Regulations no. 937 of 25/06/2010: Regulations to the Norwegian Trademarks Act  
(Norwegian Trademark Regulations)  
 
DATE:  FOR -2010 -06-25-937 
MINISTRY:  JD (Ministry of Justice and the Police)  
DEPT./DIR.  Legislation Department  
PUBLISHED:  I 2010 part 8  
ENTRY INTO 
FORCE:  01/07/2010  
MOST RECENTLY 
AMENDED:     
FOR -2013 -03-01-246 in force from 01.04.2013  
AMENDS:  FOR -1996 -03-29-309 , FOR -1996 -03-29-315 , FOR -1993 -08-06-832 , FOR -
2003 -04-04-418 , FOR -2005 -06-24-718 , FOR -2007 -12-14-1417 , FOR -
2009 -03-25-376 
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SYS-CODE:  C20, D02, BG14 a, D02, BG12a, C20, D02, G03  
BUSINESS 
CLASSIFICATION 
CODE:  9125, 3901, 61199, 6263  
PUBLISHED:  25/06/ 2010 at 15:30  
CORRECTED:   
SHORT TITLE:  Norwegian Trademark Regulations  
 
 
CONTENTS  
 
Regulations to the Norwegian Trademarks Act (Norwegian Trademark Regulations)  
 
Chapter 1. National Trademark Applications  ................................ ................................ ......................  4 
§ 1. Formal requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  4 
§ 2. Content of the application  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  4 
§ 3. Address for correspondence  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 4 
§ 4. Additional requirements for collective marks  ................................ ................................ ..........  4 
§ 5. Filing date  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................  4 
§ 6. Language requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  5 § 7. App lication that apply to several trademarks  ................................ ................................ ..........  5 
§ 8. Representation of the trademark in the application, etc.  ................................ .........................  5 
§ 9. Alteration of a  trademark for which registration has been applied for  ................................ ... 6 
§ 10. List of goods and services  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 6 
§ 11. Disclaimer  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............................  7 
§ 12. Objection during the processing of an application  ................................ ................................  7 
Chapter 2. Priority  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................  7 
§ 13. Application priority  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  7 
§ 14. Exhibition priority  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  8 
§ 15. Partial priority  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  8 
§ 16. Application in a state outside the Paris Convention or the WTO  ................................ ..........  8 
Chapter 3. Separating, Dividing and Merging Applications and Registrations  ................................ ... 9 
§ 17. Separation of a trademark in a new application  ................................ ................................ .... 9 
§ 18. Division of applications  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  9 
§ 19. Divided application  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  10 
§ 20. Division of registrations  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 10 
§ 21. Divided registration  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  10 
§ 22. Merging divided applications and registrations  ................................ ................................ .. 10 
Chapter 4. Opposition and Administrative Review  ................................ ................................ ...........  11 
§ 23. Form and content of an opposition  ................................ ................................ ......................  11 
§ 24. Notification of an opposition  ................................ ................................ ................................  11 
§ 25. Notification of continued processi ng of an opposition  ................................ .........................  11 
§ 26. Notification of the outcome of an opposition case  ................................ ...............................  12 
§ 27. Administrative review  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  12 
§ 28. Processing a request for an administrative review  ................................ ..............................  12 
Chapter 5. The Trademark Register  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 12 
§ 29. The Trademark Register  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 12 
§ 30. International registrations  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 14 
Chapter 6. Publications  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  15 
§ 31. Publication of a registration  ................................ ................................ ................................  15 
§ 32. Publication of an international registration  ................................ ................................ ........  15 
§ 33. Publication of oppositions received  ................................ ................................ .....................  15 
§ 34. Publication of the final decision in an opposition case  ................................ .......................  15 
§ 35. Publication of a request for an administrative review  ................................ .........................  16 
§ 36. Publication of the final decision of an administrative review  ................................ ..............  16 
§ 37. Publication of a decision under Section 80 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  ..................  16 
§ 38. Publication of a renewal  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 17 
§ 39. Pu blication of the transfer of the right to a trademark  ................................ ........................  17 
§ 40. Publication of a new list of goods or services  ................................ ................................ ...... 17 
§ 41. Other pub lications  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  17 Chapter 7. International Registration of Trademarks ................................ ................................ .........  18 
§ 42. The international application  ................................ ................................ ...............................  18 
§ 43. National application or registration as the basis  ................................ ................................ . 18 
§ 44. Transmission of the application to the International Bureau  ................................ ..............  18 
§ 45. Request for registration to take effect in other states  ................................ ...........................  18 
§ 46. Notification in the event of cessation of a basic application or basic registr ation, etc.  ...... 19 
§ 47. Request for an international registration to take effect in Norway  ................................ ..........  19 
§ 48. Request for renewed assessment  ................................ ................................ ..........................  19 
§ 49. International registration is granted effect in Norway  ................................ ........................  19 
§ 50. Opposition  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  19 
§ 51. Conversion to a national trademark registration  ................................ ................................  20 
Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Provisions  ................................ ................................ ................................ . 20 
§ 52. Abo ut appeals  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  20 
§ 53. Language requirements for subsequent documents  ................................ .............................  20 
§ 54. Address for correspondence with the proprietor  ................................ ................................ . 21 
§ 55. Document formats, filing time, time limits and fees  ................................ .............................  21 
§ 56. Renewal and renewal letters  ................................ ................................ ................................  21 
§ 57. Alteration of a registered trademark  ................................ ................................ ....................  21 
§ 58. Changes to the list of goods or services for registered trademarks  ................................ ..... 21 
§ 59. Storage of marks, etc.  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  22 
§ 60. Right of registration as in the country of origin  ................................ ................................ ... 22 
Chapter 9. Final Provisions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  23 
§ 61. Entry into force, etc.  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  23 
§ 62. Amendments to other Regulations  ................................ ................................ ........................  23 
 
 
Regulations to the Norwegian Trademarks Act (Norwegian Trademark 
Regulations)  
 
Legal authority: Passed by Royal Decree of 25 June 2010 with legal authority in Act no. 8 of 26 March 2010 on the 
protection of trademarks (the Norwegian Trademarks Act), Section  12, Section 18, Section 19, Section 26, Section 40, 
Section 50, Section 67, Section 70, Section 79 and Section 82; Act no. 32 of 12 March 1993 on plant variety rights, Section 
26; Act no. 15 of 14 March 2003 on design protection (the Norwegian Design Act) , Section 13, Section 27, Section 37 and 
Section 52; Act no. 2 of 6 June 1891 on the fineness and stamping of gold, silver and platinum products, etc., Section 4; and  
Act no. 9 of 15 December 1967 on patents, Section 28, Section 31, Section 52b, Section 62 a, Section 62b, Section 68 and 
Section 69. Proposed by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police.  
EEA references: EEA Agreement, Annex XVII no. 9h (Directive 2008/95/EC).  
 Chapter 1. National Trademark Applications  
 
§ 1. Formal requirements  
An application for registration of a trademark is filed on a specific application form. The form and any 
enclosures shall be completed in printing type . 
 
§ 2. Content of the application  
The application shall include:  
 
1.  the applicant’s name or business  name and  address and, where appropriate, the name or business  
name and address of the representative  
2.  information on priority, if this is requested, cf. Section 13 to Section 16  
3.  a repr esentation of the trademark, cf. Section 8  
4.  a list of the goods and se rvices for which application is made for registration of a trademark, cf. 
Section 10.  
 
The application shall be signed by the applicant or his representative.  
 
§ 3. Address for correspondence  
Unless specified otherwise in the application, the address given  under Section 2 no. 1 is the address for 
notifications and service, etc. under the Section 77 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act. If the applicant 
has appointed a representative, the address of the representative is the relevant address as far  as the 
power o f attorney  allows . If there are several applicants or representatives, the address of the person 
listed first is the address for correspondence, unless specified otherwise. The applicant may, at any 
time, notify the Norwegian Industrial Property Office of a new address for correspondence.  
 
§ 4. Additional requirements for collective marks  
If the application is for registration of a collective mark, it shall also contain the regulations established 
for the use of the mark. The regulations shall include provi sion on : 
 
1.   who is entitled to use the mark and the conditions for use  
2.  the possible consequences of unlawful use or use in contravention of the conditions established in 
the regulations for the user  
3. the proprietor ’s obligations to assert liabilit y against a person who uses the mark in contravention 
of the regulations for use  
4.  the proprietor ’s rights and obligations in relation to users, including the right of supervision, 
possibly using specific supervisory bodies.  
 
§ 5. Filing date  
The applica tion is given a filing date, even if the requirements for the application set forth in the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act and these Regulations are not met, if it contains a representation of the 
trademark for which application for registration is made, a list o f the goods and services to which the 
application applies which meets the language requirements in Section 6 and information that makes it 
possible to identify and contact the applicant or representative , if any .  
§ 6. Language requirements  
The application , including any regulations as specified in Section 4 and the list of goods and services 
shall be in Norwegian.  
 
Other documents shall be in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English.  
 
If the application or other documents are in a language other than that sp ecified in paragraph one, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office may request that the applicant file a translation into Norwegian 
within a time limit set by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may request t hat the translation be certified by a state -
authorised translator.  
 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may, in individual cases, accept languages other than those 
specified in paragraph one.  
 
§ 7. Application that apply to several trademarks  
An appli cation for registration may only apply to one trademark.  
 
If an application applies to several trademarks, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify 
the applicant of this fact and set a time limit for the applicant to request that one of the tr ademarks is to 
be processed on the basis of the application.  
 
The applicant may request that a trademark that is not processed on the basis of the original application 
be processed in a new application, cf. Section 17.  
 
§ 8. Representation of the trademark  in the application, etc.  
It is necessary to specify in the application the type of trade mark to be registered, for example whether 
it is a word mark, figurative mark, combined mark or three -dimensional mark. It is also necessary to 
specify whether the trademark is in colour.  
 
If the application concerns a figurative or combined trade mark, the applicant shall enclose a clear 
reproduction of the mark no larger than 8.0 x 8.0 cm. Reproduction means any graphic representation 
that can be recorded, stored and r eproduced electronically.  
 
If the application concerns a three -dimensional trade mark, the applicant shall enclose the number of 
reproductions necessary to display the entire design of the mark. The Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office may decide which of t he images supplied is/are to be included in subsequent publication. If it is 
considered necessary for the assessment of whether the trade mark can be registered, the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office may request the applicant to supply a model of the trademark. The model 
shall be made of durable, non -hazardous material and shall not exceed 30 cm in any direction or weigh 
more than 4 kg.  
 If the application concerns other trade marks, for example sound marks, marks consisting of colours or 
colour combinatio ns or moving marks, the applicant shall supply a detailed description of the mark, for 
example in the form of notes or an indication of a colour number in an international colour code 
system. For sound marks and moving marks, the Norwegian Industrial Prope rty Office may request the 
applicant to supply a sample of the trade mark stored on a suitable medium.  
 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office establishes detailed guidelines on storage formats for the 
various trademark types, etc.  
 
§ 9. Alteration of a t rademark for which registration has been applied for  
A request to alter a trademark for which registration has been applied for under Section 13 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act shall be filed to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and include:  
 
1.  the applicant’s name or business  name and address and, where appropriate, the name or business  
name and address of the representative  
2.  any separate correspondence address under Section 3  
3.  the application number of the trademark to be altered  
4.  the al teration of the trademark required  
5.  a representation of the trademark in altered form and any additional images if necessary under 
Section 8.  
 
The form and any enclosures shall be completed in printing type and be signed by the applicant or 
proprietor , or his representative.  
 
A request for alteration may only include one new trademark. Assessment of whether the conditions 
have been met for altering a trademark for which registration has been applied for under Section 13, 
paragraph one of the Norwegian Tr ademarks Act shall always take place in relation to the trademark 
for which registration was originally applied for.  
 
The new trademark shall be entered in the register with  an indication of the date of the alteration of the 
trademark.  
 
§ 10. List of goods  and services  
An application for registration of a trademark shall include a list of goods and services.  
 
The goods and services shall be indicated clearly and unambiguously. Use of the designations in the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office’s Norwegian t ranslation of the up to date version of the Nice 
Agreement no.  1 of 15 June 1957 Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services in 
force is always considered to meet the requirement in paragraph one. The goods and services shall be 
listed in the classes to which they belong. The classes shall be set out in ascending numerical order.  
 
The list of goods or services may not subsequently be extended to apply to goods and services other 
than those specified in the application when it was filed . 
 § 11. Disclaimer  
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office considers that a disclaimer should be made for part of a 
trademark, the applicant shall be notified of this. The wording of the proposed disclaimer shall be 
included in the notification. The n otification shall also include a time limit for the applicant to 
comment.  
 
If the applicant does not accept the disclaimer, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office may reject the 
application for registration or cancel a registration following an oppositio n. 
 
§ 12. Objection during the processing of an application  
If, before a trademark is registered, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office receives an objection of 
importance to the assessment of the application, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office sh all notify 
the applicant hereof . 
 
An objection to the registration of a trademark does not grant any party rights. If the objection is not 
complied with , the party who has filed the objection shall be informed of the right to file an opposition.  
 
Chapter 2 . Priority  
 
§ 13. Application priority  
A request for priority under Section 19, paragraph one, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act must be 
made  within six months from the date of priority and must be  stated in the application. It is not possible 
to make a requ est for priority after this time or to supplement an application with such a request after 
the application has been filed.  
 
If the priority time limit expires on a public holiday or on a day on which the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office is closed, the time limit is extended to the next working day.  
 
Priority may also be requested for an application filed with a regional trademark authority if, under the 
legislation in a state that is party to the P aris Convention no. 1 of 20 March 1883 for the Protectio n of 
Industrial Property or the WTO Agreement no. 1 of 15 April 1994 Establishing the World Trade 
Organization or under a bilateral or multilateral agreement concluded between states that are party to 
the Paris Convention or the WTO Agreement, this is equa ted with filing a national application.  
 
The request for priority shall specify the trademark authority with which the application being invoked 
was filed, the date on which it was filed and the application number. If the application number is not 
known, t he number shall be forwarded as soon as the applicant knows it. If any of this information is 
missing, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall give the applicant a time limit of one month to 
correct the deficiency . The right to priority lapses if th e time limit for correction is not complied with.  
 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office  may request the applicant to supply proof of priority within 
three months. The proof of priority shall contain information as specified in paragraph three, sentence  
one, the name of the applicant and a copy of the application and shall be certified by the trademark authority with which the application invoked was filed.  The right to priority lapses if the time limit is 
not complied with.  
 
 
 
A request for priority may  be withdrawn by written notification to the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office until the application for registration has been decided on.  
 
§ 14. Exhibition priority  
A request for priority under Section 19, paragraph two, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  must be  
made within six months from the date of priority must be evident  from the application. It is not possible 
to make a request for priority after this time or to supplement an application with such a request after 
the application has been filed.  
 
If the priority time limit expires on a public holiday or on a day on which the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office is closed, the time limit is extended to the next working day.  
 
The request for priority shall indicate the name of the exhibition at which th e trademark was first 
displayed, the state in which the exhibition was held and the time of the first display of the trademark at 
the exhibition. If any of this information is missing, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall give 
the applicant a tim e limit of one month to correct the deficiency. The right to priority lapses if the time 
limit for correction is not complied with.  
 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may request the applicant to supply proof of priority within 
three months. A decla ration by the management responsible for the exhibition that the exhibition was 
international and of the time of the first display of the goods with the trademark at the exhibition  is 
accepted as proof of priority. The right to priority lapses if the time limit is not complied with.  
 
Section 13, paragraph five, applies correspondingly.  
 
§ 15. Partial priority  
If the application covers more than one good or service, the applicant may request priority for the 
trademark for one or more of the goods or services  (partial priority).  
 
Partial priority may also be requested on the basis of different applications. This applies even if the 
applications are filed in different states. Each application shall meet the conditions in Sections 13 and 
14. 
 
§ 16. Application i n a state outside the Paris Convention or the WTO  
Priority under Section 19 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act may be requested on the basis of an 
application filed in a state that is not a party to the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the 
Protection of Industrial Property or the WTO Agreement of 15 April 1994 Establishing the World 
Trade Organization if this state grants such priority on the basis of trademark applications filed in 
Norway.  
 The provisions in Section 13 to Section 15 apply correspondingly . 
 
Chapter 3. Separating, Dividing and Merging Applications and Registrations  
 
§ 17. Separation of a trademark in a new application  
In the event of a request for separation under Section 7, paragraph two, the applicant shall file a new 
application form, a representation of the separated trademark and a list of goods or services. Section 23, 
paragraphs one, three and four, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, apply correspondingly. The 
stipulated fee shall be paid.  
 
Documents that were filed in the original appl ication up to and including the implementation of the 
separation shall be considered to be documents in the new application. A separated application retains 
its priority from the original application.  
 
A request for separation is rejected if the conditions  in paragraphs one and two are not met.  
 
If a separation is implemented, the applicant is notified of this and informed of the number of the new 
application.  
 
§ 18. Division of applications  
An applicant may request that an application filed previously be d ivided into several independent 
applications.  
 
A request for division shall indicate the number of the original application and include information on 
the goods and services with the associated class numbers covered by the original application and to be 
covered by the new application or applications. The stipulated fee shall be paid for each new 
application. A new application is called a divided application.  
 
A divided application shall be filed before a final decision has been made on the original applicat ion. A 
divided application may not cover goods and services that were not covered by the original application 
prior to the division. A divided application may not cover the same goods and services as the original 
application or another divided application.  
 
A request for division is rejected if the conditions in paragraphs two and three are not met. Section 23, 
paragraphs one, three and four, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, apply correspondingly.  
 
The application that is considered to be a continuation of the original application retains its original 
application number. Each divided application is assigned a new application number.  
 
If a division is implemented, the applicant is notified of this and informed of the number of the divided 
application.  
 § 19. Divided application  
Documents that were filed in an original application up to and including the implementation of the 
division shall be considered to be documents in a divided application. A divided application retains its 
priority from the original appli cation.  
 
§ 20. Division of registrations  
A proprietor  may request that the Norwegian Industrial Property Office divide a registration into 
several registrations.  
 
A request for division shall indicate the number of the original registration and include inf ormation on 
the goods and services with associated class numbers covered by the original registration and to be 
covered by the new registration or registrations. The stipulated fee shall be paid for each new 
registration. A new registration is called a div ided registration.  
 
A request to divide a registration shall be filed before the original registration has ceased.  
 
A divided registration may not cover goods and services that were not covered by the original 
registration prior to the division. A divided registration may not cover the same goods and services as 
the original registration or another divided registration.  
 
A request for division is rejected if the conditions in paragraphs two and three are not met. Section 23, 
paragraphs one, three and four, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, apply correspondingly.  
 
The original registration retains its registration number. Each divided registration is assigned a new 
registration number.  
 
If a division is implemented, the proprietor  is notified of this and infor med of the number of the divided 
registration.  
 
§ 21. Divided registration  
Documents that were filed in an original registration up to and including the implementation of a 
division , shall be considered to be documents in a divided registration. A divided registration retains 
the same filing date and registration date as the original registration and, where relevant, the same 
priority as the transferred goods and services had in the original registration.  
 
§ 22. Merging divided applications and registration s 
An applicant may request that the Norwegian Industrial Property Office fully or partially merge 
previously divided applications, cf. Section 18.  
 
The request shall indicate the number of the application, the number of the application with which it is 
to be merged and the goods and services with associated class numbers the merged application is to 
cover. In the event of a request for a partial merger, the applicant shall indicate the goods and services 
with associated class numbers that are to be included  in the application to which goods and services are 
transferred. The stipulated fee shall be paid. A request for a merger is rejected if the conditions in this 
paragraph are not met.   
Section 23, paragraphs one, three and four, of the Norwegian Trademarks  Act, apply correspondingly.  
 
If previously divided applications, including the original application, are merged, the application that 
has the original application number is always continued.  
 
If a full or partial merger is implemented, the applicant is no tified of this and informed of the number 
of the merged application.  
 
A proprietor  may request that the Norwegian Industrial Property Office fully or partially merge 
previously divided registrations, cf. Section 20. The provisions in paragraphs two to four  apply 
correspondingly.  
 
Chapter 4. Opposition and Administrative Review  
 
§ 23. Form and content of an opposition  
An opposition under Section 26 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall be filed with the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office and include:  
 
1.  the name or business name and address of the opposing party and, where appropriate, the name or 
business name and address of the representative  
2.  the registration to which the opposition applies  
3.  the grounds on which the opposition is based  
4.  inform ation on the goods and services to which the opposition applies, or the goods and services 
that are unaffected by the opposition, if the request is for the registration to be only partially 
cancelled  
5.  necessary documentation of factors invoked in suppo rt of the opposition.  
 
The opposition must be signed by the opposing party or his representative. Section 3 of the Regulations 
applies correspondingly to the address for correspondence with the opposing party , cf. Section 77 of 
the Norwegian Trademarks Act . 
 
§ 24. Notification of an opposition  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office sends a copy of the opposition to the trademark proprietor  as 
soon as possible with a time limit for him to comment. If the trademark proprietor  replies , the 
Norwegian Industri al Property Office decides whether further communication between the parties is 
necessary before the case is processed . 
 
§ 25. Notification of continued processing of an opposition  
If an opposition is withdrawn, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office may  still continue processing 
the opposition if there are special reasons for doing so and the trademark proprietor  has been notified of 
this within two months after the Norwegian Industrial Property Office received notification that the 
opposition had been w ithdrawn.  
 § 26. Notification of the outcome of an opposition case  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the trademark proprietor  and the opposing party 
of the outcome of the opposition case and of the right to appeal and the appeal time li mit. 
 
§ 27. Administrative review  
A request for an administrative review under Section 40 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall be 
filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and include:  
 
1.  the name or business name and address of the person who  has filed the request and, where 
appropriate, the name or business name and address of the representative  
2.  the registration to which the request applies  
3.  the grounds on which the request is based  
4.  an indication of the goods and services to which the request for a review applies, or the goods and 
services that are unaffected by the request, if the request is for the registration to be only partially 
reviewed   
5.  necessary documentation of factors  invoked in support of the request.  
 
A request for a n administrative review shall be signed by the party request ing the review or his 
representative. Section 3 of the Regulations applies correspondingly to the address for correspondence 
with the party request ing the review, cf. Section 77 of the Norwegian T rademarks Act.  
 
§ 28. Processing a request for an administrative review  
The processing of a request for an administrative review shall be carried out with good progress . Reply 
time limits and other time limits shall be set accordingly.  A decision shall no rmally be made in the case 
after the trademark proprietor ’s reply has been received. Instead of further written processing of 
unsettled matters, it shall be considered whether it will be expedient to summon the parties to a 
meeting.  
 
A copy of the request for an administrative review shall be enclosed with notification of the request, cf. 
Section 40, paragraph three, sentence one, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act.  
 
If a r equest for an administrative review is withdrawn, the processing of the request shall be closed and 
the parties notified of this. Section 51, paragraph four, sentence three, of the Norwegian Trademarks 
Act applies during the processing of an appeal.  
The No rwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the trademark proprietor  and the party who 
requested the administrative review of the outcome of the case and of the right of appeal and the time 
limit  for appealing . 
 
Chapter 5. The Trademark  Register  
 
§ 29.  The Trademark  Register  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office keeps a register of applications filed and trademarks 
registered. Section 30 applies to international registrations in which Norway is designated. The 
information in the Trademark  Register  is available to everyone .  
The Register shall contain the following information on the application and registration:  
 
1.  the number of the application and the registration  
2.  the name or business name and address of the applicant or proprietor  
3.  the name  or business name and address of the representative  
4.  any separate address for correspondence, cf. Section 3 and Section 77 of the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act  
5.  the filing date of the application  
6.  whether priority is requested and, if so, the basis for  priority and the information specified in 
Chapter 2  
7.  whether the application or registration is the basis for an international application or registration 
via Protocol no. 1 of 27 June 1989 to the Agreement of 14 April 1891 Concerning the 
International  Registration of Marks (the Madrid Protocol)  
8.  a representation of the trademark, including the type of mark, plus a supplementary description of 
the mark, if this is necessary under Section 8  
9.  the list of goods or services  
10.  whether the applicatio n is a separated or divided application and, if so, the number of the original 
application  
11.  whether the registration is a divided registration and, if so, the number of the original registration  
12.  whether the separation or division of an application  or registration has produced new applications 
or registrations, with information on the new application or registration numbers  
13.  whether the application or registration is merged with another application or registration and, if 
so, the number and fili ng date of the original application or registration  
14.  the date on which the trademark was registered  
15.  the date on which the registration was published  
16.  the date of expiry of the registration period or, where appropriate, the renewal period  
17.  other decisions made in the case and the status of the case  
18.  the wording of the disclaimer, if the trademark is registered with such a disclaimer, cf. Section 11  
19.  the regulations established for the use of the mark, if the mark is a collective mark , cf. Section 4  
20.  documents received and sent in the case  
21.  fees paid, outstanding and, where appropriate, refunded  
22.  that an opposition has been filed and the decision in the opposition case  
23.  whether the trademark has been renewed under Secti on 33 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act or 
the date of cessation  
24.  whether the right to the trademark has been transferred under Section 21 or Section 28 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act  
25.  whether a trademark applied for or registered has been altered, cf. Section 9 and Section 57  
26.  whether the registration has been cancelled under Section 30 or Section 45 of the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act, or deleted under Section 36, 37, 43 or 46, and the date of such cancellation or 
deletion  
27.  whether a request ha s been submitted for non -compliance with a time limit not to take effect and 
the decision in relation to such a request, cf. Section 80 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  
28.  that a request for an administrative review has been filed and the decision in the case 29.  that legal proceedings have been brought concerning invalidation, deletion or transfer of the 
trademark  
30.  that an appeal has been filed with the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights  
31.  that legal proceedings have been bro ught under Section 52 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  
32.  that a transcript of a ruling has been sent to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, and the 
outcome of the case when the ruling is legally binding  
33.  that the trademark has been subject to a ttachment or seizure  
34.  a new representative in connection with a change in conditions relating to the representative  
35.  about any assignment or licence  
36.  whether the name, business name or address of the applicant, proprietor , representative or 
licensee has been changed.  
 
Notification of changes under nos. 33 to 36 shall be filed on a separate form determined by the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
The form and any enclosures shall be completed in block letters.  
 
§ 30. International registratio ns 
International registrations in which Norway is designated are entered in the register specified in 
Section  29. 
 
The information in the register is available to all.  
 
The Register shall contain the following information on the international registration:  
 
1.  the international registration number  
2.  the name or business  name and address of the proprietor  
3.  the name or business  name and address of any representative  
4.  any separate address for correspondence, cf. Section 54 and Section 77 of the Norweg ian 
Trademarks Act  
5.  the date of international registration  
6.  the date of notification by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) of the designation of Norway  
7.  whether priority is requested and, if so, where t he application invoked was filed, plus its filing 
date and application number  
8.  the date of designation or further designation of Norway  
9.  the date of the decision on effect in Norway  
10.  a representation of the trademark, including the type of mark, plus a supplementary description of 
the mark, if this is necessary under Section 8  
11.  the wording of the disclaimer, if the trademark is registered with such a disclaimer, cf. Section 11  
12.  the list in English of goods or services for which the tradema rk has been granted effect in Norway  
13.  the date of publication of the international registration, and the decision on protection in Norway  
14.  the date of expiry of the registration period or, where appropriate, the renewal period  
15.  the regulations established for the use of the mark, if the mark is a collective mark, cf. Section 4  
16.  notification of replacement of a national registration or of conversion to a national registration  
17.  information corresponding to that specified in Section 29 nos.  20 to 22, 24, 26 to 32 and 34 to 36  18.  other information received from the International Bureau concerning international registration 
that applies in Norway when the information is important to the right to, rights in or protection of 
the trademark in N orway.  
 
Chapter 6. Publications  
 
§ 31. Publication of a registration  
A trade mark is published as it is registered. However, a word mark is published with the font 
determined by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office. The publication of registration of a trademark 
under Section  22 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall contain the information specified in Section 
29, paragraph two, nos. 1 to 16, 18 and 19.  
 
§ 32. Publication of an international registration  
When an international registration has gained full  or partial effect in Norway, it shall be published. The 
publication shall contain the information specified in Section 30, paragraph two, nos. 1 to 15.  
 
§ 33. Publication of oppositions received  
Publication under Section 26 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  shall include:  
 
1.  the registration number, the trademark and the classes of goods  
2.  the name or business name and address of the proprietor  and, where appropriate, the name or 
business name and address of the representative and any separate correspond ence address under 
Section 3  
3.  the name or business  name and address of the oppositing party  and, where appropriate, the name 
or business name and address of the representative and any separate correspondence address 
under Section 23, sentence four, cf . Section 3  
4.  the date of the opposition  
5.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende (the Norwegian Trademark Journal) in which the 
registration was published.  
 
§ 34. Publication of the final decision in an opposition case  
Publication that a final decision  has been made on an opposition by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office, cf. Section 29 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, shall include:  
 
1.  the registration number, the trademark and the classes of goods  
2.  the name or business name  and address of th e proprietor  and, where appropriate, the name or 
business name and address of the representative and any separate correspondence address under 
Section 3  
3.  the name or business name and address of the opposing party and, where appropriate, the name or 
business name and address of the representative and any separate correspondence address under 
Section 23, sentence four, cf. Section 3  
4.  the date of the opposition  
5.  the outcome of the opposition case  6.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende (the Norwegi an Trademark Journal) in which the 
registration and the opposition were published.  
7.  the date on which the decision became final.  
 
In the event of partial cancellation, the new list of goods or services is published in full.  
 
§ 35. Publication of a reque st for an administrative review  
Publication under Section 40 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall include:  
 
1.  the registration number, the trademark and the classes  
2.  the name or business name and address of the proprietor  and, where appropriate, the name or 
business name and address of the representative and any separate correspondence address under 
Section 3  
3.  the name or business name and address of the party requesting the administrative review and, 
where appropriate, the name or business name an d address of the representative and any separate 
correspondence address under Section 27, sentence four, cf. Section 3  
4.  the date of the request for an administrative review  
5.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende (the Norwegian Trademark Journal) in which the 
registration was published.  
 
§ 36. Publication of the final decision of an administrative review  
Publication of the final decision in an administrative review case shall include:  
 
1.  the registration number, the trademark and the classes of goods  
2.  the name or business name and address of the proprietor  and, where appropriate, the name or 
business name and address of the representative and any separate correspondence address under 
Section 3  
3.  the name or business name and address of the party request ing the administrative review and, 
where appropriate, the name or business name and address of the representative and any separate 
correspondence address under Section 27, sentence four, cf. Section 3  
4.  the date of the request for an administrativ e review  
5.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende (the Norwegian Trademark Journal) in which the 
registration was published  
6.  the outcome of the administrative review  
7.  the date on which the decision became final.  
 
In the event of a partial review, th e new list of goods or services is published.  
 
§ 37. Publication of a decision under Section 80 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  
Publication under Section 80 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall include:  
 
1.  information on the time limit that has not been  complied with and that it has been decided that the 
non-compliance with the time limit will not have any effect  
2.  information as specified in Section 29, paragraph two, nos. 1 to 2.  
 § 38. Publication of a renewal  
Publication of a renewal under Section 33 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall include:  
 
1.  information as specified in Section 29, paragraph two, nos. 1 to 4  
2.  the date of expiry of the renewal period.  
 
§ 39. Publication of the transfer of the right to a trademark  
Publication of the transf er of the right to a trademark shall include:  
1.  information that the right to the trademark has been transferred under Section 21 or Section 28 of 
the Norwegian Trademarks Act  
2.  the application or registration number  
3.  the name or business name and a ddress and, where appropriate, the name or business name of the 
representative and any separate correspondence address, cf. Section 3, for both parties in the 
transfer case  
4.  the date on which the decision on the transfer became final.  
 
§ 40. Publication  of a new list of goods or services  
Publication of an amendment of a list of goods or services in a registered trademark, cf. Section 58, 
shall include:  
 
1.  the registration number, the trademark and the classes of goods  
2.  the name or business name and address of the proprietor  and, where appropriate, the name or 
business name and address of the representative and any separate address under Section 3  
3.  the date of entry of the amendment of the list of goods or services  
4.  the new list of goods or serv ices 
5.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende (the Norwegian Trademark Journal) in which the 
registration was published.  
 
§ 41. Other publications  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall also publish:  
 
1.  division of a registration, with an indica tion of the original registration number, the numbers of 
the divided registrations and information on the goods and services with associated classes  of 
goods  covered by the original registration and those the divided registration or registrations are to 
cover 
2.  mergers of registrations, with an indication of the numbers of the divided registrations and the 
new registration number, and information on the goods and services with associated classes of 
goods covered by the registration  
3.  that the registrati on has been cancelled under Section 30 or Section 45 of the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act, invalidated under Section 35 or deleted under Section 36, 37, 43 or 46  
4.  that the registration has ceased under Section 33 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  
5.  alteratio n of a trademark under Section 34 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, with an indication 
of the registration number and the altered trademark  
6.  notification of assignment  
7.  notification of a licence  8.  notification of a change to the name or business name and address of the applicant, proprietor , 
representative or licensee, and any change to the separate correspondence address  
9.  notification of the appointment of, change in or deletion of a representative  
10.  attachment and seizure of the trademark  
11.  cessation of the effect of an international registration in which Norway is designated   
12.  replacement of a Norwegian trademark registration with an international registration, cf. Section 
73 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act  
 
Publication of notification s as specified in paragraph one, nos. 6 to 9, shall include the date on which 
the notification was received by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
 
Chapter 7. International Registration of Trademarks  
 
§ 42. The international application  
An applicatio n for international registration shall be filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office on the International Bureau’s official application form. The form and any enclosures shall be 
completed in printing type  and be in English. The application shall also meet the conditions in 
Section  67 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act and rule 9 of the Common Regulations under Protocol 
no. 1 of 27 June 1989 to the Agreement of 14 April 1891 Concerning the International Registration of 
Marks (the Madrid Protocol).  
 
The provisions on priority in Section s 13 to 15 apply correspondingly.  
 
§ 43. National application or registration as the basis  
An application for international registration shall be based on and fully correspond to one or more 
Norwegian applications or regi strations that concern the same trademark, have the same applicant or 
proprietor  and, alone or together, fully cover the list of goods or services in the international 
application, cf. Section 68 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act.  
 
§ 44. Transmission of the application to the International Bureau  
When the Norwegian Industrial Property Office has found an international application correct 
according to  Section s 42,43, 67 and  68 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, it shall be sent to the 
International Bureau as st ipulated in the Madrid Protocol.  
 
§ 45. Request for registration to take effect in other states  
When the Norwegian Industrial Property Office receives an application as specified in Section 69 of 
the Norwegian Trademarks Act, the Norwegian Industrial Prope rty Office shall note the date of receipt 
and sign the application. If the application is found to be correct , it shall be sent to the International 
Bureau in time  to be received there within two months after it was received by the Norwegian 
Industrial Pro perty Office. The provisions in rule 24 in the Common Regulations under the Madrid 
Protocol apply in other respects.  
 § 46. Notification in the event of cessation of a basic application or basic registration, etc.  
If a national application or registration that is the basis of an international registration fully or partially 
lapses, is not granted or ceases within five years from the date of the international registration, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the International Bureau of this , cf. Article 6, no. 3, 
of the Madrid Protocol and rule 22 of the Common Regulations under the Protocol.  
 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the International Bureau in other respects as 
stipulated in the Madrid Protocol.  
 
§ 47. Request for an international registration to take effect in Norway  
When the Norwegian Industrial Property Office receives notification from the International Bureau 
with a request for an international registration to take full or partial effect in Norway, the Norw egian 
Industrial Property Office shall examine whether the conditions in Section 14 to Section 16 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act have been met, cf. Section 70 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act. The 
provisions in Section 11 and Section 12 apply corresponding ly. Any collective mark regulations, cf. 
Section 4, shall be in English. In connection with the examination of the conditions in Section 14 to 
Section 16 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, Section 20 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act applies 
correspondingly.  
 
If the conditions in Section 14 to Section 16 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act have not been met, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall, no later than 18 months after the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office was notified as specified in paragraph o ne, inform the International Bureau of this by 
issuing a provisional refusal under rule 17 of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Protocol. If 
the time limit is not complied with, the international registration takes effect in Norway. Rule 4 of the 
Com mon Regulations under the Madrid Protocol applies to calculation of the 18 -month time limit.  
 
§ 48. Request for renewed assessment  
The provisional refusal specified in Section 47, paragraph two, shall state that the proprietor  of the 
international registra tion may, within three months after the notification of the provisional refusal was 
sent, request renewed assessment of whether the registration is to take full or partial effect in Norway. 
Section 23 and Section 80 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act and Sect ion 53 and Section 54 of these 
Regulations apply.  
 
§ 49. International registration is granted effect in Norway  
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office finds that the conditions in Section 14 to Section 16 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act have been met,  the international registration shall be granted effect in 
Norway with any modifications that proceed from the processing by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office.  
 
§ 50. Opposition  
When the Norwegian Industrial Property Office receives an opposition to  an international registration 
taking effect in Norway within the 18 -month time limit specified in Section 47, paragraph two, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the International Bureau of this before the expiry of 
the time limit. The no tification shall be worded as a provisional refusal based on an opposition under 
rule 17 of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Protocol.   
When an opposition to an international registration taking effect in Norway may be filed after the 
expiry of the 18-month time limit, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall, before the expiry of 
the time limit, in accordance with rule 6, no. 1, letters a and b, of the Common Regulations under the 
Madrid Protocol, notify the International Bureau that it may be  decided, after the expiry of the 18 -
month time limit, that the registration is not to take effect in Norway on account of an opposition. If an 
opposition is filed, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall, within one month after the expiry of 
the op position time limit, notify the International Bureau of the opposition. The notification shall be 
worded as a provisional refusal based on an opposition under rule 17 of the Common Regulations 
under the Madrid Protocol.  
 
After the expiry of the 18 -month ti me limit, a provisional refusal based on an opposition may not be 
based on grounds other than those stated in the opposition.  
 
The provisions in Section 23 and Section 25 apply correspondingly.  
 
§ 51. Conversion to a national trademark registration  
A reque st for conversion under Section 75 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall be filed with the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office in an application for national registration under Chapter 1. In 
addition to the information specified in Chapter 1, the applicat ion shall specify the international 
registration to which the request for conversion applies and the time of the lapse or termination as 
specified in paragraph two.  
 
The time limit for filing a request for conversion under Section 75, paragraph one, of the  Norwegian 
Trademarks Act is no later than three months after the lapse of the international registration was 
registered with the International Bureau. The time limit for filing a request for conversion under 
Section 75, paragraph two, of the Norwegian Tra demarks Act is no later than two years after the 
termination of the Madrid Protocol took effect.  
 
Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Provisions  
 
§ 52. About appeals  
If an appeal is withdrawn, the processing of the appeal may still continue if the parties have been 
notified of this within two months after the Norwegian Board of Appeal  for Industrial Property Rights 
received notification that the appeal had been withdrawn.  
 
§ 53. Language requirements for subsequent documents  
Documents that concern trademark registration s, including documents in cases concerning opposition, 
transfer, administrative review or appeal, etc. shall be in Norwegian, Danish or Swedish.  
The same applies to documents that concern international registrations other  than from the International 
Bureau , including documents in cases concerning renewed assessment under Section 48. If a document 
is in another language, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office request  that a translation into 
Norwegian must be filed within a time limit set by the Norwegian I ndustrial Property Office. The 
provisions in Section 6, paragraph two, sentence two, and paragraph three, apply correspondingly.   
§ 54. Address for correspondence with the proprietor  
Section 3 applies correspondingly to correspondence with the proprietor  of a national or international 
trademark registration.  
 
§ 55. Document formats, filing time, time limits and fees  
Applications and other documents may be filed in paper format or electronically in accordance with the 
Regulation on fees to the Norwegian Indu strial Property Office  
 
Provisions on time limits, fees and when a document is to be considered to have been filed within a 
time limit are provided in the Regulations on fees to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
 
§ 56. Renewal and renewal letters  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the proprietor  of the time limit under Section 33, 
paragraph one, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act for requesting renewal two months before the time 
limit expires. The fact that notification was not given  does not grant any right to request renewal after 
the expiry of the time limit.  
 
If the request for renewal does not meet the conditions in Section 33, paragraph one, of the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall give the proprietor  a time limit for 
correcting the situation. If the situation is not corrected within the time limit, the request shall be 
rejected.  
 
If the registration is renewed, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall issue a renewal letter, 
which sha ll include:  
 
1.  the registration number  
2.  the registration date and the date of expiry of the renewal period  
3.  the proprietor ’s name or  business  name and address and, where appropriate, the name or business 
name of his representative.  
 
The renewal let ter shall be  sent to the proprietor  or his representative. If more than one proprietor  of the 
registered trademark is listed, a renewal letter shall be sent to each proprietor . Section 3 shall apply 
correspondingly in other respects.  
 
§ 57. Alteration of a  registered trademark  
Section 9 applies correspondingly to a request to alter a registered trademark under Section 34 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act.  If the request for an alteration is granted, a new registration letter shall be 
sent to the proprietor . 
 
§ 58. Changes to the list of goods or services for registered trademarks  
The proprietor  is responsible for ensuring  that the list of goods or services in the registration is in 
accordance with the version in force from time to time of the Nice Agreement of  15 June 1957 
Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services , cf. Section 10.  
  The proprietor  may request a specification or restriction of the goods and services for which the 
trademark is registered. Notification of a specification or  restriction of the list of goods or services shall 
be filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office on a separate form and shall be completed in 
block letters. Such notification shall include the registration number and a new complete list of goods 
or services or specify the goods and services that the registration is no longer to cover , and be signed by 
the proprietor  or his representative.  
 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may, on its own initiative, establish a new list of goods or 
service s (reclassification) after the proprietor  has been given the opportunity to comment on the 
intended changes. The new list of goods or services shall be entered in the register and a new 
registration certificate issued.  
 
§ 59. Storage of marks, etc.  
Marks, models of three -dimensional marks, sound samples, etc. supplied shall be stored at the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office in their original form until five years have passed since the 
cessation of the registration.  
 
Marks, models, sound samples, etc. sup plied are considered to be documents in the case. Everyone is 
entitled to study them at the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and, as far as is practically feasible, 
is entitled to have copies or pictures of them on a suitable medium. Such marks, models , sound 
samples, etc. in a case may only be returned if they are of no significance to the registrability of the 
mark or the scope of the exclusive right.  
 
If a model has been supplied to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and the proprietor  has not 
requested that it be returned within the time specified in paragraph one, the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office decides what will happen to it.  
 
§ 60. Right of registration as in the country of origin  
On the conditions specified in Article 6 of the Pari s Convention, the applicant may request that a 
trademark be registered in Norway as it is registered in a foreign state in which the applicant is 
domiciled, of which he is a citizen or in which he operates an industrial or commercial undertaking  and 
which is a party to the Paris Convention no. 1 of 20 March 1883 for the Protection of Industrial 
Property or the WTO Agreement of 15 April 1994 Establishing the World Trade Organization , cf. 
Section 79 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act.  
 
This request shall be incl uded with the application when it is filed with the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office and specify the trademark authority with which the trademark invoked was registered, 
the date on which it was registered, its registration number and its expiry date. The Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office may request the applicant to supply documentation of the registration within 
three months of when notification of this was sent to the applicant.  
 
A copy of the registration letter or a certified register printout i s considered to be adequate 
documentation.  
 If the request does not meet the conditions in paragraph two, sentence one, the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office shall set a time limit for correcting the situation. If the time limit specified in sentence 
one or paragraph two, sentence two, is not complied with, the right to request registration as in the 
country of origin is forfeited.  
 
Chapter 9. Final Provisions  
 
§ 61. Entry into force, etc.  
The Regulations shall enter into force on 1 July 2010.  At the sam e time, Regulations no. 309 of 29 
March 1996 to the Norwegian Trademarks Act and the Norwegian Collective Marks Act and 
Regulations no. 315 of 29 March 1996 on further provisions on the registration, etc. of trademarks and 
collective marks shall be repeale d. 
 
With the exceptions that proceed from Section 83 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, the Regulations 
shall also apply to applications that were filed and registrations that took place before the Regulations 
entered into force.  
 
§ 62. Amendments to other R egulations  
The following amendments shall be made to other Regulations when the Regulations enter into force:  
1.  The following amendments shall be made to Regulations no. 832 of 6 August 1993 on plant 
variety rights: - - - 
2.  The following amendments sha ll be made to Regulations no. 418 of 4 April 2003 to the 
Norwegian Design Act: - - - 
3.  The following amendments shall be made to Regulations no. 718 of 24 June 2005 on the 
registration of hallmarks: - - - 
4.  The following amendments shall be made to Reg ulations no. 1417 of 14 December 2007 to the 
Norwegian Patent Act: - - - 
5.  The following amendments shall be made to Regulations no. 376 of 25 March 2009 on fees to the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office, etc.: - - -