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The principal task of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office is to process applications for patents, trademarks and designs, and to grant such rights. We received nearly 19 000 applications in 2016.
In 2016 we again saw a positive rise in the number of trademark applications direct to Norwegian Industrial Property Office from both Norwegian and foreign applicants.
There was another downturn in the number of design applications filed at NIPO in 2016. This applies to both applications filed directly at NIPO and for applications received via the Hague Agreement.
It is a goal for the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for Norwegian enterprises to have sufficient knowledge and awareness of how they can ensure profitability by making correct use of intellectual property rights and assets.
IPR maturity reflects the degree to which companies use the system of intellectual property rights, the degree to which they take account of intellectual property rights in their operations and whether they see if IPR is relevant or not to their business.
Economic recession and rising unemployment makes people more creative. The urge to create is great in Norway, and NIPO has experienced a large increase in the number of patent applications in 2016.
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