Questions and answers about trademark

You find all the application forms in Altinn

• Application form for trademark
• Application form for patent
• Application form for design

You can find applications that have been started or submitted in Altinn.

When you apply to register a trademark, you must state which goods and services (products) you intend the trademark to be used for. All goods and services are divided into a system consisting of 45 different classes.

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You pay an application fee for us to process your application. A trademark application costs from NOK 3,800.

The registration lasts for 10 years from the date of application. You can renew your registration every 10 years an unlimited number of times. The renewal fee starts at NOK 3,400.

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Choose the right goods and services for your trademark

You can search for your case in our register. Enter your application number in the search field and select Trademark, Patent, or Design. Click on your application number in the search results and find the status of your application under Key Information.

Note: Your patent application will become visible in the register 18 months after the filing date. If the application claims priority from an earlier application, it will be published 18 months after the priority date. Before publication, only you as the applicant or your representative can obtain information about the application’s status. Please contact our customer service centre to request this information.

You can expect a response within 3 weeks if you pay upon submission of the application and use pre-approved product names (terms) from the product selector.

Processing of audio, motion, multimedia and hologram marks may take longer.

If the application is not paid upon submission, or you have not selected a pre-approved term, you can expect a response within 4 months after we have received payment.

See the application process step by step

When we conduct a substantive examination of an application, we assess whether it meets all the legal requirements for us to register a trademark or design, or publish a patent.

A trademark application must, among other things, include a list of all the products (goods or services) for which you want the trademark registered, while the description in a patent application must be clear enough for a professional to carry out the invention based on it. In a design application, you must submit good and clear images of the design. The law sets several such requirements that an application must meet.

After we have reviewed the application, we send a letter with a substantive assessment to the applicant. This is an assessment and not a final decision. There may be multiple substantive assessments in a case.

After we have reviewed the application, we send a letter with a substantive statement to the applicant. This is an assessment and not a final decision. There may be multiple substantive statements in a case.

Publications of information about patents, trademarks, and designs are made in the Norwegian Gazette.

We publish the Norwegian Patent Gazette and the Norwegian Trademark Gazette weekly. The Norwegian Design Gazette is published biweekly.

We announce information about new trademarks and designs when they are registered.

We publish bibliographic details about patent applications upon submission and when the application becomes publicly available after 18 months.

The patent is also published when it is granted.

The application can be withdrawn by the applicant or the applicant's representative if desired.

The application cannot be re-established afterward.

If your application has been shelved, we can resume processing it once you have corrected the deficiency that caused the shelving. You must also pay a reinstatement fee.

The deadline for applying for re-establishment is two months. The deadline is calculated from the expiration of the original deadline that led to the application being shelved.

An application is considered finally shelved if it is not re-established within the specified deadline. Once an application is finally shelved, it can no longer be re-established.

Your Norwegian trademark application is only valid in Norway. If you want protection in multiple countries, there are different ways to proceed.

Read more about international trademark registration

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the United Nations' specialized agencies.

WIPO's main task is to promote the development of intellectual property rights globally and it is the central international organization in this field.

WIPO has 188 member countries and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is responsible for the management of the EU trademark and EU design.

They collaborate with patent offices in EU member states and international partners to offer a comprehensive registration experience for trademarks and designs in Europe and globally.

Previously known as OHIM.

Yes. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years. After that, you must renew it.

Read more about payment and trademark renewal

Renewing your rights is voluntary. As such, we do not send invoices for the annual fee for a patent or the renewal fee for a design or trademark. You will only receive a notification letter approximately two months before the payment deadline for patents and designs, and six months before the payment deadline for trademarks. Here’s how you can make your payment:

Please be aware that unscrupulous operators may send invoices for annual or renewal fees, often obtaining business information from public databases. Do not pay invoices from unknown companies.

After the renewal fee has been paid, you will receive a renewal certificate either on the 2nd or the 15th of the month, at the earliest 10 business days after the payment is completed. The certificate will also be available in our register, under the documents related to your entitlement.

Yes. You must monitor your trademark yourself.

You can use our trademark register to perform regular searches and keep track of what is happening with your own trademark and with potential competitors. You can also search the Norwegian Trademark Gazette to get an overview of registrations, renewals and changes in your competitors’ trademark rights. 

Objections to an application for a trademark, patent or design before it is eventually registered as a trademark/design or granted a patent.

An objection can be submitted at any time before the application is registered or notified. After registration of a trademark/design or grant of a patent, the terms opposition or administrative review are used.

Read more about the possibility of filing an objection to an application for a trademark, patent, or design.

An objector is the legal entity that has filed an objection during the application processing.

A trademark or design application can be transferred from the original applicant to anoyone who can prove entitlement to the application.

This procedure applies at the application stage. After the trademark or design has been registered, you must submit an opposition within the opposition period to have the right transferred to you.

An opponent is the legal entity that has filed an opposition after a trademark or design has been registered, or after a patent has been granted.

The administrative review procedure is a quick, simple and cheap alternative to court actions.

Anyone with a legal interest can request an administrative review. The scheme can be used in all three areas of patent, trademark and design, as well as company name.

A claimant is the legal entity that requests an administrative review.

You can appeal a decision by submitting a written statement. Use the form "Claims and complaints to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) and the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights (KFIR)" in Altinn.

You must include the case number, the grounds for the appeal and possibly attach documentation that can support your appeal.

The Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights (KFIR) is an independent, court-like body under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.

The Board of Appeal handles appeals against the decisions of NIPO concerning patents, trademarks and designs. It also handles appeals related to company names, the Precious Metals Act, and the regulation on the registration of responsibility marks.

You must submit appeals against decisions made by NIPO to NIPO itself, but the Board of Appeal takes over all case processing.

Additionally, the Board of Appeal processes and decides on appeals regarding certain decisions made by the Plant Variety Board in accordance with the Plant Breeders' Rights Act.