Design Regulations   
This is a translation of the Regulations to the Norwegian Designs Act. Should there be any 
differences between this translation and the authentic Norwegian text, the decision will be 
made on the basis of the authentic Norwegian text.  
 
Entry into force:  2003-05-01  
Entry into force of last amendments:  2014-04-01 
Laid down by Royal Decree of 4 April 2003 pursuant to sections 13, 16, 17, 27, 37, 49 and 52 of the Act 
of 14 March 2003 No. 15 relating to design protection. Submitted by the Ministry of Justice and the 
Police. 
 
Table of contents  
Chapter 1  Application for registration of a design - Sections 1 -6 
Chapter 2  Priority - Sections 7 -12 
Chapter 3  Processing of applications - Sections 13 -16 
Chapter 4  Separation, division and merging of applications or registrations  
- Sections 1 6a-19 
Chapter 5  Registration and publication - Sections 20 -25 
Chapter 6  Administrative review and appeal - Sections 26 -29 
Chapter 7  Miscellaneous provisions - Sections 30 -35 
Chapter 8 International design registrations  - Sections 3 6-39 
Chapter 9 Final provisions - Sections 40-41 
 
  
Chapter 1 Application for registration of a design  
Section 1 Formal requirements  
An application for registrati on of a design shall be filed on the special application form.  The form and 
enclosures shall be filled in using block letters.  
Section 2   Language  requirements  
The application shall be in Norwegian. Enclosures and other documents pertaining to the case sha ll be in 
Norwegian, Danish , Swedish  or English . 
If the application or other documents are in a language other than those stipulated by the first 
paragraph, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office  may require that a translation be submitted within a 
time l imit fixed by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office . The Norwegian Industrial Property Office 
may require that the translation be certified by a government authorized translator.  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may in individual cases approve a  language other than those 
mentioned in the first paragraph.  
 
Section 3   The content of the application  
The application shall be signed by the applicant or his representative and shall contain:  
1. the applicant’s name or business name and address , and the nam e or business name and 
address of therepresentative , if any .  
2. the designer’s or designers’ name(s) or group name or business name and address.  
3. information as to whether priority is claimed pursuant to section 16 of the Designs Act.  
4. indication of whether and for how long the applicant wishes the registration to be deferred 
pursuant to section 18, second paragraph of the Designs Act.  
 
 The application shall in addition contain information as referred to in sections 4 and 5.  
Section 3a  Address for corresponden ce 
If not otherwise stated in the application, the address specified pursuant to section 3 No.1 , is the address 
for notifications and services of process etc. puruant  to section 49  of the Design s Act. Has the applicant 
appointed a representative, the addre ss of the representative is such address, as far as  the power -of-
attorney  authorizes . If there is more than one applicant or representative, the first mentioned address is 
the address for correspondence, if not otherwise stated. The applicant may at any ti me specify a new 
address for correspondence.  
 
Section 4  Product specification and class  
The application shall precisely specify the product or products to which the design is applied so that the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office is able to decide which  class and subclass the product belongs to 
pursuant to the Locarno Agreement of 8 October 1968 No. 1 establishing an international classification 
for industrial designs. The class and subclass pursuant to the Locarno Agreement shall be specified in the 
application, but this specification is not binding for the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
 
Section 5 Representation s and specimen  
Representation s clearly illustrating the design shall be enclosed with the application on filing. A specimen  
may also be s ubmitted. By “ representation s” is meant photographs, drawings or other graphic 
representations that are suitable for electronic recording, storage and reproduction. Technical drawings 
are not accepted. The dimension of the representation s must be at least 3 cm and not larger than A4 
format. Each representation  shall have a frame that must be at least 5 mm wide.  
The representation s shall only show the product or part of the product to which the design applies. If it is 
wished that the design be registered in  colour, representation s and specimen  must be in colour.  
If the application concerns  moving design s, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office may require that the 
design and, if appropriate, a sample thereof s aved on a suitable medium be submitted.  
If the application concerns more than one design, cf. section 15 of the Designs Act, separate 
representation s and, if appropriate, specimen  shall be submitted for each design. Representation s shall 
be numbered consecutively so that it is clearly indicated which d esign they apply to. If two or more 
representation s are submitted for each design, an additional number shall be added to the main number 
for each representation  (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc).  
If found necessary, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office may require that the applicant submit s a 
specimen . The specimen  must be constructed of durable and non -hazardous materials and shall not 
exceed  30cm in any dimension  or weigh more than 4 kg . 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may issue further requirements conce rning the  
representation s and give further instructions  concerning ways of transmittal and storage formats 
etc.  
 
Section 6 Filing date 
The application is regarded as filed even if it fails to fulfill the requirements laid down in section s 2, 3 and 
4 if it is subsequently corrected or filed according to the requirements cf. section 19 of the Designs Act.  
If neither representation s nor, if appropriate, a  specimen  accompany the application, it will only be 
regarded as filed if it contains a request for priori ty that fulfils the requirements laid down in section 16, 
first paragraph of the Designs Act, cf. sections 7 to 9 of these Regulations.  
    
Chapter 2 Priority  
Section 7 Application priority  
The applicant may claim priority pursuant to section 16, first par agraph of the Designs Act on the basis  
 of the first application for design registration or utility model protection that shows the design if this 
application was filed in a State member to the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 No. 1 for the 
Protection of I ndustrial Property or the Agreement of 15 April 1994 No. 18 Establishing the World Trade 
Organization (WTO Agreement), or if it was filed in an intergovernmental organization for such States.  
The priority claim must be included in the application on filing  with the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office. Priority may not be claimed after this date. A design may only have one priority.  
The claim shall state which design authority the application referred to was filed with, the date it was 
filed and the applica tion number. If the claim does not contain this information, the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office shall give the applicant a time limit of one month to provide the information. If the time 
limit is not observed, the right to priority lapses.  
The Norweg ian Industrial Property Office may require a person who claims priority to provide evidence of 
priority within three months after being so requested by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office. 
Evidence of priority shall contain information as referred to in the third paragraph, the applicant’s name 
and a copy of the application, and be certified by the design authority that the application was filed with.  
 
Section 8 Basis for application priority  
In order that an application shall be able to provide a basi s for priority pursuant to section 16, first 
paragraph of the Designs Act, it must be the first application to specify the design.  
A subsequent application specifying the design may nevertheless provide a basis for priority if:  
1. it was filed at the same pla ce as the first application and by the same applicant or this person’s 
successor in title,  
2. the first application had been withdrawn, abandoned or refused without the design being made 
available to the public when the later application was filed,  
3. the firs t application did not serve as a basis for any claims concerning priority, and  
4. the first application did not form the basis of any established right.  
 
Section 9 International agreements concerning priority  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may assi gn priority pursuant to section 16, first paragraph of 
the Designs Act on the basis of an application filed in a country that is not a member of the Paris 
Convention or the WTO Agreement if this country assigns such priority on the basis of design applicat ions 
filed in Norway.  
Sections 7 and 8 of the Regulations shall apply correspondingly for priority pursuant to this section.  
 
Section 10 Exhibition priority  
The applicant may claim priority pursuant to section 16, second paragraph of the Designs Act if the  
design has been shown at an official or officially recognized exhibition as referred to in the Convention 
regarding International Exhibitions of 22 November 1928 No. 1. Section 7, second paragraph of the 
Regulations shall apply correspondingly.  
The priori ty claim shall state the name of the exhibition where the design was first shown, the country 
where the exhibition was held and the date of the first presentation of the design at the exhibition. If the 
claim does not contain this information, the Norwegia n Industrial Property Office shall give the applicant 
a time limit of one month to provide it. The right to priority lapses if the time limit is not observed.  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may require a person who claims priority to provide evid ence of 
priority within three months after the requirement concerning this is sent by the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office. A declaration by the responsible management of the exhibition stating that the exhibition 
is international and giving the date o f the first presentation of the design at the exhibition will be 
accepted as evidence of priority.  
 
Section 11 Applications concerning more than one design (co -registration)  
If the application concerns more than one design, cf. section 15 of the Designs Ac t, the applicant may 
claim priority for one or more of the designs.   
 Priority may be claimed on the basis of one or more previous applications. This applies even if the 
invoked applications were filed in different countries.  
 
Section 12 Withdrawal of claims  for priority  
Claims for priority may be withdrawn by means of a written notification to the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office until the application for registration is decided.  
   
Chapter 3 Processing of applications  
Section 13 Standard examination  
In the notification of registration, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall inform the   holder of the 
matters examined by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office pursuant to section 17, first paragraph of 
the Designs Act.  
 
Section 14 Supplementary ex amination  
If so requested by the applicant, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall conduct a supplementary 
examination of the design application, cf. section 17, second paragraph of the Designs Act.  
The request for a supplementary examination must be included in the application on filing with the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office. If the application concerns more than one design, the examination 
shall apply to all of the designs covered by the application , unless otherwise stated in the applicati on. 
In the supplementary examination, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall examine factors that 
may preclude granting of the design right pursuant to sections 3 to 5, section 7, second paragraph, and 
section 8 of the Designs Act. In so doing, the  Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall survey : 
1. designs that are or have been filed for registration or registered in Norway.  
2. international registrations that applies  or have applied to Norway and where Norway have been 
designated  
3. trademarks that may preclude the granting of design rights pursuant to section 7, third 
paragraph (1) of the Designs Act.  
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office learns of other matters that may have significance for 
protection of the design, these shall be included in th e examination.  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall inform the applicant of the result of the examination 
without addressing the question of whether the requirements for design right are fulfilled.  
 
Section 15 Protest during processing of applica tions  
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office before the registration of a design receives a protest of 
significance for the processing of the application, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the 
applicant hereof.  
A protest against t he registration of a design does not give party rights. If a protest is not upheld, the 
protester shall be informed of his right to request an administrative review.  
 
Section 16 Partial refusal and registration in an amended form  
If the application include s more than one design and one or more of the designs fails to fulfil the 
requirements for registration pursuant to section 17, first paragraph of the Designs Act, these designs 
must be dealt with in separate applications pursuant to section 17 of the Regu lations or be withdrawn 
from the application. If the applicant does not wish to comply with this, the application shall be refused 
in its entirety.  
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office finds that a design may be registered in its amended form 
pursua nt to section 14 of the Designs Act, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the  
 applicant of this giving the applicant a time limit of two months to submit representation s of the design 
in an amended form.  
      
Chapter 4 Separation, d ivisio n and merging of applications or registrations  
Section 16a Separation of design in  a new application  
If new representations are submitted that reveal  a design other than the one viewed  in the original 
representations  in the design right application, cf. section 14 of the Designs Act, the applicant may 
require a separation of  this design in a new independent application.  
The applicant shall submit a new application form together with the request for separation, state the 
application number of the original a pplication, and enclose repr esentations  of the design. The provisions 
in sections 3 to 5 appl y accordingly. The stipulated fee shall be paid for the new application.  
A request for separation shall be  rejected if the requirements set forth in paragraph one  and two are not 
met. Section 19 of the Designs Act appl ies accordingly.  
If the separation is carried out , the applicant shall receive notification  hereof, stating the application  
number of the new application. The new application shall be  considered to be filed on the da y that the 
representations  of the design were submitted with the original application.  
Section 17 Division of applications  
If an application includes more than one design, the applicant may request the division of  the application 
into two  or more applications.  
The request for division shall state the application number of the original application and which of the 
designs the original and each of the new  applications shall include . The applicant shall submit a new 
application form and enclo se repr esentations  of each new application. The provisions in sections 3 to 5 
apply accordingly. The stipulated fee shall be paid for e ach new application. New applications are referred 
to as div ided applications.   
Divided applications shall be submitted b efore a final decision has been made on the original application. 
Divided applications may not include designs which were not included in the original application before 
the division.  A divided application  may not include the same design as the original ap plication or any 
other divided application.   
A request for division shall be refused  if the requirements set forth in paragraph one to three are not 
met. Section 19 of the Designs Act appl ies accordingly.  
If division is carried out , the applicant shall receive  notification  hereof, stating the  application number of 
the divided application. The application number of the original application shall be  retained. E ach divided 
application shall receive a new application number. Divided applications shall receive  the same 
application date as the original application, and each individual design shall retain its original priority. 
Documents enclosed with the original application until and including the implementation of the division , 
shall be regarded as documents in a divided application . 
 
Section 18 Division of registrations  
If a registration includes more than one design, the proprietor  may reques t the division of  the 
registration into two or more independent registrations.  
The request for division shall state the  original registration ’s number and which of the designs the 
original and each of the new registrations shall include . The stipulated fee shall be paid for e ach new 
registration. New registrations are referred to as divided registrations.   
A request for d ivision is rejected if the requirements set forth in paragraph one to three are not met. 
Section 19 of the Designs Act appl ies accordingly.  
If the division is carried out , the design proprietor receive notification hereof, stating  of the registration 
numb er of the divided registration . The registration  number of the original registration  shall be  retained.  
 Each divided registration  shall receive  a new registration  number. Divided  registrations  shall receive the 
same date of filing  as the original registrat ion, and each individual design shall retain its original priority. 
Documents enclosed with the original registration  until and including the implementation of the division, 
shall be regarded as documents in a divided registration . 
 
Section 19 Merging of divided applications and registrations  
The applicant may request that the Norwegian Industrial Property  Office merge previously divided 
applications , cf. section 17, filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office on the same date , 
provided that the des igns belong to the same class according  to the Locarno Agreement  of 8. Oct 1968 
No 1 on International Classification of Industrial Designs  (the Locarno Agreement) . 
The request shall state the application  number , the application number of the application it is requested 
it be merged with and  which design s to be included in the merged application . In case of a request for 
partial merging, the applicant shall state which designs to be included in the application they are 
transferred to. The stipulated fee shal l be paid. A request for merging shall be re fused if the 
requirements set forth in this paragraph are not met. Section 19 of the Designs Act appl ies accordingly.  
In case of  merging of previously divided applications including the original application, the  application 
with the original application number shall  always be continued.  
If full or partial merging is carried out, the applicant  shall be notified of the merging and of the 
application number of the merged application.  
The proprietor may require the Norwegian Industrial Property Office to merge previously divided 
registrations, cf, section 18, if the application s are filed with th e Norwegian Industrial Property Office on 
the same day , provided that  the designs belong to the same class according to the  Locarno Agreement. 
The pro visions set forth in paragraph two to four apply accordingly.  
     
Chapter 5 Registration and publication  
Section 20 The Design Register  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall keep a register of design applications and de sign 
registrations. Section 21 applies to international design r egistrations designating Norway.  The 
information contained in the Design Register shall be available to the public.  
The Register shall contain  the following information about the application a nd the registration : 
1. the applicant’s name or  business name and address  
2. the name or business name and address of any representative  
3. any specifically stated address for correspondence, cf. section 3a of these Regulations  and 
section 49 of the Designs Act  
4. the name(s) , group name or business name (s) and address (es) of the designer or the designers  
5. application date and application number  
6. whether priority is claimed, and, if appropriate, the grounds  for claiming priority and the 
information referred to  in chapte r 2  
7. representations  of the  design, indicating whether the design is in colour,  
8. whether a specimen  has been submitted,  
9. notice of mulitple  registration  
10. specification  of the product or products the design applies to and the class  or classes  in the 
Locarno Agreement that apply to the product,  
11. filing date, registration number and publication date,  
12. the expiration of the registration period  
13. whether the application is a divided or separated application, and, if appropriate, the application 
number of the origin al application  
14. whether the registration is a divided registration, and, if appropriate, the registration number of 
the original registration  
15. whether division or separation of the application or registration  has resulted in  new applications 
or registrations , and, if appropriate, the new application or registration number(s).  
16. whether the application or registration is merged with another application or registration, and, if 
appropriate, the application or registration number and the application or filing date  of the 
original application or registration   
 17. whether the applicant has requested deferred publication  
18. the date on which documents disclosing the design has become available to the public  according 
to section 21 of the Designs Act  
19. outgoing and incoming  documents in the case  
20. paid, outstanding and, if appropriate, refunded fees  
21. other decisions made in the case and status of the case  
22. whether the design has been renewed according to section 24 of the Designs Act and whether 
renewal fees has been paid  
23. the date f or discontinuance  according to section 33 or 34 of the Designs Act  
24. of a request for reinstatement of rights caused by failure to observe a time limit, and the 
decision such request, cf, Section 50 of the Designs Act  
25. that a request for administrative review  has been filed and the decision in such case , cf. section 
25 of the Designs Act  
26. that an appeal has been filed with the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights 
according to Section 36 of the Designs Act  
27. that legal action has been initiated according to Section 39 of the Designs A ct 
28. that legal action for invalidation or transfer of a registration has been initiated  according to 
Section 25 of the Designs Act, and the result in the case when the decision of the court is final  
29. the new representative, if there is a change of representa tion 
30. distraints on and attachments of the design.  
31. of transfer or licence  
32. if the name, business name or address of the proprietor, licensee or representative has changed  
Notice of changes according to No. 29, 31 and 32 shall be submitted on a specific form established by 
the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
 
Section 21 International Design Registrations  
International Design Registrations designat ing Norway are recorded in the register referred to  in section 
20. The information in the register shall be  available to the public.  
The register shall contain the following information about the international registration:  
1. international  registration number  
2. the name of the proprietor  or his business name and address  
3. information about the design er if this informa tion is shown in the international registration  
4. the name or business name and address of any representative  
5. any specifically stated address for correspondence, cf. section 3a of these Provisions and Section 
49 of the Designs Act  
6. the international registrat ion date and the publication of the registration in the International 
Design Bulltin  
7. whether priority is claimed, and, if appropriate, where the prior application is filed and the 
application’s filing date and application number  
8. the date of the decision on  effect in Norway and the publication of the decision  
9. representation s of the design, indicating whether the design is in colour  
10. specification  of the product or products the design applies to and the class or classes in the 
Locarno Agreement that apply to t he product  in English  
11. notice of  multiple  registration  
12. of renewal of a registration  
13. the date of the  expiration of the registration  or renewal period  
14. whether the registration has expunged or expired and on which date  
15. other information received from The Inter national Bureau concerning international design 
registration with effect for Norway if the information is of significance for the right to, rights in or 
the protection of the design in Norway  
16. information referred to in s ection 20, second paragraph No. 19, 21 and 29 to 32  
 
Section 22 Publication  of National  Registration s, Renewal and Termination  
Publication  of registration s of design s pursuant  to section 18 of the Designs Act shall contain information 
as referred to in section 20, second paragraph No. 1 to 1 6, 18 and 19.  
Publication  of renewal according to section 24 of the Designs Act shall contain information as referred to  
in section 20, second paragraph No. 1 to 5 and the expiry date  of the renewal period.   
 The termination of a  registration shall be  published. The publication shall contain information as referred 
to in section 20, second paragraph No. 1 to 5 and information that the registration has lapsed  and the 
date of the lapse .  
 
Section 23 Publication of International Registration, Renewal and Termin ation   
Publication of international design registrations pursuant to Section 57, fourth paragraph of the Designs 
Act shall contain information as referred to in section 21, second paragraph No. 1 to 10 and 13 and the 
date of publication in Norsk designtide ne (the Norwegian Design Journal).  
Publication of renewal of international design registration pursuant to Section 58, third paragraph of the 
Designs Act, shall contain information as referred to in section 21, second paragraph No 1 to 5and the 
expiration  date of the renewal period.  
Publication of international design registration s pursuant to section 59 of the Designs Act shall contain 
information as referred to in section 21, second paragraph No. 1 to 5 and information that the 
registration  has lapsed and the date of the lapse.  
Section 24  Publication of Administrative Review                                                                           
Publication of a request for administrative review pursuant to section 27 of the Designs Act shall contain:  
1. information as referred to in section 20, second paragraph No. 1 to 3 and 10 and 11  
2. name or business name and address of the party requesting administrative review and the name 
or business name and address of the rep resentative , if any,  and also the specifi cally stated 
address for correspondence pursuant to section 30, second paragraph , cf. section 3a  
3. the date of  the request for administrative review  
Publication of the final decision in an administrative review case, cf. section 35 of the Designs Act shall 
contain:  
1. information as referred to in the first paragraph  
2. information about the result of the administrative review  
3. the date the decision became final  
Section 2 5 Other publications  
Publications pursuant to section 50 of the Designs Act shall contain:  
1. Information on which time limit is failed to comply with and that it is decided that the non -
compliance shall have no effect  
2. Information as referred to in section 20, second paragraph No 1 and 5 or 11  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall also publish : 
1. a right to continued use pursuant to section 3 1 of the Designs Act, stating the design’s 
registration number, information about the proprietor and information about the party with the 
right to continued use  
2. cancellation of a registration pursuant to sect ion 33 of the Designs Act and expunction of a 
registration pursuant to Section 34 of the Designs Act  
3. legal proceedings concerning invalidity or transfer and final decision in such cases  
4. legal proceeding s pursuant to section 39 of the Designs Act and final decision in such cases  
5. merging of registration, stating the separate registration’s numbers and the new registration 
number  
6. notice of transfer  
7. notice of licence  
8. notice of change of the applicant’s, the proprietor’s or the licensees name or business name an d 
address and of the specifically stated address for correspondence, if any  
9. notice of appointment, change of or cancellation  of represent ation 
10. distraints  on and attachments of  the design.  
 
Chapter 6 Administrative review and appeal   
 Section 2 6 Administrativ e Review  
A request for administrative review shall contain information as referred  to in section 27, first paragraph 
of the Designs  Act and also  the name or the business name and the address of the representative , if any . 
Section 3a applies accordingly to the correspondence with the party requesting the administrative 
review, cf. Section 49 of the Designs Act.       
If the request for administrative review is withdrawn, the processing of the case may only be continued 
according to section 27, fif th paragraph  of the Design s Act if the proprietor is notified of this  within two 
months after the withdrawal of the request.  
 
Section 27 Requests for review from the Ministry  
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may request administrative review pursuant to section 26, sec ond 
paragraph (3) of the Designs Act, apart from requests for administrative review associated with national 
control and guarantee marks, which may be made by the Ministry of Justice.  
 
Section 28 Partial invalidity  
If the registration includes more than on e design and one or more of the designs fail to fulfil the 
requirements for registration pursuant to section 17, first paragraph of the Designs Act, these designs 
must be divided between separate registrations pursuant to section 18 of the Regulations or b e 
withdrawn from the registration. If the applicant does not wish to comply with this, the application shall 
be cancelled in its entirety.  
Section 16, second paragraph of the Regulations shall apply correspondingly when a registered design 
can be retained in an amended form pursuant to section 28 of the Designs Act.  
 
Section 29 (Repealed  1. July 2010, cf. Regulation 25. June 2010 No. 937)  
      
Chapter 7 Miscellaneous provisions  
Section 30 Language requirements and addresses for correspondence after registr ation  
Documents concerning design registrations, including documents in cases concerning administrative 
review, transfer , or appeals etc, shall be in Norwegian, Danish or Swedish. This also  applies to 
documents concerning international registrations from o thers than the The International Bureau, 
including for documents in case s concerning renewed consideration  pursuant to section 3 7, second 
paragraph. If a document is in another language, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office may require a 
translation in to Norwegian be submitted within a time limit fixed by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office. The provisions in section 6, second paragraph, second sentence and third paragraph apply 
correspondingly.  
Section 3a applies correspondingly  to correspondence  with the proprietor of a national or international 
design registration.   
 
Section 31 Request for deletion pursuant to section 34 of the Designs Act  
Requests from the design proprietor for deletion of the registration according to section 34, first 
paragr aph shall be submitted with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and signed by the design 
proprietor or his/her representative. The request shall state the registration number and, if appropriate, 
which design in the registration the request for deleti on applies to . Section 3, second paragraph applies 
correspondingly .  
 
Section 32 Renewal of a registration   
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the design proprietor of the time limit pursuant to 
section 24, first paragraph of the Designs  Act within one year before the expiry of the registration. 
Failure to provide such notification, does not entitle the proprietor to claim renewal after the expiry of 
the time limit.   
 If a request  for renewal fails to fulfil the requirements laid down in section 24 of the Designs Act, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall give the proprietor  a reasonable time limit for correction of the 
irregularities.  Are the irregularities not corrected within the fixed time limit, the request shall be refused.  
When a registration is renewed, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the holder of this.  
 
Section 33 Document formats, time of filing, time limits and fees  
Applications and other documents may be filed on paper or electronically pursuant t o the Regulation 
relating to fees, etc. to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.  
Provisions concerning time limits, fees and when a document is considered submitted with the effect that 
a time limit is interrupted, are set forth in the Regulation relat ing to fees, etc. to the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office.  
 
Section 34  (Repealed 1. July 2010, cf. Regulation 25. June 2010 No 937)  
 
Section 35 Retention of specimen  
If a specimen  has been submitted to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office in conne ction with a design 
application, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall retain the specimen  for five years after expiry 
of the registration. If the holder has not requested the return of the specimen  before this date, the 
Norwegian Industrial Prope rty Office may destroy it.  
      
Chapter 8 International Design Registrations  
 
Section 36 Application for International Design Registration  
Application for an international design registration  may be filed either directly with The International 
Bureau or with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, on The International Bureau’s  official application 
form. If filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, the application and any enclosures shall be in 
English. The application form shall be filled out using block letters. Furthermore, the application shall 
fulfill the requirements  set forth in section 56, first paragraph of the Designs Act, Art. 5 of the Geneva 
Act and also Rule 7 of the Common  Regulations  under the 19 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague 
Agreement .  
 
Section 37 Processing of a Request for  an International Design registration to have Effect in  
Norway  
If there is an impediment to the application of an international design registration in Norway , the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall  notify the International Bureau of the re fusal pursuant to 
section 57, second paragraph  of the Designs Act within six months after the date that the registration 
was published in the International Design Bulletin, cf. Art 12 No. 2 of the Geneva Act and Ru le 18 No. 1 
letter a in the Common Regulations under the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague Agreement.  
 
The proprietor of the international design registration may request a new consideration of the question 
whether the registration wholly  or party is granted for  Norway. The request for renewed consideration 
including any corrections of impediments, shall be submitted to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office 
within two months after the day the notice of the rejection was sent to the applicant.  
 
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office finds no impediment for granting application  for the design 
registration wholly or partly for Norway, the registration shall be entered into the design register and 
published within the time limit referred to  in the first paragraph  of these Regulations .  
 
Section 49 of the Designs Act applies correspondingly to cases concerning international registration s. 
 
 
Section 38 Cancellation on its own initiative  
If an international design registration has been applied to  Norwa y by an obvious mistake, the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office may cancel the registration according to section 33 of the Designs Act if this is 
made within the time limit set forth in section 37, first paragraph of this Regulation. The Norwegian 
Indust rial Property Office shall within the same time limit, notify The International Bureau about the 
cancellation.  
  
 Section 39  (Repealed 1. July 2010, cf. Regulation 25. June 2010 No. 937)   
 
 
Chapter 9. Final Provisions  
Section 40 Repeal of other regulations  
The following regulations are repealed:  
1. Regulations of 15 September 1970 No. 9122 relating to design classification  
2. Regulations of 20 December 1996 No. 1163 to the Designs Act of 29 May 1970  
3. Regulations of 23 December 1996 No. 1264 concerning further pro visions to the Designs Act of 
29 May 1970.  
 
Section 41 Commencement and transitional provisions  
These Regulations shall enter into force on 1 May 2003.  
The previous regulations shall apply to designs which were registered or for which registration was 
applied prior to the entry into force of these Regulations unless otherwise provided in the third and fourth 
paragraphs.  
The provisions of sections 26 to 28 shall also apply to registrations made on the basis of the Designs Act 
of 13 March 2003 even if the app lication was filed before these Regulations entered into force.  
Chapter 7 of these Regulations, apart from section 32, first paragraph, shall also apply to designs which 
were registered or for which registration was applied prior to the entry into force of  these Regulations.