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Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010, on the Protection of Trademarks, Norway

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Trademarks Act, amended up to March 1, 2023

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Year of Version 2023 Dates Amended up to: March 1, 2023 Entry into force: July 1, 2010 Published: March 26, 2010 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Trademarks Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes Thhis consolidated version of the Trademarks Act (Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010) takes into account amendments up to the following Acts:
-Act No. 122 of June 18, 2021, on Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act, etc. (Active Case Management, etc.), which entered into force on different dates. (The amendments introduced by this amending Act No. 122 to this consolidated version of the Trademarks Act entered into force on July 1, 2022).
-Act No. 67 of June 12, 2020, on Amendments to the Trade Marks Act and the Customs Act, etc. (Implementation of New Trademark Directive etc.), which entered into force on different dates. (The amendments introduced by this amending Act No. 67 to this consolidated version of the Trademarks Act entered into force on March 1, 2023, which makes this consolidated version issued and amended up to March 1, 2023 and its year of version that is 2023).


Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Norwegian Lov-2010-03-26-8 om beskyttelse av varemerker (varemerkeloven, frem til 01.07.2019) PDF
Legislation Amends (1 text(s)) Amends (1 text(s))
Plant Variety Act (Act No. 32 of March 12, 1993, Relating to Plant Breeder's Rights) (consolidated version of 2015) (NO136)
 Implements (1 text(s)) Implements (1 text(s))
Directive No. 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (codified version) (EU056)
 Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))
Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010, on the Protection of Trademarks(NO178)
Trademarks Act (Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010) (consolidated version of 2015)(NO139)
Trademarks Act (Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010) (consolidated version of 2014)(NO101)
Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010, on the Protection of Trademarks (NO078)
 Is amended by (5 text(s)) Is amended by (5 text(s))
Act No. 67 of June 12, 2020 (NO188)
Act No. 122 of June 18, 2021 (NO189)
Act No. 49 of June 21, 2019, on Amendments to the Patents Act, etc. (Simplification) (NO179)
Act No. 25 of May 31, 2013, on Amendments to Legislation on the Protection of Industrial Property Rights, etc. (Extract) (NO128)
Patent Board Act (Act No. 58 of June 22, 2012, on the Board of Appeals of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office) (NO121)
Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
Regulations No. 333 of March 26, 2014, relating to Payments, etc. to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and the Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights (consolidated version, status as at August 1, 2017) (NO158)
Trademark Regulations (Regulations No. 937 of June, 25, 2010) (consolidated version of 2013) (NO100)
Historical Versions Repeals (3 text(s)) Repeals (3 text(s))
Trademarks Act (Act No. 4 of March 3, 1961) (consolidated version 2003) (NO057)
Act No. 82 of December 22, 1995, on Amendments to the Legislation on Industrial Property (Extract) (NO012)
Collective Marks Act (Act No. 5 of March 3, 1961, as amended by Act No. 113 of November 27, 1992) (NO008)

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