Patent
National filings in Norway
Patent may be granted in Norway for a period of protection limited to 20 years from the Norwegian or PCT filing date. Novelty, inventive step and industrial utility are required. Patents are now granted within most disciplines.
Supplementary Protections Certificates (SPC) are possible to prolong the protection of specific pharmaceutical and pesticide products to which a marketing authorization is granted by maximum five years.
Bryn Aarflot offers qualified professional expertise relating to patents within all technical disciplines, including biotechnology and information technology / software.
A Norwegian patent application may be and is frequently filed through the PCT (Patent Community Treaty) system. The entry into The National Phase in Norway is now possible from February 1, 2004 after 31 months without filing a demand for examination.
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Examples of the services we offer in the area of patents are:
- Strategic advice on the protection of inventions
- Preliminary examinations
- Drafting of patent applications for Norway and abroad in all disciplines
- Infringement assessments
- Technical and legal assistance in legal disputes
- Licensing/royalty agreements
- Confidentiality agreements
- Evaluation of patents/patent applications
- National validation of European patents in and outside Norway
- Filing and prosecution of European patent applications
- Provisional protection
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