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.

BAA 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.

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 Norway

Bryn Aarflot AS provides validation in Norway for granted European patents. In order to validate a granted European patent in Norway, a Norwegian translation of the patent must be filed within an unextendable period of three months from the mention of the grant in the European Patent Bulletin and the validation fee must be paid within the same time limit. Read more about national validation of European patents in Norway.

Filing and prosecution of European patent applications.

The EPC entered into force for Norway on 1 January 2008. Hence, Norway is now included among the designated states in European patent applications and PCT applications filed on or after that date.

Bryn Aarflot can assist you in the filing and prosecution of European patent applications. We file both European patent applications and Euro-PCT applications using the epoline online service. Read more about filing and prosecution of European patent applications

National validation of European patents

Bryn Aarflot offers validation in all EPC member states at highly competitive prices.

Please note that the London Agreement, which lowers the translation requirements considerably, entered into force in spring 2008 for several European countries.

Provisional protection

Provisional protection can be achieved in contracting states not having the language of the proceedings as official language. This normally requires filing of a translation into the official languages of said contracting states of the claims as published of the European patent application.

Requirements
1. Copy of the claims in English, French or German
2. Application or publication number
3. Identification of the applicant
4. Power of attorney

Please contact us for cost estimates and commissions.