Regulation relating to payments etc. to the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office and the Board of Appeal for Industrial Property 
Rights   
Regulation no 333 of 26 March 2014 : Regulation relating to payments etc. to the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office and the Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights.  
DATE: FOR-2014 -03-26-333 
MINISTRY: NFD (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries)   
PUBLISHED: I 201 4 part 4  
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 01/04/2014   
NORWEGIAN TITLE: Norwegian title: FOR -2014 -03-26-333 om beta linger mv. til Patentstyret og 
Klagenemnda for industrielle rettigheter  
ENTRY INTO FORCE OF LAST AMENDING REGULATION:  01/08/2017   
 
This is an unofficial translation of the Norwegian Regulation on fees payable to the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office and  the Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights . Should there be any differences 
between this translation and the authentic Norwegian text, the authentic Norwegian text will prevail.  
 
Chapter 1. General provisions on the submission of documents and payments to the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office and the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights  
Section 1 . An application for a trademark, design or patent, or other doc ument in a case for 
consideration by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office concerning such rights, shall be filed in the 
manner provided for in this section, either directly with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office or 
via Altinn.  
The filing of an a pplication or other document via Altinn must be done electronically in a technically 
approved format.  
Delivery to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office can either take place directly in a paper format 
or by electronic transfer. The postal address, e -mail address or fax number provided by the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office must be used. The signature on an application or other 
document may be handwritten, printed, stamped or electronic in accordance with the standard 
provided for by the Industrial P roperty Office at all times.  
An application or document submitted in another manner than described in the first to third 
paragraphs is deemed not to have been filed.  
The provisions concerning applications set out in th is Regulation also apply to registered  trademarks 
and designs, and to granted patents, unless it is clear from the context that this is not the case.  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office issues more detailed provisions  about how electronic 
communication can take place, including which elec tronic formats may  be used.  
If a request for an administrative review or an o pposition  is filed in paper form at, one extra copy of 
the request  and enclosures shall be filed for each of the other parties to the case.  
Section 2 . In the case of electronic tra nsfers to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office pursuant to 
Section 1, the filing date can be a working day or a holiday. For other means of filing, the working day 
on which the application or other document is deemed to have been received will be the f iling date.  
'Filing date' pursuant to Section 1 means:  1. In the case of an electronic transfer via Altinn: the date on which receipt of the transfer is 
confirmed.  
2. In the case of electronic transfer to the e -mail address stipulated by the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office: the date on which receipt of the transfer is confirmed by the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office's electronic mail system.  
3. In the case of a fax sent to the fax number stipulated by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office:  the date on which the complete transmission is received by the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office.  
4. 
 
5. In the case of delivery in paper format to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office's office 
during opening hours: the working day on which the ap plication or other document is received 
by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
In case of delivery in the mailbox of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office outside opening 
hours: The following working day.  
  
  
Section 2a. A claim for registration in the Patent Register or the Register of the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office for European patent applications  pursuant to the Patent Act Section 44, must be sent 
or delivered directly to the Norwegian Industrial Property Offi ce on paper or by electronical transfer 
per e -mail or electronically through Altinn. Section 1 third paragraph second and third sentence 
applies correspondingly. Documentation for the claim shall follow the claim for registration.  
The Norwegian Industrial  Property Office admini sters a spec ific journal for the claims for registrations  
in the registers . 
Claims for registration transferred electronically are entered into the register on the date on which 
the transfer is confirmed received by the electronic po stal system of the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office.  Claims for registration sent or delivered on paper and received by the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office by 2 PM on a working day, are entered into the register on the date of 
reception of the cl aim. If the business hours ends before 2 PM, the claim must be received within the 
business hours to be entered into the register on the same date. Claims that are received later that 
mentioned in second or third paragraph, are entered into the register on  the next working day.   
 
Section 3.  The deadline for the payment of fees is set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, 
and it shall normally be 30 days, unless a different deadline follows from laws or regulations.  
In the case of fees invoiced by th e Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the payment information on 
the invoice must be used when payment is made. In the case of fees that the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office does not invoice, payment must be made to the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office's account. It must be stated what the payment concerns.  
Section 4.  A fee to be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office is deemed to have been paid 
on the date on which payment is registered in the Norwegian Industrial Property Office's acco unt. 
Fees that are paid too late, cf. Section 3, are deemed not to have been paid. The Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office may nonetheless deem payment to have taken place on time if the party making the payment substantiates that an irrevocable payment o rder was issued before expiry of the 
deadline.  
This provision applies correspondingly to payments that are to take place via the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office in international registration systems.  
Section 5 . If a payment deadline expires on a Satur day, a holiday or a day which, by law, is deemed to 
be equivalent to a holiday, the deadline is extended until the next working day.  
Section 6 . Unless otherwise stated in the notification, the deadline for responding to a notification 
from the Norwegian  Industrial Property Office is calculated  from the date on which the notification 
was sent. If a specific expiry date for the deadline is not stated in the notification, the deadline 
expires on the day of the month that corresponds numerically to the date on which the deadline 
started to run. If there is no corresponding date in the month in question, the deadline is deemed to 
expire on the last day of the month. If the deadline expires on  24 or 31 December,  a Saturday, a 
holiday or a day that, by law, is deem ed to be equivalent to a holiday, the deadline will expire on the 
first working day after the expiry date.  
The deadline for responding to a notification as mentioned in the first paragraph is two months , 
unless otherwise decided by law or by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office in each individual 
case.  
Unless otherwise laid down by law, the first and second paragraphs apply correspondingly to other 
deadlines pursuant to the Patents Act, Business Names Act, Design Act, Trademarks Act and 
lndustrial Prope rty Office Act.  
The deadline for correcting errors or deficiencies in an application or other documents can be 
extended by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office unless otherwise set forth  by law. A request 
for the extension of a deadline must, in such c ase, be filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office no later than on the date the deadline expires.  
Section 7 . Everyone may request:  
1. a certified  copy  of the trademark  register , the design  register and of the patent  register ; 
2. a copy of a trademark application, with appendices;  
3. a copy of a patent application, with a description, drawings, abstract and claim;  
4. a copy of a printed Norwegian publication for public inspection before grant of patent or patent 
specification;  
5. a copy of an application for the registration of a design, with appendices.  
On request, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office may issue and send a priority document 
pursuant to Rule 17.1(b) of the rules implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty.  
The fee for a certified  transcript and copies as mentioned in the first and second paragraphs is 
decided by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and shall follow from  the list of fees on the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office's website.  
This provision applies corre spondingly to electronic documents with the same contents.  
Section 8.  The provisions of this chapter apply correspondingly to the filing of documents with the 
Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights (the 'Board  of Appeal '). Appeals to the Board of Appeal  and any enclosures shall be submitted to the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office.  
Once the Norwegian Industrial Property Office has sent  the appeal to the Board of Appeal , any 
further communications in the case shall be addressed to  the Board of Appeal . Between parties that 
are represented by representatives, submissions in the case shall be sent directly to the opposing 
party at the same time as they are sent to the Board of Appeal . 
The Board of Appeal sets deadlines for submitting respons es and further written communications in 
the appeals case.  
 
Chapter 2. Payments to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office pursuant to the Trademarks Act  
Section 9 . The following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for an 
application for registration of a trademark, cf. the Trademarks Act Section 12:  
 
1.  
application fee, trademark  NOK  2,900,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each class in excess of three, trademark  NOK  750.    
The following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for an application for 
registration of a collective mark, cf. the Trademarks Act Section 12:  
 
1.  
application fee, collective mark  NOK  4,000,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each class in excess of three, collective mark  NOK  1,650.    
If the fees are not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the 
application  shall be  deemed to have been shelved . 
Section 10. For an application that is separated from another pursuant to the Trademark Regulations 
Section 17, an application fee shall be paid at the rates set out in Section 9  of this Regulation . 
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian I ndustrial Property Office, the request 
for separation shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 11.  For the division of an application, cf. the Trademark Regulations Section 18, an 
application fee shall be paid at the rates set out in these  Regulations Section 9 for each new 
application that is not deemed to be a continuation of the original application.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for division shall be deemed not to  have been received.  
Section 12 . For the division of a registration pursuant to the Trademark Regulations Section 20, an 
application fee of NOK 2,200 shall be paid for each registration that is not deemed to be a 
continuation of the original registration.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for division shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 13 . For the merger of previously divided applications or registrations pursuant to the 
Trademark Regulations Section 22, a fee of NOK 2,200 shall be paid for each application or 
registration that is not deemed to be a continuation of the original application or registration.  If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Indu strial Property Office, the request 
for a merger of the applications shall be deemed not to have been received.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline mentioned in the Trademarks Act Section 33,  the trademark 
protection will lapse.  
Section 14.  The foll owing fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for a request 
for renewal of a trademark, cf. the Trademarks Act Section 33:  
 
1.  
renewal fee  NOK  2,600,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each class in excess of three  NOK  1,000.    
The following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for a request for renewal 
of a collective mark, cf. the Trademarks Act Section 33:  
 
1.  
renewal fee  NOK  5,150,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each class in excess of three  NOK  2,100.    
If a request for renewal is submitted after the expiry of the registration period, the following fees 
shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office:  
 
1.  
additional fee, trademark  NOK  550,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee, collective mark  NOK  1,200.    
Section 15.  An application for an alteration to a registered trademark pursuant to the Trademarks 
Act Section 34 is subject to a fee of NOK 1,200.  
If the fee is not paid  within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the 
application for alteration shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 16.  Requests for the deletion of a trademark from the register pursuant to the Trademarks 
Act Section 43  are subject to a fee of NOK 1,900.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for deletion shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 17.  The resumption of the processing of an applicati on pursuant to the Trademarks Act 
Section 23 fourth paragraph is subject to a fee of NOK 550.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for division shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 18 . Requests that non -compliance with a time limit shall not have effect pursuant to the 
Trademarks Act Section 80 are subject to a fee of NOK 2,750.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the requ est 
that non -compliance with the time limit shall not have effect shall be deemed not to have been 
received.  
Section 19.  Requests for an administrative review pursuant to the Trademarks Act Section 40 are 
subject to a fee of NOK 4,000.  If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for an administrative review shall be deemed not to have been received.  
If a request for administrative review is rejected , the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall  repay 
half the fee.  
Section 20.  Applications for international registration pursuant to the Trademarks Act Section 67 are 
subject to a fee of NOK 800.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the 
applicat ion shall be deemed not to have been received. Other fees as mentioned in the Madrid 
Protocol shall be paid directly to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property 
Organisation (WIPO).  
Chapter 3. Payments to the Norwegian Industrial Propert y Office pursuant to the Patents Act  
Section 21 . For an applications for a patent, cf. the Patents Act Section 8 fifth paragraph, and for a 
European patent application that is converted into a national application, cf. the Patents Act Section 
66 m second p aragraph, the following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office:  
 
1.  
application fee  NOK  4,650,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each patent claim in excess of ten  NOK  250.    
When the applicant is an individual or a small business, or several such jointly when, combined, they 
do not have more full -time equivalents than specified in the third paragraph first sentence, the 
following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office:  
 
1.  
application fee  NOK  850,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each patent claim in excess of ten  NOK  250.    
By a small business in these Regulations is meant  a business with a permanent staff of 20 full -time 
equivalents or fewer. Companies that are wholly owned subsidiaries or parent companies of each 
other are deemed to be one company when calculating the number of full -time equivalents pursuant 
to this provi sion. An applicant can be required to submit documentation that the undertaking is a 
small business. By individual is meant a physical person who does not represent anyone other than 
him/herself.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norweg ian Industrial Property Office, the 
application is deemed to have been shelved . 
Section 22 . For a novelty search as mentioned in the Patents Act Section 9, applicants pay the fee 
stipulated by the international novelty searching authority in question.  
Section 23 . For an application that is separated from another pur suant to the Patents Regulation  
Section 24, a n application fee shall be paid at the rates set forth  in Section 21 of this Regulation . 
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for separation shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 24.  For the division of an application, cf. the Patents Regulation Section 22, an application fee 
shall be paid at the rates set out in  Section 21 of this Regulation  for each new application that is not 
deemed to be a continuation of the original application.  If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for division shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 25.  A grant fee pursuant to the Patents Act Section 20 first paragraph first sentence s hall be 
paid for the granting of a patent. The grant fee covers up to 14 pages. An additional fee shall be paid 
for each page in excess of 14. If new patent claims have been received after the application's filing 
date or the date on which the application is deemed to have been filed, so that the number of claims 
exceeds the number for which application fees have been paid pursuant to  Section 21 of this 
Regulation , an additional fee shall also be paid for each such new patent claim.  
The following fees shall  be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for the granting of a 
patent:  
 
1.  
grant fee  NOK  1,200,    
 
2.  
additional fee for each new patent claim  NOK  250,   
and 
 
3.  
additional fee for each page in excess of 14, with the exception of 
sequence lists, which are exempt from the page fee  NOK  250.    
No grant fee or additional fees shall be paid for the granting of a patent that is secret pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Act of 26 June 1953 No 8 relating to inventions which have significance for the 
defence of the Kingdom.  
If the fee and additional fees are not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office, the application shall be shelved . 
If the applicant has gross income that does not exceed three times the National Insuranc e basic 
amount (G), the applicant may apply for exemption from payment of the grant fee and additional 
fees. The income limit is four times the National Insurance basic amount if the applicant provides for 
a spouse. For each additional person provided for by the applicant, the income limit increases by an 
increment corresponding to half the National Insurance basic amount. The calculation is based on 
gross income in the tax assessment. The applicant must enclose a copy of the latest tax settlement 
notice he /she has received and which includes the calculation basis. If the applicant has gross wealth 
of more than five times the National Insurance basic amount, exemption may only be granted in 
special circumstances.  
Section 26.  For the resumption of processing of an application pursuant to the Patents Act section 15 
third paragraph or Section 20 first paragraph third sentence, a fee of NOK 550 shall be paid.  
If processing of the application has previously been resumed, a fee of NOK 1,950 shall be paid.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for resumption shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 27.  Requests that non -compliance with a deadline shall not ha ve effect pursuant to the 
Patents Act Section 72 are subject to a fee of NOK 3,000.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
that non -compliance with the deadline shall not have effect shall be  deemed not to have been 
received.  Section 28 . Requests for an administrative review pursuant to the Patents Act Section 52b are 
subject to a fee of NOK 8,800.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for administrative review shall be deemed not to have been received.  
If a request for administrative review is rejected, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall repay 
half the fee.  
If the patent or administrative review is upheld in amended form, cf. the Patents Act Section 52d 
third paragraph, for the patent to be valid in amended form, the patent holder must pay a fee at the 
following rates within a month of the day on which the decision became final:  
 
1.  
amendment fee  NOK  1,200,    
 
2.  
additional fee for each new patent claim  NOK  250,   
and 
 
3.  
additional fee for each page in excess of 14, with the exception of 
sequence lists, which are exempt from the page fee  NOK  250.    
Section 29.  Annual fees for patent applications and patents, cf. the Patents Act Section 8 fifth 
paragraph, cf. Sections 33 and 40, shall be paid at the following rates:  
1st fee year  NOK  700 
2nd fee year  NOK  700 
3rd fee year  NOK  700 
4th fee year  NOK  1,350  
5th fee  year  NOK  1,650  
6th fee year  NOK  2,000  
7th fee year  NOK  2,200  
8th fee year  NOK  2,550  
9th fee year  NOK  2,850  
10th fee year  NOK  3,200  
11th fee year  NOK  3,500  
12th fee year  NOK  3,850  
13th fee year  NOK  4,200  
14th fee year  NOK  4,500  
15th fee year  NOK  4,850  16th fee year  NOK  5,200  
17th fee year  NOK  5,500  
18th fee year  NOK  5,800  
19th fee year  NOK  6,200  
20th fee year  NOK  6,500  
For European patents that are valid in Norway , cf. the Patents Act Section 66e, an annual fee shall be 
paid  pursuant to the first paragraph from and including the fee year after the European Patent Office 
announced its decision to grant a patent. The annual fee shall be stipulated on the basis of the filing 
date for the European application. The annual fee fall s due for payment at the expiry of the deadline 
for submitting a translation pursuant to the Patents Act section 66c first paragraph first sentence at 
the earliest.    
Annual fees that, pursuant to the Patents Act Section 41 third paragraph or Section 42 th ird 
paragraph, are paid after the due date are increased by NOK 700 .  
If the stipulated annual fee is not paid within the deadline mentioned in the Patents Act Section 41 
third paragraph or Section 42 third paragraph, the patent is deemed to have lapsed.  
If the applicant or patent holder has gross income that does not exceed three times the National 
Insurance basic amount (G), the person in question may apply for deferral of payment of the annual 
fee. The income limit is four times the National Insurance ba sic amount if the applicant or patent 
holder provides for a spouse. For each additional person provided for by the applicant or patent 
holder, the income limit increases by an increment corresponding to half the National Insurance 
basic amount. The calcula tion is based on gross income in the tax assessment. The applicant or 
patent holder must enclose a copy of the latest tax settlement notice he/she has received and which 
includes the calculation basis. If the applicant has gross wealth of more than five ti mes the National 
Insurance basic amount, deferral may only be granted in special circumstances.  
Section 30.  A person who, more than nine months after the date on which a patent was granted, files 
an objection claiming that an invention is not patentable be cause of matters mentioned in the 
Patents Act Section 1b shall pay a fee of NOK 5,500.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the 
objection shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 31.  The subm ission of a request for patent limitation pursuant to the Patents Act Section 39a 
is subject to a fee of NOK 7,000.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for patent limitation shall be deeme d not to have been received.  
Section 32.  Upon submission of a translation as mentioned in the Patents Act section 66 c first 
paragraph, cf. second paragraph, the patent holder must pay a fee of NOK 5500 if the patent is to 
have effect or be maintained in a mended form in this country.   If the prescribed fee is not paid within the time limit set by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office, the European patent shall not be valid in this country or shall cease to be valid.  
 
Section 33 . Upon submission of a corr ection of a translation as mentioned in the Patents Act section 
66 c first paragraph, cf. second paragraph, a fee of NOK 1200 must be paid.  
  
Upon submission of a correction of a translation in accordance with the Patents Act section 21 third 
paragraph six th sentence, a fee of NOK 1200 must be paid.   
  
A corrected translation is not deemed to have been submitted until the fee has been paid.  
 
Section 34.  For international patent applications that are filed  with the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office as the receiving office, the applicant shall pay the following fees to the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office:  
1. international application fee as mentioned in Rule 15.1 of the rules implementing the 
Washing ton Treaty of 19 June 1970 No 1 on patent cooperation (the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty).  
2. a novelty search fee as mentioned in Rule 16.1 of the rules implementing the Patent 
Cooperation Treaty.  
3. a forwarding free of NOK 800 for the Norwegian Industrial  Property Office's handling of the 
application as the receiving office.  
The deadline for paying fees as mentioned in the first paragraph is one month after the international 
application has been received by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
If the  fees as mentioned in the first paragraph are not paid on time, or if, by the expiry of the 
deadline, an insufficient amount has been paid, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall, in 
accordance with Rule 16bis of the rules implementing the Patent C ooperation Treaty, collect the 
unpaid amount.  
In cases as mentioned in the third paragraph, the applicant shall pay an additional fee to the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office corresponding to 50% of the unpaid amount. The amount shall 
nevertheless not e xceed the international application fee and it shall not be less than the forwarding 
fee. 
Section 35 . In cases where the Norwegian Industrial Property Office receives an international 
application that should have been filed with the International Bureau of  the World Intellectual 
Property Organisation (WIPO) (cf. Rule 19.4 of the rules implementing the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty), the applicant shall pay a fee of NOK 750 for the Norwegian Industrial Property Office's 
handling of  the case.  
The fee falls due for payment one month after the application is filed with the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office. If the fee is not paid within the deadline, the international application is deemed not 
to have been received.  Section 36 . For internation al patent applications that are forwarded pursuant to the Patents Act 
Section 31, cf. Section 8 fifth paragraph, the following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office:  
 
1.  
application fee  NOK  4,650,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each patent claim in excess of ten  NOK  250.    
For applicants as mentioned in Section 21 second and third paragraphs, the following rates shall 
nonetheless apply:  
 
1.  
application fee  NOK  850,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each patent claim in excess of ten NOK  250.    
If the application enters the national phase in accordance with the Norwegian Patents Act Section 31 
first paragraph and it includes one or more inventions that have not been subject to an international 
novelty search, cf. the Patents Act Section 36, or if the application  includes one or more invention  
that have not been subject to a preliminary  international  examination, cf. the Patents Act Section 
37, a specific additional fee of NOK 4,650 shall be paid.  
Section 37.  For international pa tent applications that are accepted for processing pursuant to the 
Patents Act Section 38, cf. Section 8 fifth paragraph, the following fees shall be paid to the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office:  
 
1.  
application fee  NOK  1,200,   
and 
 
2.  
additional fee for each patent claim in excess of ten  NOK  250.   
 
        
Section 38.  For international patent applications, the following fees apply:  
 
1.  
additional fee for a further deadline pursuant to the Patents Act 
Section 31 second paragraph  NOK  950,   
and 
 
2.  
a fee as mentioned in the Patents Act Section 36 or 37  NOK  4,650.    
The fee pursuant to the first paragraph shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
Section 39.  In other respects, the provisions of these Regulations concerning fees for national patent 
applications apply correspondingly to international patent applications that enter the national phase 
pursuant to the Patents Act Section 31 or that are accepted fo r processing pursuant to the Patents 
Act Section 38.  
Section 40.  When filing an application for a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal 
products or for  plant protection products pursuant to the Patents Act Section 62b second paragraph 
and Section 62a second paragraph, the applicant shall pay an application fee of NOK 2,200.  When 
filing an application for extension of a supplementary protection sertificat e pursuant to the Patents 
Act Section 62 am second paragraph, the applicant shall pay a fee of NOK 2,000.  If the stipulated fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, 
the application for a supplementary protection certificate or for extension will be deemed not to 
have been received.  
A fee as stipulated in Section 26 of these Regulations shall be paid for the resumption of processing 
of a shelved  application.  
If the stipulated fee is not paid within the deadline set  by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, 
the request for resumption shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 41.  Sections 27 and 53 apply correspondingly to cases concerning granted certificates.  
Section 42.  Annual fees shall be paid for certificates pursuant to the Patents Act section 62a third 
paragraph, cf. Section 62b second paragraph, in the amount stipulated in Section 29 first paragraph 
of th is Regulation as the annual fee for the 20th fee year.  
An annual fee shall be paid for each fee year that begins after the patent period has expired even if 
the certificate has not been granted by the end of the patent period.  
If the stipulated annual fee is n ot paid within the deadline mentioned in the Patents Act Section 41 
third paragraph or Section 42 third paragraph, cf. Section 62a third paragraph and Section 62b 
second paragraph, the protection lapses.  
Section 42a. For registration of a security right in  the Patent Register or the Register of the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office for European patent applications, cf. Section 44 third paragraph 
of the Patents Act, a fee of NOK 500 shall be paid. If a claim for registration covers security rights in 
more  than one patent etc. securing the same monetary claim, a fee of NOK 500 shall be paid for the 
first registration with an addition of NOK 100 for every additional registration in the Register.  
Chapter 4. Payments to the Norwegian Industrial Property Offic e pursuant to the Designs Act  
Section 43.  The following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for an 
application for registration of a design, cf. the Designs Act Section 13:  
 
1.  
application fee  NOK  1,900,    
 
2.  
multiple registration fee for each design in excess of one  NOK  1,300,    
 
3.  
storage fee for each submitted model stored by the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office  NOK  1,200,   
and 
 
4.  
fee for supplementary search, for each design  NOK  900.    
If the stipulated fees are not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office, the application is deemed to have been shelved . 
Section 44.  For an application that is separated from another pursuant to the Design Regulations 
Sectio n 16a, an application fee shall be paid at the rates set out in Section 43 of these Regulations.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for separation shall be deemed not to have been receive d. 
Section 45.  For the division of an application pursuant to the Design Regulations Section 17, an 
application fee shall be paid at the rates set out in Section 43 of these Regulations for each 
application that is not deemed to be a continuation of the or iginal application.  If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for division shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 46.  For the division of a registration pursuant to the Design Regula tions Section 18, an 
application fee shall be paid at the rates set out in Section 43 of these Regulations for each 
registration that is not deemed to be a continuation of the original registration.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Nor wegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for division shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 47.  For the merger of two or more previously divided applications or registrations pursuant 
to the Design Regulations Section 19, a fee of shall be paid at the rates set out in Section 43 of these 
Regulations for each application or registration that is not d eemed to be a continuation of the 
original application or registration.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for a merger shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 48 . A fee of NOK  550 shall be paid for the resumption of the processing of an application 
pursuant to the Designs Act Section 19.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
for resumption shall be deemed not to have been received.  
Section 49 . The following fees shall be paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for the 
renewal of the registration of a design pursuant to the Designs Act Section 24:  
 
1.  
renewal fee for first renewal  NOK  2,900.    
 
2.  
renewal fee for second renewal  NOK  3,500,    
 
3.  
renewal fee for third renewal  NOK  4,100,    
 
4.  
renewal fee for fourth renewal  NOK  5,000,    
 
5.  
additional fee if the renewal fee is paid after expiry of the 
registration period  NOK  550.    
 
6.  
multiple registration fee for each design in excess of one for which 
the registration is renewed  NOK  1,300,   
and 
 
7.  
storage fee for each submitted model stored by the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office  NOK  1,200.    
If the fee is not paid  within the deadline mentioned in the Designs Act Section 24, the design 
registration will lapse.  
Section 50.  Requests that non -compliance with a deadline shall not have effect pursuant to the 
Designs Act Section 50 are subject to a fee of NOK 2,800.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the request 
that non -compliance with the deadline shall not have effect shall be deemed not to have been 
received.  Section 51.  Requests for an administrative review pursuant to the Designs Act Section 27 are subject 
to a fee of NOK 4,000.  
No fees shall be paid for requests filed by the Ministry pursuant to the Designs Act Section 26 second 
paragraph no 3, cf. the Design Regulations Section 27.  
If the stipulated fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, 
the request for administrative review shall be deemed not to have been received.  
If a request for administrative review pursuant to the Designs Act Section 27 is rejected, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall repay half the fee.  
Section 52.  Applications for international registration of a design pursuant to the Designs Act Section 
56 third paragraph are subject to a fee of  NOK 800.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the 
application for international registration shall be deemed not to have been received. Other fees as 
mentioned in the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement  shall be paid directly to the International 
Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).  
Chapter 5. Fee for appealing to the  Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights  
Section 53.  A fee shall be paid at the following rates for the consideration of an appeal by the Board 
of Appeal : 
 
1.  
for an appeal pursuant to the Patents Act  NOK  5,700,    
 
2.  
for an appeal pursuant to the Patents Act Section 44, paragraph 7  NOK  1,500 ,   
 
3.  
for an appeal pursuant to the Trademarks Act  NOK  4,400,    
 
4.  
for an appeal pursuant to the Designs Act  NOK  4,400,   
 
 
 5.  for a request to change the validity period for a granted protection 
certificate for medicinal products  NOK  4,400,   and 
 
6.  
for an appeal pursuant to the Business Names Act  Section 3 -7 NOK  4,400.    
If the stipulated fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, 
the appeal or request for a change, cf. the first paragraph no 4, shall be deemed not to have been 
received.  
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office or the Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights finds 
that the appeal succeed on the grounds of a obvious  procedural error on the part of the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office, the fee shall be refunded.  
Chapter 6. Miscellaneous provisions  
Section 54.  Requests for administrative review pursuant to the Business Names Act Section 3 -6 are 
subject to a fee of NOK 4,000.  
If the fee is not paid within the deadline set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office , the request 
for administrative review shall be deemed not to have been received.  If a request for administrative review pursuant to the Business Names Act Section 3 -6 is rejected, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall repay half the fee.  
Section  55. Fees paid to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office or the Board of Appeal for 
Industrial Property Rights in accordance with the provisions of the Trademarks Act, the Patents Act, 
the Designs Act and th is Regulation will not be refunded unless this is specifically set forth in th is 
Regulation . 
If a fee is paid with up to NOK 300 more than the correct fee, The Norwegian Industrial Property will 
not pay it back on its own initiative.  
Section 56.  This Regulation  enter into force on 1 April 2014. The Re gulations of 13 December 2010 
No 1646 relating to fees payable to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office etc. (the Fees 
Regulations) are repealed with effect from the same date.