs are used, 
2) if the mark is likely to deceive, 
3) if otherwise the mark is against the law or public order, or is likely to cause offence. 
4) if the mark contains intimations which are likely to be construed as the name of the firm 
of another party or as the name or portrait of another party, always provided that such 
intimation does not refer to persons long dead, or if the mark contains the distinctive 
name or the pictorial representation of another party's real property, 
5) if the mark contains intimations which are likely to be construed as the distinctive title of 
the protected literary or artistic work of another party, or if it infringes some other 
person's copyright in such work or some other party's right in a patent, design or in a 
photographic reproduction, 
6) if the mark is liable to be confused with a trade mark registered in this country on the 
basis of a prior application or is liable to be confused with a trade mark which was in 
use in this country on the filing date of the application and is still in use here, 
7) if the mark is liable to be confused with a mark which was in use abroad on the filing 
date of the application and which is still in use there, provided that at the date of the 
application the applicant knew the mark or ought to have known it 
Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-sections 4), 5), 6) and 7) registration may be 
granted if the necessary authority exists and it is considered that the registration will not lead 
to deception. 
Article 15 
The trade mark right obtained by registration does not extend to such parts of the mark 
as are not separately registrable. 
If the mark contains such elements as those set out in paragraph 1 of this Article and 
there are particular grounds for believing that doubt may arise as to the extent of the IP/N/llISL/TIl 
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protection afforded by registration of the mark, such elements may be explicitly exempted 
from the protection. 
If it subsequently becomes evident that parts of the mark which are exempted from the 
protection have become registrable, a new registration may be granted of these parts or of the 
mark itself without the limitations referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. 
Article 16 
Trade marks shall be registered for one or more classes of goods. 
The classification of goods shall be fixed and published by Order issued by the 
Minister. 
Article 17 
Application for registration of a trade mark must be submitted in writing to the Registrar 
of Trade Marks. The application must con~ain a reproduction of the mark and state the name 
of the applicant or his firm. Furthermore, the application shall state the goods or classes of 
goods for which registration is applied and shall, besides, conform to the provisions laid 
down in pursuance of Article 46. 
Article 18 
If a trade mark has been used for the first time for goods exhibited at a national or 
international exhibition held in this country and approved by the Minister, and if an 
application for registration of the mark is made no later than 6 months after being shown at 
the exhibition, the application shall, in relation to subsequent occurrences, such as other 
applications or the use of the mark by other parties, be considered as having been filed 
simultaneous with the introduction of the mark at the exhibition. 
The Minister may lay down by Order Issued pursuant to Article 46 of this Act -and in 
the case of reciprocity -that corresponding provisions referred to in para. 1 hereof shall 
apply to trade marks which have been used for the first time at official or officially approved 
international exhibitions held abroad. 
Article 19 
If the applicant has not observed the provisions laid down for the filing of an application 
or if the Registrar of Trade Marks considers that other grounds should prevent the approval 
of the application, the Registrar of Trade Marks shall inform the applicant to this effect with 
a statement of the grounds on which the refusal is based, and shall fix a time limit within 
which the applicant may explain his case. 
At the expiry of the time limit the Registrar of Trade Marks will decide on his attitude to 
the application, unless the applicant has been granted facilities for submitting further 
objections. 
The decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks may be [appealed to the Trade Mark and 
Patent Board of Appeals]1) or to the Courts in accordance with the provisions of Article 44. 
l)Act no. 31/1984. Sect. 1 
Article 20 
If the application is considered to be in proper order and no obstacles are found to the 
registration, the Registrar of Trade Marks will publish the application as soon as possible. 
The announcement shall state the main contents of the application and shall contain a 
reproduction of the marks. 
The announcement shall be published in the "Government Gazette", or in a special 
journal published by the Government. Further provisions concerning the publication will be 
decided upon by the Minister. 
Objections against the registration of the mark, stating the grounds for the objections, 
must be submitted in writing within two months from the date of publication. 
Article 21 
After the expiry of the time limit laid down in Article 20 the Registrar of Trade Marks 
will take up the application for continued treatment in accordance with the provisions of 
Article 19. 
If the application is approved, the mark shall be entered in the Register of Trade Marks 
and the registration shall be published in accordance with the provisions of Article 20. IP/N/lIISL/TIl 
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If an application which has been published in accordance with the provisions of Article 
20 is refused, such refusal shall be published as specified therein. 
The decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks may be [appealed by the applicant to the 
Trade Mark and Patent Board of Appeals]1) or to the Courts in accordance with the 
provisions of Article 44. 
l)Act no. 31/1984. Sect. 2 
Article 22 
The protection obtained by registration of a trade mark shall be valid from the day on 
which the application was filed in accordance with the provisions of Article 17, cf. Article 
19, and shall continue to be valid for a period of 10 years from the date of registration. 
The registration may be renewed upon application by the proprietor for periods of 10 
years commencing from the expiry of the period of registration concerned. 
Article 23 
Application for renewal of a registration must be filed with the Registrar of Trade Marks 
not earlier than one year before and no later than 6 months after the expiry of the registration 
period. 
If the application is considered to be in proper order, the renewal will be entered in the 
Register of Trade Marks. 
If application for renewal has not been filed before the expiry of the registration period, 
the Registrar of Trade Marks will notify the proprietor of the mark or his attorney, cf. Article 
31. The Registrar of Trade Marks cannot be held responsible for failure to send such notice. 
Article 24 
At the proprietor's request minor alterations in a registered trade mark may be made, 
provided that the general appearance of the mark remains unaffected thereby. 
Such alterations of a mark shall be entered in the Register. 
CHAPTERIII 
Cancellation of the Registration. 
Article 25 
If a trade mark has been registered contrary to the provisions of this Act, the registration 
may be cancelled by decision of a Court, cf., however, the provisions of Articles 8-10. 
[However, registration shall not be cancelled due to the danger of confusion with another 
trade mark if the conditions of Article 25 a apply to that trade mark.]1) 
A registration may also be cancelled by a Court decision if the proprietor is no longer 
carrying on trade or business, or if the mark after registration has patently lost its capacity to 
distinguish the goods of the proprietor from those of other parties and if the mark has 
become deceptive or is against public order or if it is likely to give offence. 
1)Act no. 67/1993. Sect. 11 
[Article 25 a 
If the owner of a registered trade mark has not used the trade mark in Iceland for the 
goods or services for which it is registered within five years from the registration date, or if 
no such use has been made for five continuous years, the registration may be invalidated by 
a Court order unless valid reasons are advanced as to why no use of the trade mark has taken 
place. 
If a trade mark is used in a version other than that set forth in the Register of Trade 
Marks, jet in such a way as involves an insignificant deviation which does not interfere with 
its distinctiveness, or if the trade mark has been placed on goods in Iceland which are 
intended solely for export, or on their packaging, this shall be considered equivalent to use 
for the purpose of paragraph 1. 
If a trade mark is used by parties other than the owner, but with his approval, this use 
shall be regarded as equivalent to use by the owner. 
Registration shall not be cancelled, however, if the use of a trade mark has begun after 
the conclusion of the five-year period but before the submission of a demand for 
cancellation. If the demand for cancellation is not submitted until three months or more after 
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use, during the three months prior to the submission of the demand for cancellation, such 
use shall not affect the demand for cancellation if the trade mark proprietor was aware when 
he began preparations for the use of the trade mark that a demand for cancellation would be 
submitted.] 1) 
I)Act no. 67/1993. Sect. 12 
[Article 25 b 
If the obligation regarding use has been met as regards part of the goods or services for 
which the trade mark was registered, cancellation shall not cover that part of the 
registration.] 1) 
I)Act no. 67/1993. Sect. 13 
Article 26 
Any party who may have a legitimate interest therein may institute proceedings against 
the proprietor of a mark for the purpose of obtaining cancellation of the registration. Legal 
proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Articles 13, Article 14, Sub-sections 1, 2, 3 and 
paragraph 2 of Article 25 may also be instituted by the Registrar of Trade Marks. 
[The Registrar of Trade Marks shall be the proper plaintiff in cases under Article 13, 
sub-sections 1 to 3 of Article 14, paragraph 2 of Article 25 and Article 25 a.]1) 
1)Act no. 67/1993, Sect. 14 
Article 27 
Removal from the Register is effected pursuant to a decision of a Court of Law or if the 
registration is not renewed or on the request of the proprietor. 
A copy of any decision by a Court under which a registration is removed or amended 
shall be sent by the Court concerned to the Registrar of Trade Marks. 
CHAPTER IV 
Special Provisions relating to the Registration of Foreign Trade Marks. 
Article 28 
If a party who is not canying on trade or business in this country applies for registration 
of a trade mark he must prove that a corresponding trade mark is registered by him in his 
home country in respect of the types of goods for which registration is applied in this 
country. 
In the case of reciprocity the Minister may order that the provisions of paragraph 1 of 
this Article shall not apply. 
Article 29 
The Minister may order -in the case of reciprocity -that a trade mark which is not 
registrable in this country, but which is registered abroad, may be registered in this country 
in the fonn in which it is registered in the foreign state concerned, on conditions to be laid 
down in the Order. Such registration does not offer wider protection than that afforded by 
the registration of the mark in the foreign State. 
Article 30 
The Minister may order -in the case of reciprocity -cf. Article 46, that an application 
flied in this country for the registration of a trade mark in respect of which registration has 
been applied for abroad, in relation to subsequent occurrences, such as other applications or 
the use by other parties of the mark, shall be considered as filed simultaneously with the 
application in the foreign state concerned, provided that the application is filed here within a 
time limit laid down by the Minister. 
Article 31 
The proprietor of a trade mark who is not domiciled in this country must have an 
attorney domiciled in this country who on his behalf and with binding effect upon him may 
accept service of writ and other notices concerning the mark. The name and address of the 
attorney shall be recorded in the Trade Mark Register. IP/N/lIISL/TIl 
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If no qualified attorney is recorded, the proprietor of the trade mark must rectify the 
omission within a time limit laid down by the Registrar of Trade Marks to be communicated 
by registered letter or, if the domicile of the proprietor is not known, by advertizement in the 
"Legal Gazette". If no attorney has been appointed before the expiry of the time limit, the 
mark will be expunged from the Register. 
CHAPTER V 
Assignment, Licences etc. 
Article 32 
The trade mark right may be assigned with or without the business in which it is used. 
If any party assigns his business, the rights to the trade marks of same will pass to the 
assignee, unless otherwise agreed upon, or considered to have been agreed upon. 
Article 33 
The party to whom the right in a registered trade mark has been assigned must notify the 
assignment to the Registrar of Trade Marks who will record it in the Register of Trade 
Marks. 
Until an assignment has been notified for entry in the Register, the Registrar of Trade 
Marks may consider the last recorded proprietor as the rightful owner of the mark. 
Article 34 
[The proprietor of a registered trade mark may grant others a licence to use the trade 
mark for professional purposes (utilization licence). A utilization licence may involve all the 
goods or services in respect of which the trade mark enjoys protection, or to a limited part of 
the registration. A utilization licence may cover the whole country or demarcated regions of 
it. The proprietor of a registered trade mark may demand trade mark rights over and above 
those enjoyed by the holder of a utilization licence if he infringes the provisions of the 
utilitazion licence as regards the period of validity, the pennitted versions of the trade mark, 
where and when it may be used or provisions concerning the quality of products or services 
offered under the trade mark by the licensee. 
The trade mark proprietor or licensee may, for a specified fee, request that a utilization 
licence be entered in the Register of Trade Marks and published (c! Article 20). The same 
procedure shall apply if a utilization licence expires. The registration authorities may refuse 
to enter a utilization licence if they consider that the use of the trade mark by the licensee may 
lead to a danger of confusion. The provision of Article 21, paragraph 4, shall apply 
regarding appeals against such a refusal. 
A licensee may only assign his right if this has been agreed upon.] 1) 
1)Act no. 67/1993, Sect. 15 
Article 35 
If the right to a registered trade mark has been pledged or been taken for execution, the 
proprietor of the trade mark, the pledgee or the executing creditor may request that an entry 
thereof be made in the Trade Marks Register. 
CHAPTER VI 
Prohibiton of the Use of Deceptive Trade Marks. 
Article 36 
If subsequent to its assignment or to notification of the granting of a licence the use of a 
trade mark becomes deceptive the Court may prohibit the use by the party concerned of the 
mark in its existing form. 
The same provision shall apply to other cases where a mark is deceptive or is used in a 
deceptive manner by the proprietor or by another party with his consent. 
Legal proceedings pursuant to this Article may be instituded by the Registrar of Trade 
Marks or by any party who may have an interest therein. CHAPTER VII 
Provisions regarding Legal Protection. 
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The use of a trade mark contrary to the provisions of this Act may be prohibited by 
Court decision. 
Wilful infringement of a registered trade mark shall be punishable with a fine. 
The aggrieved party shall be entitled to institute legal proceedings for violation of the 
provisions of this Act. Such actions shall be dealt with as civil cases in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in the Administration of Justice Act No. 85/1936, Article 200, 
paragraph 1, section 2. 
As regards actions brought under this Act the Maritime-and Commercial Court of 
Reykjavik shall be the proper venue for trade mark proprietors who are not domiciled in this 
country. 
Article 38 
Any party who wilfully or negligently infringes a trade mark right shall be liable to 
indemnify the proprietor for the damage caused. 
If any person infringes a trade mark right without intention or negligence, he shall be 
liable to compensate the aggrieved party the damage suffered as is deemed reasonable. Such 
compensation may, however, not exceed the assumed amount by which the infringer has 
profited. 
Article 39 
In lawsuits concerning infringement of a registered trade mark the provisions of 
paragraph 2 of Article 37 shall only apply to the period. after the date of the registration. 
Article 40 
A claim under the provisions of Article 38 expires after 5 years. If the claim is based on 
a criminal act it will expire after 10 years. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article an action for damages in 
respect of an act of infringement of a trade mark occurring after the filing of the application 
for registration may be instituted, provided that action is brought within one year after the 
date of registration. 
Article 41 
In lawsuits concerning infringement of a trade mark the Court may order that provisions 
shall be made to prevent abuse of the mark. It may thus be ordered that marks on goods 
which are in the possession of the party concerned or which are otherwise at his disposal 
shall be deleted or, if necessary that the goods shall be destroyed or surrendered to the 
aggrieved party against or without compensation. 
Article 42 
If a licence has been granted for the use of a trade mark both licensor and a licensee 
shall be entitled to institute proceedings for infringement, unless otherwise agreed upon. 
A licensee who intends to institute legal proceedings must,notify the licensor thereof. 
Negligence in this respect will result in dismissal of the case. 
CHAPTERVrn 
Collective Marks. 
Article 43 
The provisions of this Act concerning trade marks shall apply to Collective Marks to the 
extent and subject to the modifications resulting from the provisions of the special law in 
force for such marks. IP/NIlIISL/TI 1 
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CHAPTER IX 
Miscellaneous Provisions. 
Article 44 
The decisions of the Registrar of Trade Marks under the provisions of this Act may 
within 3 months of the date of the decision be [appealed by the applicant to the Trade Mark 
and Patent Board of Appeals.]1) Although the question has been dealt with by the Trade 
Mark and Patent Board of Appeals the matter may be dealt with by the Courts. If an 
applicant desires a decision by the Courts he must institute proceedings within 6 months 
after the date of the decision by the Registrar of Trade Marks or the Trade Mark and Patent 
Board of Appeals. 
[A committee of three members, the Trade Mark and Patent Board of Appeals, 
appointed by the Minister, shall decide in disputes, in accordance with Articles 19 and 21, 
cf. parapraph 1 of Article 44 of this Act. The Minister of Industry appoints the chairman of 
the Board who shall be a lawyer, for a thre~-year term each time. The Minister of Industry 
appoints other members of the Board, to decide in individual disputes. The Board of 
Appeals decides on procedure in each case having regard to the principles of civil law 
procedure. The expenses of the Committee's work shall be borne by the State Treasury. The 
parties to the dispute shall pay an appeals fee in accordance with regulations on fees for 
trademarks, etc.]2) 
1)Act no. 31/1984, Sect. 3; 2) Act no. 31/1984, SeCL 4 
Article 45 
Any party shall be entitled to acquaint himself with the contents of the Trade Marks 
Register, either by inspection of the Register or by obtaining transcription thereof. Any 
person may obtain information as to whether a trade mark is registered. 
Article 46 
The minister dealing with trade mark matters will issue further provisions governing the 
filing and treatment of the applications for registration of trade marks, including the fixing of 
the time limit for filing claims for priority, cf. Articles 18 and 30, regarding the arrangement 
and keeping of the Register, the publication and contents of the Trade Marks Journal as well 
as the fees for applications, services, transcriptions etc. 
Article 47 
Subject to the limitations which follow from Article 48, the provisions of this Act shall 
replace the Trade Mark Act No. 43 of November 13th, 1903, although nothing in this Act 
shall invalidate the marks previously registered. The trade marks registered in accordance 
with the law hitherto in force shall remain on the Register although they do not fulfill the 
requirements to be registered as new trade marks under this Act. 
Concerning trade marks which are registered under the Law hitherto in force the 
registration in classes, mentioned in Article 16 shall first be applicable at the renewal of the 
registration. 
Article 48 
The time for the coming into force of this Act is January 1st. 1969 and from the same 
date Act No. 43, November 13th, 1903; Act No. 13, January 13th, 1938; Act No. 77, June 
26th, 1941, as well as other Laws contrary to this Act are abrogated. 
Applications which have been filed before the coming into force of this Act and have not 
been fmally decided upon shall be dealt with pursuant to the provisions of the Act hitherto in 
force, unless the applicant desires the application to be dealt with under the present Act. 
Given at Reykjavik May 2nd, 1968. 
Asgeir Asgeirsson. 
(L.S.)