WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/NOR/P/1/Rev.1/Add.1 
IP/N/1/NOR/P/5/Add.1 
7 February 2005 
 (05-0504) 
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 
Addendum  
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the following laws and regulations , notified by Norway by means of 
a communication from its Delegatio n dated 13 September 2004: 
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- Sections 49 and 50 to the Act of 15 December 1967 No. 9 relating to patents, as amended by Act 
of 19 December 2003 No. 127 2 
-  Amendments to the Regula tions of 20 December 1996 No. 1162 laid down by Royal Decree 
of 14 May 200423 
 
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 
Addendum  
 Le présent document  contient le texte1 des lois et réglementations ci-après, notifiées par la Norvège dans une 
communication de sa délégati on datée du 13 septembre 2004: 
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-  Articles 49 et 50 de la Loi n° 9 du 15 décembre 1 967 relative aux brevets, modifiée par la Loi n° 127 
du 19 décembre 2003 2 
-  Modifications apportées au Rè glement n° 1162 du 20 décembre 1996 en vertu du Décret royal du 
14 mai 200423 
 
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 
Addendum  
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de las siguientes leyes y reglamentos que Noruega  notificó 
mediante una comunicación de su Delegación de fecha 13 de septiembre de 2004: 
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-  Artículos 49 y 50 de la Ley de 15 de diciembre de 1967 Nº 9 relativa  a las patentes, modificada por la 
Ley de 19 de diciembre de 2003 Nº 127 2 
-  Modificaciones del Reglamento de 20 de diciembre de 1996 Nº 1162 es tablecido por el Decreto Real 
de fecha 14 de mayo de 200423 
The present document reproduces amendments to the Act of 15 December 1 967 No. 9 relating to 
patents and the Patent Regulations of 20 December  1996 No. 1162, in order to implement the General 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   
2 Background information on this legislation can be found in document IP/C/W/427.  Th e English translation of the legislation 
reproduced here contains minor linguistic changes in comparison to the translation reproduced in Annex II of IP/C/W/427./On tro uvera dans 
le document IP/C/W/427 des renseignements de caractère général concernant cette législa tion.  La traduction anglaise de la légi slation 
reproduite ci-après comporte des modifica tions mineures d'ordre linguistique par ra pport à la traduction reproduite à l'Annexe II du 
document IP/C/W/427./El documento IP/C/W/427 contiene información de antecedentes sobre esta legislación.  La traducción al ing lés de la 
legislación reproducida contiene pequeñas modificaciones lingüísticas comparado c on la traducción reproducida en el Anexo II de  
IP/C/W/427.  IP/N/1/NOR/P/1/Rev.1/Add.1 
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                                                     Council Decision of 30 August 20033 on paragraph 6 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration on the 
TRIPS Agreement and Public Health. 
 
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Sections 49 and 50 to the Act of 15 December 1967 No. 9 relating to patents as amended by Act of 19 
December 2003 no. 127: 
 
Section 49  
A compulsory licence may only be granted to a pe rson who has made efforts to obtain a licence on 
reasonable commercial terms by agreement without succeeding in this within a reasonable time, and who may be presumed able to exploit the invention in a manner which is acceptable and in compliance with the terms of the licence. 
 
A compulsory licence shall not prevent the patent  holder from exploiting the invention himself or 
from granting licences. 
 
A compulsory licence shall only be assignable in conjunction with the enterprise where it is exploited or in which exploitation was intended. Furtherm ore, a compulsory licence obtained pursuant to 
section 46, first paragraph, may only be assigne d in conjunction with the dependent patent. 
 
In the case of semi-conductor technology, a compulso ry licence may only be granted for public non-
commercial use or pursuant to section 47 (2). 
 
A compulsory licence shall primarily be granted wi th a view to supply of the domestic market. The 
King may by regulations lay down rules that deviate from this. 
 
Section 50   
A compulsory licence shall be granted by the cour t pursuant to this section or by the Norwegian 
Competition Authority pursuant to section 50 a. 
 
In a decision concerning a compulsory licence, it shal l be decided to what extent the invention may be 
exploited as well as the amount of remuneration and the other terms of the licence. The remuneration 
shall be adequate in relation to the circumstances of  each case.  Assessment sh all take into account the 
economic value of the licence. 
 
 
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Pursuant to sections 49 and 69 of the Act of 15 December 1967 No. 9 relating to patents, the Ministry 
of Justice and the Police laid down the followi ng regulations by Royal Decree of 14 May 2004: 
 
 
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The Regulations of 20 December 1996 No. 1162, wh ich have been issued pursuant to the 
Patents Act, shall be amended as follows:  
 
New section 107 shall read as follows: 
 
Section 107 . When the requirements set out in section 108 have been complied with, a 
producer of pharmaceutical products in Norway sh all be granted on application a compulsory 
licence pursuant to section 47 of the Patents Act to manufacture pharmaceutical products for 
export to an eligible importing State that has requested the pro ducer to supply the products.  
For the purpose of these regulations, an elig ible importing State is a State or a customs 
territory that: 
1. at the time in question has been designated by the UN as a least developed country or 
customs territory, or that has insufficient manufacturing capacity in accordance with the 
Annex to the decision of the WTO Gene ral Council of 30 August 2003 (the General 
Council Decision), and 
2. has made a notification to th e Council for TRIPS in accordan ce with the General Council 
Decision, paragraphs 1(b) and 2(a). 
 
States that are not party to th e WTO Agreement shall make the notification referred to in the 
first paragraph (2) above to the Norw egian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
 
New section 108 shall read as follows: 
 
Section 108 . A compulsory licence may only be granted pursuant to section 107 if 
1. the producer has tried to obtain a licence by ag reement in Norway insofar as this is 
required pursuant to section 49, firs t paragraph, of the Patents Act, 
2. the product is covered by paragraph 1(a) of the General Council Decision, 
3. the product is only to be produced for export to  the eligible importing State in order to 
cover the said State’s current need for the pr oduct for health purposes , as described in the 
notification mentioned in section 107, and 
4. the invention is not protected by a patent in the eligible importing State, or the eligible importing State has granted a compulsory licence or legal pr oceedings to obtain such a licence have been 
initiated pursuant to Article 31 of the Agreemen t of 15 April 1994 on Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agre ement) and the General Council Decision. 
 
When assessing what are reasonable commercial terms and conditions pursuant to section 49, 
first paragraph, of the Patents Act, and wh en determining the remuneration pursuant to 
section 50, second paragraph, of the Patents Ac t, account shall be taken of the economic 
value to the importing State of  the use of the invention. 
 
More detailed requirements for granting a co mpulsory licence may be imposed in the 
decision to grant such a licence, cf. section 50, fi rst paragraph, of the Pa tents Act. These shall 
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1. the packaging and container shal l be distinct from those of products being offered for sale 
in Norway or in another state by the pate nt-holder himself or with his consent, 
2. the products shall be labelled so as to clea rly indicate that the pharmaceutical product has 
been manufactured under compulsory licen ce in Norway for export to a specified 
importing state in accordance with the General Council Decision, and 
3. the manufacture and export shall cease if th e licence-holder learns the products are being 
used to an appreciable degree for purposes th at are not in accordance with the conditions 
for granting the licence, cf. first paragraph (3). 
 
New section 109 shall read as follows:  
 
Section 109 . The competent court or the Competition Authority shall make a notification to 
the Council for TRIPS concerning the compulso ry licence in accordance with the General 
Council Decision, paragraph 2(c). States that ar e not party to the WTO Agreement shall make 
a notification to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  
 
The holder of a compulsory licence shall post information on its website in accordance with 
the General Council Decisi on, paragraph 2(b)(iii). 
 
 
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These regulations enter into force on 1 June 2004. 
  
 
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