In the national phase in Norway, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office processes your PCT application in the same way as other patent applications filed in Norway.
You must proceed with the PCT application to the national phase in Norway within 31 months from the international filing date, or, if priority is claimed, from the earliest priority date.
The application (including description, patent claims and abstract) must be in Norwegian or English. If the application is in another language, you are required to submit a translation of the documents into either Norwegian or English.
The PCT application is processed in much the same way as other patent applications filed in Norway.
Common fees for the completion the PCT application in Norway:
The payment deadline is usually one month.
Submit the application (including description, patent claims and abstract) via our form in Altinn. Attach a copy of the international publication of the application or the publication number to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.
You will receive a receipt, and all further correspondence in the application process will take place via Altinn.
The application process can be conducted in Norwegian or English. Please state your preferred language in the application form.
You can obtain provisional protection in Norway for a PCT application from the time the application is published internationally until it is filed in Norway.
If the application is in English, you must translate the patent claims into Norwegian and send the translation to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office for publication.
If the receiving authority (RO) has refused to restore the priority of a PCT application that is being extended in Norway, or rejected such a request, you can request the Norwegian Industrial Property Office to restore the priority of the extended application.
A request for reinstatement is submitted to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office within one month after the expiry of the 31-month period.
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international agreement on patent cooperation across member countries. The agreement simplifies the process of applying for patents in multiple countries. The PCT process starts internationally, before moving on to a regional or multiple national patent offices.
During the international phases, an International Searching Authority (ISA) performs a novelty examination and a patentability assessment of your PCT application. The reports help you evaluate whether to proceed your application to the national phase.
Get an overview of the possibilities available to you and what you must do if you wish to file an application. The experts at NIPO are very experienced and can give you insight into what is important for you to consider during the application process.