Norway

Amendments to the Norwegian Patents Act and Patent Regulations (Extract)

Year of current version:	2007
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 19, 2003
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	The notification by Norway to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states: 'Sections 49 and 50 of the present document reproduces amendments to the the Norwegian Patents Act (Act of 15 December 1967 No. 9) and the Patent Regulations of 20 December 1996 No. 1162, in order to implement the General Council Decision of 30 August 2003 on paragraph 6 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health.'
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English	Amendments to the Norwegian Patents Act and Patent Regulations (Extract) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Amends Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967, as amended up to Act No. 8 of July 1, 2010) (NO107)
Related Treaties:	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (April 15, 1994)
WIPO Lex No.:	NO060