Norway

Law on Employees' Inventions (Act No. 21 of April 17, 1970, as last amended on January 1, 2008)

Year of current version:	2008
Date of entry into force of original text:	September 1, 1970
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 17, 1970
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Property, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	This consolidated version of the Employee Invention Law incorporates the amendments since its adoption in 1970 up to January 1, 2008.
Available Texts:
Norwegian	Lov 1970-04-17 nr 21: Lov om retten til oppfinnelser som er gjort av arbeidstakere [arbeidstakeroppfinnelsesloven] , (sist-endret: 1. januar 2008)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967, as amended up to Act No. 8 of July 1, 2010) (NO107) Civil Procedure Act (NO031)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Employee Invention Law (NO016)
WIPO Lex No.:	NO092