WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
IP/N/1/NOR/T/5 
11 July 2012 
 (12-3756) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PR OPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
NORWAY 
  The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Regulations to the Trademarks Act which 
entered into force on 1 July 2010, as notified by Norway on 12 June 2012 under Article 63.2 of the 
Agreement (see document IP/N/1/NOR/3). 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À 
LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
NORVÈGE 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 du Règlement de la Loi sur les marques, entré en 
vigueur le 1er juillet 2010 et notifié par la Norvège le 12 ju in 2012 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord 
(voir le document IP/N/1/NOR/3). 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
NORUEGA 
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento de la Ley de Marcas de 
Fábrica o de Comercio, que entró en vigor el 1° de julio de 2010, notificado por Noruega el 12 de 
junio de 2012 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el 
documento IP/N/1/NOR/3).  
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   
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  FOR 2010-06-25 nr 937: Regulati ons to the Trademarks Act  
 
This is an unofficial translation of the Regulations to the Norwegian Trademarks Act. 
Should there be any differences bet ween this translation and the authentic 
Norwegian text, the decision will be m ade on the basis of t he authentic Norwegian 
text.  
 
 
Date of enactment of the original text. 
 25-06-2010 
Date of entry into force of the original text. 
 01-07-2010 
Date of entry into force of the last 
amendment(s).  Not relevant 
Ministry responsible. 
 JD (Ministry of Justice and Public Security) 
Short title. 
 Trademarks Regulations 
 
 
Table of contents   
 
Chapter 1 - National Trademark Applications  
Chapter 2 - Priority Chapter 3 - Separating, Dividing and Merg ing Applications and Registrations 
Chapter 4 - Opposition and Administrative Review  Chapter 5 - The Register of Trademarks Chapter 6 - Publications Chapter 7 - International Re gistration of Trademarks 
Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions Chapter 9 - Final Provisions 
 
 
   
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Chapter 1. National Trademark Applications 
§ 1. Formal requirements 
Application for registration of a trademark is filed on a specific application form. The form and any 
enclosures shall be completed in block letters.  § 2. Content of the application 
The application shall include: 
 1.  the applicant's name or company name a nd address and, where appropriate, the name or 
company name and address of the representative 
2.  information on priority, if this is requested, cf. Section 13 to Section 16 3.  a reproduction of the trademark, cf. Section 8 4.  a list of the goods and services for which applica tion 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, th e address given under Section 2 no. 1 is the address 
for notifications and service, etc. under the Sec tion 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 of 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 Prope rty Office of a new address for correspondence. 
 
§ 4. Additional requirements for collective marks If the application is for registration of a collec tive mark, it shall also contain the regulations 
established for the use of the mark. The regulations shall regulate:  1.  the persons entitled to use th e 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 holder's obligations to assert liability agains t a person who uses the mark in contravention of 
the regulations for use 
4.  the holder's rights and obligations in relation to users, including the right of supervision, 
possibly using specific supervisory bodies. 
 § 5. Filing date 
The application is given a filing date, even if the requirements for the application in the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act and these Regulations are not met, if it contains a reproduction of the trademark for 
which application for registration is made, a list of the goods and services to which the application 
applies which meets the language requirements in Se ction 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 specif ied in Section 4 and the list of goods and services, 
shall be in Norwegian.  
 
Other documents shall be in Norweg ian, Danish, Swedish or English. 
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  If the application or other documents are in a language  other than that specified 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  that 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. Applications that apply to several trademarks An application for registration ma y only apply to one trademark. 
 If an application applies to sever al trademarks, the Norwegian Indus trial Property Office shall notify 
the applicant of this fact and set a time limit for the applicant to request that one of the trademarks 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. Reproduction of the trademark in the application, etc. 
It is necessary to specify in the application the type  of 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 mark is in colour.  If the application concerns a figurative or comb ined 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 reproduced electronically.  If the application concerns a three-dimensional ma rk, 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 the images supplied is/a re to be included in subsequent publication. If it 
is considered necessary for the assessment of whet her the mark can be registered, the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office may request the applicant to supply a model of the mark. The model shall 
be made of durable, non-hazardous material and sh all not exceed 30 cm in any direction or weigh 
more than 4 kg.  
If the application concerns other marks, for exam ple sound marks, marks consisting of colours or 
colour combinations or moving marks, the appli cant 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 No rwegian Industrial Propert y Office may request 
the applicant to supply a sample of the mark stored on a suitable medium.  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office establis hes detailed guidelines on storage formats for the 
various trademark types, etc. 
 
§ 9. Alteration of a trademark for wh ich registration has been applied for 
A request to alter a trademark for which registrati on has been applied for under Section 13 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act shall be filed to th e Norwegian Industrial Property Office and include: 
 1.  the applicant's name or company name a nd address and, where appropriate, the name or 
company name and address of the representative 
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  3.  the application number of the trademark to be altered 
4.  the alteration of the trademark required 5.  a reproduction of the trademark in altered fo rm and any additional images if necessary under 
Section 8. 
 
The form and any enclosures shall be completed in block letters and be signed by the applicant or 
holder, 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 Trad emarks Act shall always take pl ace in relation to the trademark 
for which registration was originally applied for.  The new trademark shall be entered in the register wi thin an indication of the date of the alteration of 
the trademark.  § 10. List of goods or services 
An application for registration of a trademar k shall include a list of goods or services. 
 The goods and services shall be indicated clearly an d unambiguously. Use of the designations in the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office's Norwegian tr anslation of the version of the Nice Agreement 
no. 1 of 15 June 1957 Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services in force from 
time to time 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 a pplication 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 notification 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 opposition.  § 12. Objection during the pr ocessing of an application 
If, before a trademark is registered, the Norwegia n Industrial Property Office receives an objection of 
importance to the assessment of the application, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify 
the applicant of this.  
An objection to the registration of a trademark does not grant any party rights. If the objection is not 
accepted, the person who has filed it shall be inform ed that he has 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 shall have 
been made within six months from the date of priority  and shall be stated in the application. It is not 
possible to make a request for priority after this time or to supplement an application with such a 
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If the priority time limit expires on a public holid ay 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 applicati on filed with a regional trademark authority if, under 
the legislation in a state that is party to the Pa ris Convention no. 1 of 20 March 1883 for the Protection 
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 equated with filing a national application. 
 
The request for priority shall sp ecify 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, the number shall be sent as soon as the applicant knows it. If any of this 
information is missing, the Norwegian Industrial Prop erty Office shall give the applicant a time limit 
of one month to correct the situation. 
 
The right to priority lapses if the time limit for correction is not complied with. 
 The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may request th e applicant to supply proof of priority within 
three months. The proof of priority shall contain in formation 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 writte n 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 tw o, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall have 
been made within six months from the date of priority  and shall be stated in 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 holid ay 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 the 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 time limit of one month to correct  the situation. The right to priority lapses if the 
time limit for correction is not complied with.  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may request th e applicant to supply proof of priority within 
three months. A declaration by the management resp onsible 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 priori ty lapses if the time limit is not complied with. 
 
Section 13, paragraph five, applies correspondingly. 
 
§ 15. Partial priority 
If the application covers several goods or servi ces, the applicant may request priority for the 
trademark for one or more of the goods or services (partial priority).  IP/N/1/NOR/T/5  
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Partial priority may also be requested on the basis of  different applications. This applies even if the 
applications are filed in different states. Each app lication shall meet the conditions in Sections 13 and 
14. 
 
§ 16. Application in a state outside the Paris Convention or the WTO Priority under Section 19 of the Norwegian Tradem arks 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 Ag reement of 15 April 1994 Establishing the World 
Trade Organization if this state grants such priori ty 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 reproduction of the separated trademark and a list of goods or services. Section 23, 
paragraphs one, three and four, of the Norweg ian Trademarks Act, apply correspondingly. The 
stipulated fee shall be paid. 
 
Documents that were filed in the original appli cation 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 cond itions in paragraphs one  and two are not met. 
 If a separation is implemented, the applicant is notif ied of this and informed of the number of the new 
application. 
 
§ 18. Division of applications 
An applicant may request that an application file d previously be divided 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 application. 
A divided application may not cover goods and servi ces that were not covered by the original 
application prior to the division. A divided app lication 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 Norw egian Trademarks Act, apply correspondingly. 
 
The application that is considered to be a continua tion of the original application retains its original 
application number. Each divided applica tion is assigned a new application number. 
 If a division is implemented, the applicant is notif ied of this and informed of the number of the 
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§ 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 application.  § 20. Division of registrations 
A holder may request that the Norwegian Industrial Property Office divide a registration into several 
registrations.  
A request for division shall indicate the number of th e original registration and include information 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 divided registration. 
 
A request to divide a registration shall be f iled before the original registration has ceased. 
 A divided registration may not cover goods and ser vices that were not covered by the original 
registration prior to the division. A divided regi stration 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 Norw egian Trademarks Act, apply correspondingly. 
 The original registration retains its registration num ber. Each divided registration is assigned a new 
registration number. 
 
If a division is implemented, the holder is notified of  this and informed 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 or iginal registration and, where relevant, the same 
priority as the transferred goods and services had in the original registration. 
 
§ 22. Merging divided applications and registrations 
An applicant may request that the Norwegian I ndustrial Property Office fully or partially merge 
previously divided applications, cf. Section 18.  The request shall indicate the number of the applicati on, the number of the application with which it is 
to be merged and the goods and services with associ ated class numbers the merged application is to 
cover. In the event of a request for a partial merg er, 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 re quest 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 origin al application, are merged, the application that 
has the original application number is always continued.   IP/N/1/NOR/T/5  
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  If a full or partial merger is implemented, the appli cant is notified of this a nd informed of the number 
of the merged application.  A holder may request that the Norwegian Industr ial 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 Tr ademarks Act shall be filed with the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office and include:  1.  the name or company name and address of the person making the opposition and, where 
appropriate, the name or company name and address of the representative 
2.  the registration to which the opposition applies 
3.  the grounds on which the opposition is based 4.  information 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 i nvoked in support of  the opposition. 
 
The opposition must be signed by the person making the opposition or his representative. Section 3 of 
the Regulations applies correspondingly to the addr ess for correspondence with the person making the 
opposition, cf. Section 77 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act. 
 
§ 24. Notification of an opposition The Norwegian Industrial Property Office sends a co py of the opposition to the trademark holder as 
soon as possible with a time limit for him to comm ent. If the trademark holder sends a reply, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office decides whet her further correspondence between the parties is 
necessary before the case is considered. 
 
§ 25. Notification of continue d processing of an opposition 
If an opposition is withdrawn, the Norwegian Industr ial Property Office may still continue processing 
the opposition if there are special reasons for doing so and the trademark holder has been notified of this within two months after the Norwegian Indus trial Property Office received notification that the 
opposition had been withdrawn.  § 26. Notification of the outcome of an opposition case 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notif y the trademark holder and the person making the 
opposition of the outcome of the opposition case and of the right of appeal and the appeal time limit. 
 
§ 27. Administrative review 
A request for an administrative review under Sectio n 40 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act shall be 
filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and include:  1.  the name or company name and address of the person who has filed the request and, where 
appropriate, the name or company name and address of the representative 
2.  the registration to which the request applies 
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  4.  information on 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 an administrative review shall be signe d by the person making the request for the review 
or his representative. Section 3 of the Regula tions applies correspondingly to the address for 
correspondence with the person who has requested the review, cf. Section 77 of the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act. 
 
§ 28. Processing a request for an administrative review A request for an administrative review shall be pr ocessed so that there is good progress in the case 
processing. Reply time limits and other ti me limits shall be set accordingly. 
 A decision shall normally be made in the case after the trademark holder's reply has been received. 
More than two contributions from each of the pa rties may be permitted only in exceptional cases. 
Instead of further written processing of unsettled matte rs, 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 sh all be enclosed with notification of the request, 
cf. Section 40, paragraph three, sentence one, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act. 
 
If a request for an administrative review is withdr awn, the processing of the request shall be closed 
and the parties notified of this. Section 51, pa ragraph four, sentence three, of the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act applies during the processing of an appeal.  
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the trademark holder and the person who 
requested the administrative review of the outcome  of the case and of the right of appeal and the 
appeal time limit. 
 
Chapter 5. The Register of Trademarks  
§ 29. The Register of Trademarks The Norwegian Industrial Property Office keeps a re gister of applications filed and trademarks 
registered. Section 30 applies to international re gistrations in which Norway is designated. The 
information in the Register of Trademarks is available to all.  
The Register shall contain the following info rmation on the application and registration: 
 1.  the number of the application and registration 2.  the name or company name and address of the applicant or holder 
3.  the name or company 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 reproduction of the trademark, including the type of mark, plus a supplementary description 
of the mark, if this is necessary under Section 8 
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  10.  whether the application is a separated or di vided application and, if so, the number of the 
original application 
11.  whether the registration is a divided regist ration 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 informati on on the new application or registration numbers 
13.  whether the application or registration is merg ed with another application or registration and, 
if so, the number and filing 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 tradem ark is registered with such a disclaimer, cf. 
Section 11 
19.  the regulations established for the use of th e 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 file d and the decision in the opposition case 
23.  whether the trademark has been renewed unde r Section 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 has been submitted for non-co mpliance 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 con cerning invalidation, dele tion or transfer of the 
trademark 
30.  that an appeal has been filed with th e Norwegian Industrial Property Office's second 
department 
31.  that legal proceedings have been brought un der 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 attachment or seizure 34.  a new representative in connection with a ch ange in conditions rela ting to the representative 
35.  about any assignment or licence 36.  whether the name, company name or address of the applicant, holder, 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 registrations 
International registrations in which Norway is d esignated are entered in the register specified in 
Section 29.  IP/N/1/NOR/T/5 
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  The information in the register is available to all. 
 The Register shall contain the following in formation on the international registration: 
 1.  the international registration number 
2.  the name or company name and address of the holder 
3.  the name or company name and address of any representative 4.  any separate address for correspondence, cf. Section 54 and Section 77 of the Norwegian 
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, wher e the 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 reproduction 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 tradem ark is registered with such a disclaimer, cf. 
Section 11 
12.  the list in English of goods or services for which the trademark has been granted effect in 
Norway 
13.  the date of publication of the internati onal 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 th e mark, if the mark is a collective mark, cf. 
Section 4 
16.  notification of replacement of a national regi stration 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 Internati onal 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 Norway. 
 
Chapter 6. Publications  § 31. Publication of a registration 
A 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 specifi ed in Section 30, paragraph two, nos. 1 to 15. 
 
§ 33. Publication of oppositions received 
Publication under Section 26 of the No rwegian Trademarks Act shall include: 
 
1.  the registration number, the trademark and the classes of goods 2.  the name or company name and address of the holder and, where appropriate, the name or 
company name and address of the representa tive and any separate correspondence address 
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  3.  the name or company name and address of the person making the opposition and, where 
appropriate, the name or company 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  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 Norw egian 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 company name and address of the holder and, where appropriate, the name or 
company name and address of the representa tive and any separate correspondence address 
under Section 3 
3.  the name or company name and address of the person making the opposition and, where 
appropriate, the name or company 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 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 lis t of goods or services is published in full. 
 
§ 35. Publication of a request for an administrative review 
Publication under Section 40 of the No rwegian Trademarks Act shall include: 
 1.  the registration number, the trademark and the classes 2.  the name or company name and address of the holder and, where appropriate, the name or 
company name and address of the representa tive and any separate correspondence address 
under Section 3 
3.  the name or company name and address of the person requesting the administrative review 
and, where appropriate, the name or company 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 administrative review 5.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende  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 company name and address of the holder and, where appropriate, the name or 
company name and address of the representa tive and any separate correspondence address 
under Section 3 
3.  the name or company name and address of the person who requested the administrative 
review and, where appropriate, the name or company 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 administrative review 
5.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende  in which the registration was published 
6.  the outcome of the administrative review 7.  the date on which the decision became final.  IP/N/1/NOR/T/5 
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  In the event of a partial review, the ne w list of goods or services is published. 
 
§ 37. Publication of a decision under Sec tion 80 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act 
Publication under Section 80 of the No rwegian 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 transfer 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 company name and address and,  where appropriate, the name or company name 
of the representative and any separate corresponde nce 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 company name and address of the holder and, where appropriate, the name or 
company 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 services 5.  the edition of Norsk Varemerketidende  in which the registration was published. 
 
§ 41. Other publications The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall also publish: 
 1.  division of a registration, with an indicati on 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 an d 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 good s and services with as sociated classes of 
goods covered by the registration 
3.  that the registration 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.  alteration of a trademark under Section 34 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act, with an 
indication of the registration num ber and the altered trademark 
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  7.  notification of a licence 
8.  notification of a change to the name or co mpany name and address of the applicant, holder, 
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 internationa l registration in which Norway is designated  
12.  replacement of a Norwegian trademark regist ration with an international registration, cf. 
Section 73 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act 
 Publication of notifications as specified in paragrap h 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 application for international registration sha ll be filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office on the International Bureau's official appli cation form. The form and any enclosures shall be 
completed in block letters and be in English. Th e 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 Ap ril 1891 Concerning the International Registration of 
Marks (the Madrid Protocol). 
 
The provisions on priority in Section 13 to Section 15 apply correspondingly. 
 
§ 43. National application or  registration as the basis 
An application for international registration sha ll be based on and fully correspond to one or more 
Norwegian applications or registrations that concern the same trademark, have the same applicant or 
holder 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 estab lished than an international application is in 
order, cf. Section 42 and Section 43, and Secti on 67 and Section 68 of the Norwegian Trademarks 
Act, it shall be sent to the International Bu reau as stipulated in the Madrid Protocol. 
 
§ 45. Request for registration to take effect in other states 
When the Norwegian Industrial Property Office rece ives an application as specified in Section 69 of 
the Norwegian Trademarks Act, the Norwegian I ndustrial Property Office shall note the date of 
receipt and sign the application. If the application is found to be in order, it shall be sent to the 
International Bureau early enough that it can be  received there within two months after it was 
received by the Norwegian Industrial Property O ffice. 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 basi s of an international registration fully or partially 
lapses, is not granted or ceases within five years fro m the date of the international registration, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the In ternational 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. 
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  § 47. Request for an international registration to take effect in Norway 
When the Norwegian Industrial Property Office recei ves notification from the International Bureau 
with a request for an international registration to ta ke full or partial effect in Norway, the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office shall examine whether the conditions in Section 14 to Section 16 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act have been met, cf. S ection 70 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act. The 
provisions in Section 11 and Section 12 apply corr espondingly. 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, Sect ion 20 of the Norwegian Trademarks Act applies 
correspondingly.  
If the conditions in Section 14 to Section 16 of th e Norwegian Trademarks Act have not been met, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall, no late r than 18 months after the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office was notified as specified in paragraph one, 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 
Common 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, pa ragraph two, shall state that the holder of the 
international registration 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 Tradem arks Act and Section 53 and Section 54 of these 
Regulations apply. 
 
§ 49. International registration is granted effect in Norway 
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office establishes that the conditions in Section 14 to Section 16 
of the Norwegian Trademarks Act have been met, th e 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 receiv es an opposition to an in ternational 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 In ternational Bureau of this before the expiry of 
the time limit. The notification 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 Indust rial 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 th at it may be decided, after the expiry of the 18-
month time limit, that the registration is not to ta ke effect in Norway on account of an opposition. If 
an opposition is filed, the Norwegian Industrial Pr operty Office shall, within one month after the 
expiry of the opposition time limit, notify the Intern ational 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 time 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. 
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  § 51. Conversion to a nation al trademark registration 
A request for conversion under Section 75 of the No rwegian Trademarks Act shall be filed with the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office in an appli cation for national registration under Chapter 1. In 
addition to the information specifi ed in Chapter 1, the application shall specify the international 
registration to which the request for conversion app lies and the time of the lapse or termination as 
specified in paragraph two. 
 The time limit for filing a request for conversion und er Section 75, paragraph one, of the Norwegian 
Trademarks Act is no later than three months afte r the lapse of the international registration was 
registered with the International Bureau. The tim e limit for filing a request for conversion under 
Section 75, paragraph two, of the Norwegian Trad emarks 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 a ppeal may still continue if the parties have been 
notified of this within two months after the Norw egian Industrial Property Office's second department 
received notification that the appeal had been withdrawn. 
 
§ 53. Language requirements for subsequent documents 
Documents that concern trademark registrations, 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 intern ational registrations from persons other than the 
International Bureau, including documents in cases concerning renewed asse ssment under Section 48. 
If a document is in another language, the Norwegia n Industrial Property Office may request that a 
translation into Norwegian be filed within a time limit set by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office. The provisions in Section 6, paragraph two, sentence two, and paragraph three, apply 
correspondingly. 
 
§ 54. Address for correspondence with the holder 
Section 3 applies correspondingly to correspondence w ith the holder 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 regulations on fees to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, etc. 
 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, etc. 
 
§ 56. Renewal and renewal letters 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall notif y the holder of the time limit under Section 33, 
paragraph one, of the Norwegian Trademarks Act fo r requesting renewal two months before the time 
limit expires. The fact that notification was not give n 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 Prope rty Office shall give the holder a time limit for 
correcting the situation. If the situation is not co rrected within the time limit, the request shall be 
rejected.  IP/N/1/NOR/T/5 
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  If the registration is renewed, the Norwegian Industr ial Property Office shall issue a renewal letter, 
which shall include:  1.  the registration number 2.  the registration date and the da te of expiry of the renewal period 
3.  the holder's name or company name and address and, where appropriate, the name or 
company name of his representative. 
 The renewal letter shall be sent to the holder or hi s representative. If more than one holder of the 
registered trademark is listed, a renewal letter sh all be sent to each holder. Section 3 shall apply 
correspondingly in other respects. 
 
§ 57. Alteration of a registered trademark 
Section 9 applies correspondingly to a request to a lter a registered trademark under Section 34 of the 
Norwegian Trademarks Act. If the request for an al teration is granted, a new registration letter shall 
be sent to the holder. 
 
§ 58. Changes to the list of goods or services for registered trademarks 
The holder is responsible for ensuring that the lis t of goods or services in the registration is in 
accordance with the version in fo rce from time to time of the Nice Agreement of 15 June 1957 
Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services, cf. Section 10. 
  
The holder 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 Pr operty 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 ser vices that the registration is no longer to cover, 
and be signed by the holder or his representative.  The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may, on it s own initiative, establish a new list of goods or 
services (reclassification) after the holder 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 origin al form until five years have passed since the 
cessation of the registration. 
 Marks, models, sound samples, etc. supplied are consid ered 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 In dustrial Property Office and the holder has not 
requested that it be returned w ithin the time specified in para graph 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 Pa ris Convention, the applicant may request that a 
trademark be registered in Norway as it is register ed in a foreign state in which the applicant is 
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  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 included with the applicati on 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 registra tion number and its expiry date. The Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office may request the appli cant to supply documentation of the registration 
within three months of when notificatio n of this was sent to the applicant. 
 
A copy of the registration letter or a certified regi ster printout is considered to be adequate 
documentation.  If the request does not meet the conditions in para graph 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 complie d 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 same time, Regulations no. 309 of 
29 March 1996 to the Norwegian Trademarks Ac t and the Norwegian Collective Marks Act and 
Regulations no. 315 of 29 March 1996 on further provis ions on the registration, etc. of trademarks and 
collective marks shall be repealed.  
With the exceptions that proceed from Section 83 of  the Norwegian Trademarks Act, the Regulations 
shall also apply to applications that were filed a nd registrations that took place before the Regulations 
entered into force. 
 
§ 62. Amendments to other Regulations 
The following amendments shall be made to other Re gulations 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 shall 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 Regulations 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.: - - - 
 
 
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