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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) The Norwegian Constitution (2010) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Act on the Board of Appeals of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Act N° 58 of June 22, 2012) (2012) Broadcasting Act (Act No. 127 of December 4, 1992 relating to Broadcasting) (2011) Trademarks Act (Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010) (2010) Designs Act (Act No. 15 relating to Design Protection of March 14, 2003, as last amended July 1, 2010) (2010) Plant Variety Act (Act No. 32 of March 12, 1993 relating to Plant Breeder's Rights, as last amended on July 1, 2010) (2010) Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967, as amended up to Act No. 8 of July 1, 2010) (2010) Copyright Act (Act No. 2 of May 12, 1961 relating to Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works, as last amended by Act No. 103 of June 19, 2009) (2009) Law on Employees' Inventions (Act No. 21 of April 17, 1970, as last amended on January 1, 2008) (2008) Amendments to the Norwegian Patents Act and Patent Regulations (Extract) (2007) Act on the Board of the Industrial Circuit Protection (Act No. 7 of July 2, 1910, as last amended on May 1, 2003) (2003) Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Realm (Act No. 8 of June 26, 1953, as last amended on January 1, 2002) (2002) Amendments to the Legislation on Industrial Property (Extract) (1996) Circuit Designs Act (Act No. 27 of June 15, 1990 relating to the Protection of Topographies for Integrated Circuits, as last amended on January 1, 1994) (1994) Provisional Act Relating to Photocopying of Protected Works for Use in Educational Activities (1979) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Customs Act (Act No.119 of December 21, 2007 on Customs Duties and Movement of Goods) (2011) Media Ownership Act (Act No. 53 of June 13, 1997 relating to Media Ownership) (2011) Act relating to Films and Videograms (Act No. 21 of May 15, 1987) (2011) Law of Management of Living Marine Resources (Act No. 37 of June 6, 2008 on Marine Resources) (2010) Nature Diversity Act (Act No. 100 of June 19, 2009 relating to the Management of Biological, Geological and Landscape Diversity) (2009) Act No. 50 of June 9, 1978 Concerning the Cultural Heritage (2009) Law No. 83 of July 4, 2003 on Electronic Communications (2008) Gene Technology Act (Act No. 38 of April 2, 1993 relating to the Production and Use of Genetically Modified Organisms, etc.) (2006) Finnmark Act (Act No. 85 of June 17, 2005 relating to Legal Relations and Management of Land and Natural Resources in the County of Finnmark) (2005) Electronic Commerce Act (Act No. 35 of May 23, 2003 on Certain Aspects of Electronic Commerce and other Information Services) (2005) Criminal Procedure Act (1995) Civil Procedure Act (1995) General Civil Penal Code (Act No. 10 of May 22, 1902, as last amended by Act of August 4, 1995) (1995) Act of Implementation in Norwegian Law of the Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (1993) Law on the Recognition of Enforcement of Nordic Judgments in Civil Matters (1993) Act No. 86 of 26 June 1992 relating to Enforcement and Provisional Security (the Enforcement Act) (1992) Nordic Witness Duty Act (1990) Law of the Courts (Courts of Justice Act) (1990) Act No. 93 of December 18, 1987 relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services, Technology, etc. (1987) Act No. 47 of June 16, 1972 relating to Control of Marketing and Contract Terms and Conditions (the Marketing Control Act, as amended by Act No. 90 of December 18, 1981) (1981)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Regulations No. 1646 of December 13, 2010 on Fees of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office, etc. (2011) Regulations No. 1417 of December 14, 2007 to the Norwegian Patent Act (the Patent Regulations, as last amended on July 1, 2011) (2011) Trademark Regulations (2010) Designs Regulations (Regulations No. 418 of April 4, 2003 to the Designs Act, as last amended on July 1, 2010) (2010) Regulations to the Act on Customs Duties and Movement of Goods (Customs Regulations) (2009) Guidelines for Intervention pursuant to Media Ownership Act (2005) Broadcasting Regulations (Regulations No. 153 of February 28, 1997, as amended Regulations No. 1324 of February 18, 2005) (2005) Regulations on Domain Names under Norwegian Country Code Top Level Domains (the Domain Regulations) (2003) Regulations relating to the Return of Stolen and Unlawfully Removed Cultural Objects (2002) Regulations concerning the Application of the Copyright Act to Works connected with Other Countries (1997) Regulations concerning the Plant Breeder's Right (as amended on July 16, 1997) (1997) Regulation relating to the Extension of the Scope of Act No. 27 of June 15, 1990 relating to the Protection of Layout-Designs for Integrated Circuits (1995) Patent Office Regulations concerning the Patent Applications (1994) Regulations relating to Copyright and Photography (1989) Regulations for the Expert Committee on Intellectual Works (1978) Regulations relating to the Application of Intellectual Property Rights (1961)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks ... Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (June 17, 2010) Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (March 29, 1996) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (January 1, 1986) Patent Cooperation Treaty (January 1, 1980) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (August 1, 1978) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (July 10, 1978) Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (October 7, 1975) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (June 8, 1974) Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (April 27, 1971) Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (July 28, 1961) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (April 13, 1896) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (July 1, 1885) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ... Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (July 3, 2013) Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (October 8, 2009) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (May 16, 2007) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (April 17, 2007) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (April 17, 2007) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (January 14, 2007) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (August 4, 2005) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (February 27, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (November 1, 2004) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 17, 2004) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (September 11, 2003) Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (July 31, 2003) Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (October 6, 1996) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (July 24, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994) Convention on Biological Diversity (December 29, 1993) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (September 13, 1993) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (August 1, 1989) International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (October 15, 1985) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (June 14, 1982) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (June 14, 1982) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (August 12, 1977) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (January 3, 1976) Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees (August 13, 1974) Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations (August 13, 1974) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (August 7, 1974) Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States (October 17, 1968) Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations (January 23, 1963) Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention (October 23, 1962) Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees (January 23, 1962) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (January 23, 1962) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (December 19, 1961) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (December 19, 1961) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (June 6, 1960) Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (July 2, 1959) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (February 3, 1952) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (February 3, 1952) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (February 3, 1952) Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit (December 3, 1923) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (January 1, 2008) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement on the European Economic Area (January 1, 1994) Convention Establishing the European Free Trade Association (May 3, 1960) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway concerning the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (September 8, 1994)

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