WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
IP/N/1/NOR/D/4 
11 July 2012 
 (12-3742) 
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 Designs 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 dessins et modèles, 
entré en vigueur le 1er juillet 2010 et notifié par la Norvège le 12 juin 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 texto
1 del Reglamento de la Ley de Dibujos y 
Modelos Industriales  que entró en vigor el 1º de julio de 2010, notificado por Noruega el 12 de junio 
de 2012 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párr afo 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 2003-04-04 nr 418: Regulati ons to the Designs Act  
 
This is a translation of the Regulations to the Norwegian Designs Act. This is a consolidated 
version of the original text and later amendm ents. Should there be any differences between 
this translation and the authentic Norwegian te xt, decisions will be made on the basis of the 
authentic Norwegian text.    
Date of enactment of the original text. 
 04-04-2003 
Date of entry into force of the original text. 
 01-05-2003 
Date of entry into force of the last 
amendment(s).  01-07-2010 
Ministry responsible. 
 JD (Ministry of Justice and Public Security) 
Short title. 
 Design Regulations 
 
Table of contents   
 
Chapter 1 - Application fo r registration of a design 
Chapter 2 - Priority  Chapter 3 - Processing of applications  Chapter 4 - Separation, division and mergi ng of applications or registrations  
Chapter 5 - Registration and publication  Chapter 6 - Administrative  review and appeal  
Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous provisions  Chapter 8 - Internationa l design registrations  
Chapter 9 - Final provisions  
  
 
   
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  Chapter 1 Application for registration of a design 
Section 1 Formal requirements 
An application for registration 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 pertai ning to the case shall 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 Offi ce may require that a translation be submitted 
within a time limit fixed by the Norwegian Indus trial 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 appli cant or his representative  and shall contain: 
1. the applicant's name or business name and address, and the name or business name and 
address of the representative, 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 claime d 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 pa ragraph of the Designs Act. 
The application shall in addition contain info rmation as referred to in sections 4 and 5. 
Section 3a Address for correspondence 
If not otherwise stated in the application, the addr ess specified pursuant to section 3 No.1, is the 
address for notifications and services of process etc.  pursuant to section 49 of the Designs Act. Has 
the applicant appointed a representative, the address 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 ot herwise stated. The applicant may at any time 
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 establ ishing an international 
classification for industrial designs. The class a nd subclass pursuant to the Locarno Agreement shall 
be specified in the application, but this specifi cation is not binding for the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office. IP/N/1/NOR/D/4 
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  Section 5 Representations and specimen 
Representations clearly illustrating the design shall be enclosed with the application on filing. A 
specimen may also be submitted. By “representa tions” is meant photographs, drawings or other 
graphic representations that are suitable for electr onic recording, storage and reproduction. Technical 
drawings are not accepted. The dimension of the repr esentations 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 representations 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 col our, representations and specimen must be in colour. 
If the application concerns moving designs, the No rwegian Industrial Property Office may require that 
the design and, if appropriate, a sample th ereof saved on a suitable medium be submitted. 
If the application concerns more than one desi gn, cf. section 15 of the Designs Act, separate 
representations and, if appropriate, specimen shall be submitted for each design. Representations shall 
be numbered consecutively so that it is clearly indi cated which design they apply to. If two or more 
representations 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 O ffice may require that the applicant submits 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 concerning the 
representations and give further instructions concer ning ways of transmittal and storage formats etc. 
Section 6 Filing date 
 
The application is regarded as filed even if it fails to fulfil the requirements laid down in sections 2, 3 and 4 if it is subsequently corrected or filed according to the requirements cf. section 19 of the 
Designs Act.  If neither representations nor, if appropriate, a sp ecimen accompany the appli cation, it will only be 
regarded as filed if it contains a request for prio rity 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 secti on 16, first paragraph 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 Industrial Property or the Agreemen t 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 a pplication on filing with the Norwegian Industrial 
Property Office. Priority may not be claimed afte r this date. A design may only have one priority.  IP/N/1/NOR/D/4  
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  The claim shall state which design authority the appli cation referred to was filed with, the date it was 
filed and the application number. If the claim do es not contain this info rmation, the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office shall give the applic ant a time limit of one month to provide the 
information. If the time limit is not ob served, the right to priority lapses. 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may requ ire a person who claims priority to provide 
evidence of priority within three months afte r 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 basis for priority pursuant to section 16, first 
paragraph of the Designs Act, it must be th e first application to specify the design. 
A subsequent application specifying the design ma y nevertheless provide a basis for priority if: 
1. it was filed at the same place as the first applica tion and by the same applicant or this person's 
successor in title, 
2. the first application had been withdrawn, ab andoned or refused without the design being 
made available to the public when  the later application was filed, 
3. the first application did not serve as a basi s 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 assign priority pursuant to section 16, first paragraph 
of the Designs Act on the basis of an application file d in a country that is not a member of the Paris 
Convention or the WTO Agreement if this countr y assigns such priority on the basis of design 
applications filed in Norway. 
Sections 7 and 8 of the Regulations shall apply co rrespondingly for priority pursuant to this section. 
Section 10 Exhibition priority 
The applicant may claim priority pursuant to secti on 16, second paragraph of the Designs Act if the 
design has been shown at an official or offici ally recognized exhibition as referred to in the 
Convention regarding Internationa l Exhibitions of 22 November 1928 No. 1. Section 7, second 
paragraph of the Regulations  shall apply correspondingly. 
The priority claim shall st ate the name of the exhi bition where the design was first shown, the country 
where the exhibition was held and the date of the first presentation of the de sign at the exhibition. 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 it. The right to priority lapses if the time limit is not 
observed. 
The Norwegian Industrial Property Office may requ ire a person who claims priority to provide 
evidence of priority within three months after the requirement concerning this is sent by the 
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  stating that the exhibition is international and giving the date of 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 Act, 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 f iled 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 In dustrial 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 examination 
If so requested by the applicant, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall conduct a 
supplementary examination of the design applica tion, 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 appl ication concerns more than one design, the 
examination shall apply to all of th e designs covered by the applicati on, unless otherwise stated in the 
application. 
In the supplementary examination, the Norwegia n Industrial Property Office shall examine factors 
that may preclude granting of the design right pursu ant to sections 3 to 5, section 7, second paragraph, 
and section 8 of the Designs Act. In so doing, th e 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 ha ve 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 the 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.  IP/N/1/NOR/D/4  
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  Section 15 Protest during processing of applications 
If the Norwegian Industrial Property Office before th e 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 the registration of a design does not give party rights. If a protest is not upheld, the 
protester shall be informed of his righ t to request an administrative review. 
Section 16 Partial refusal and registration in an amended form 
If the application includes more than one design and one or more of the designs fails to fulfil the 
requirements for registration pursuant to section 17, fi rst paragraph of the Designs Act, these designs 
must be dealt with in separate applications pursuan t to section 17 of the Regulations 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 
pursuant to section 14 of the Designs Act, the No rwegian Industrial Property Office shall notify the 
applicant of this giving the applicant a time lim it of two months to submit representations of the 
design in an amended form.   
Chapter 4 Separation, division 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 t ogether with the request for separation, state the 
application number of the original application,  and enclose representations of the design. The 
provisions in sections 3 to 5 apply 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 applies accordingly. 
If the separation is carried out, the applicant shall receive notification hereof, stating the application 
number of the new application. The new application sh all be considered to be filed on the day that the 
representations of the design were subm itted 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 nu mber 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 enclose representations of eac h new application. The provisions in sections 3 IP/N/1/NOR/D/4 
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  to 5 apply accordingly. The stipulated fee shall be paid for each new application. New applications are 
referred to as divided applications. 
Divided applications shall be submitted before 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 
application 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 applies 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. Each 
divided application shall receive a new applicati on 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 a pplication until and including the implementation of 
the division, shall be regarded as doc uments in a divided application. 
Section 18 Division of registrations 
If a registration includes more than one design, the proprietor may request 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 incl ude. The stipulated fee shall be paid for each new 
registration. New registrations are re ferred to as divided registrations. 
A request for division is rejected if the requirement s set forth in paragraph one to three are not met. 
Section 19 of the Designs Act applies accordingly. 
If the division is carried out, the design proprieto r receive notification hereof, stating of the 
registration number of the divided registration. The registration number of the original registration 
shall be retained. Each divided registration sh all receive a new registration number. Divided 
registrations shall receive the same  date of filing as the original registration, and each individual 
design shall retain its original priority. Document s 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 Indu strial Property Office merge previously divided 
applications, cf. section 17, filed with the Norweg ian Industrial Property Office on the same date, 
provided that the designs belong to the same cla ss according to the Locarno Agreement of 8. Oct 1968 
No 1 on International Classification of I ndustrial Designs (the Locarno Agreement). 
The request shall state the application number, th e application number of the application it is 
requested it be merged with and which designs to be  included in the merged application. In case of a 
request for partial merging, the applicant shall stat e which designs to be included in the application 
they are transferred to. The stipulated fee shall be paid. A request for merging shall be refused if the 
requirements set forth in this paragraph are not  met. Section 19 of the Designs Act applies 
accordingly.  IP/N/1/NOR/D/4  
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  In case of merging of previously divided applica tions including the original application, the 
application with the original applica tion number shall always be continued. 
If full or partial merging is carried out, the appli cant shall be notified of the merging and of the 
application number of the merged application. 
The proprietor may require the Norwegian Industria l Property Office to merge previously divided 
registrations, cf, section 18, if the applications are filed with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office 
on the same day, provided that the designs bel ong to the same class according to the Locarno 
Agreement. The provisions set forth in pa ragraph 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 design 
registrations. Section 21 applies to internati onal design registrations designating Norway. The 
information contained in the Design Register shall be available to the public. 
The Register shall contain the following informa tion about the application and 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 corresponden ce, 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 appropr iate, the grounds for claiming priority and the 
information referred to in chapter 2 
7. representations of the design, indicatin g whether the design is in colour, 
8. whether a specimen has been submitted, 
9. notice of multiple registration 
10. specification of the product or products the desi gn applies to and the class or classes in the 
Locarno Agreement that apply to the product, 
11. filing date, registration nu mber and publication date, 
12. the expiration of the registration period 
13. whether the application is a divided or separ ated application, and, if appropriate, the 
application number of the original 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 appli cation or registration has resulted in new 
applications or registrations, and, if appr opriate, 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 nu mber and the application or filing date of the 
original application or registration 
17. whether the applicant has re quested deferred publication 
18. the date on which documents disclosing the d esign has become available to the public 
according to section 21 of the Designs Act 
19. outgoing and incoming documents in the case 
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  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 for 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 b een filed and the decision in such case, cf. 
section 25 of the Designs Act 
26. that an appeal has been filed with the Board of  Appeal according to Section 36 of the Designs 
Act 
27. that legal action has been initiated according to Section 39 of the Designs Act 
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 representation 
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 designating Norway are recorded in the regi ster referred to in 
section 20. The information in the regist er shall be available to the public. 
The register shall contain the following inform ation about the international registration: 
1. international registration number 
2. the name of the proprietor or his business name and address 
3. information about the designer 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 corresponden ce, cf. section 3a of these Provisions and 
Section 49 of the Designs Act 
6. the international registration date and the publi cation of the registration in the International 
Design Bulletin 
7. whether priority is claimed, and, if appropria te, 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. representations of the design, indicatin g whether the design is in colour 
10.
 specification of the product or products the desi gn applies to and the class or classes in the 
Locarno Agreement that apply to the product in English 
11. notice of multiple registration 
12. of renewal of a registration 
13. the date of the expiration of th e registration or renewal period 
14. whether the registration has expunge d or expired and on which date 
15. other information received from The Internati onal Bureau concerning international design 
registration with effect for Norway if the info rmation is of significance for the right to, rights 
in or the protection of the design in Norway 
16. information referred to in section 20, second paragraph No. 19, 21 and 29 to 32  IP/N/1/NOR/D/4  
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  Section 22 Publication of National Registrations, Renewal and Termination 
Publication of registrations of designs pursuan t to section 18 of the Designs Act shall contain 
information as referred to in section 20, second paragraph No. 1 to 16, 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 publishe d. 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 Termination 
Publication of international design registrations pu rsuant 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 d esigntidene (the Norwegian Design Journal). 
Publication of renewal of international design regi stration pursuant to Section 58, third paragraph of 
the Designs Act, shall contain information as refe rred to in section 21, second paragraph No 1 to 5and 
the expiration date of the renewal period. 
Publication of international design registrations pursuant to section 59 of the Designs Act shall 
contain information as referred to in section 21, sec ond 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 part y requesting administrative review and the 
name or business name and address of the representative, if any, and also the specifically 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 administra tive 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 25 Other publications 
Publications pursuant to section 50 of the Designs Act shall contain: 
1. Information on which time limit is failed to comp ly with and that it is decided that the non-
compliance shall have no effect 
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  The Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall also publish: 
1. a right to continued use pursuant to section 31 of the Designs Act, stating the design's 
registration number, information about the proprie tor and information about the party with the 
right to continued use 
2. cancellation of a registration pursuant to secti on 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 proceedings pursuant to section 39 of th e 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 propr ietor's or the licensees name or business name 
and address and of the specifically stated address for correspondence, if any 
9. notice of appointment, change of or cancellation of representation 
10. distraints on and attachments of the design. 
 
 
Chapter 6 Administrative review and appeal 
 Section 26 Administrative Review  
A request for administrative review shall contai n information as referred to in section 27, first 
paragraph of the Designs Act and also the na me or the business name and the address of the 
representative, if any. Section 3a applies accordi ngly to the correspondence with the party requesting 
the administrative review, cf. Section 49 of the Designs Act. 
If the request for administrative review is w ithdrawn, the processing of the case may only be 
continued according to section 27, fi fth paragraph of the Designs 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, second 
paragraph (3) of the Designs Act, apart from requ ests 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 one design a nd one or more of the designs fail to fulfil the 
requirements for registration pursuant to section 17, fi rst paragraph of the Designs Act, these designs 
must be divided between separate registrations pur suant to section 18 of the Regulations or be 
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 sh all apply correspondingly when a registered design 
can be retained in an amended form pur suant to section 28 of the Designs Act. 
Section 29 (Repealed 1. July 2010, cf. Regulation 25. June 2010 No. 937) 
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  Chapter 7 Miscellaneous Provisions 
 Section 30 Language requirements and add resses for correspondence after registration 
 
Documents concerning design registrations, including documents in cases concerning administrative review, transfer, or appeals etc, shall be in Norw egian, Danish or Swedish. This also applies to 
documents concerning international registrations from others than The International Bureau, including 
for documents in cases concerning renewed consid eration pursuant to section 37, second paragraph. If 
a document is in another language, the Norwegian In dustrial Property Office may require a translation 
into Norwegian be submitted with in a time limit fixed by the Norw egian Industrial Property Office. 
The provisions in section 6, second paragra ph, second sentence and third paragraph apply 
correspondingly. 
Section 3a applies correspondingly to correspondence w ith 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 
paragraph 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 fo r deletion 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 requireme nts laid down in section 24 of the Designs Act, the 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office shall give th e 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 Indu strial 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 to 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 th e Regulation relating to fees, etc. to the Norwegian 
Industrial Property Office. 
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  Section 35 Retention of specimen 
If a specimen has been submitted to  the Norwegian Industrial Property Office in connection with a 
design application, the Norwegian Industrial Propert y 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 Property Office may destroy it.  
 
Chapter 8 International design registrations 
 
Section 36 Application for International Design Registration 
 
Application for an international design registration ma y 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 I ndustrial Property Office, the application and any 
enclosures shall be in English. The applicati on form shall be filled out using block letters. 
Furthermore, the application shall fulfil the requireme nts 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 Internat ional 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 refusal 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 Rule 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 registrati on may request a new consideration of the question 
whether the registration wholly or party is grante d for Norway. The request for renewed consideration 
including any corrections of impediments, shall be submitted to the Norw egian 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, th e 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 corresponding ly to cases concerning international registrations. 
Section 38 Cancellation on its own initiative 
If an international design registration has been applied to Norway 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 lim it set forth in section 37, first paragraph of this 
Regulation. The Norwegian Industrial Property Offi ce shall within the same time limit, notify The 
International Bureau about the cancellation. 
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Chapter 9. Final provisions 
 
Section 40 Repeal of other regulations 
 
The following regulations are repealed: 
 Regulations of 15 September 1970 No. 9122 relating to design classification Regulations of 20 December 1996 No. 1163 to the Designs Act of 29 May 1970 Regulations of 23 December 1996 No. 1264 concer ning further provisions 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 wh ich were registered or for which registration was 
applied prior to the entry into force of these Re gulations 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 application was f iled 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 w as applied prior to the en try into force of these 
Regulations.  
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