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Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967, on Patents, Norway

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Patents 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: January 1, 1968 Published: December 15, 1967 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Plant Variety Protection, Genetic Resources, Competition, Traditional Knowledge (TK) Notes This consolidated version of the Patents Act incorporates all the amendments up to the following Acts:
- Act No. 116 of December 22, 2022, on Amendments to the Patents Act (exception from Protection in case of Export to Third Countries, etc.), which entered into force on February 1, 2023.
- 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 Patents 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 as of 2023).

The said amending Act No. 67 of June 12, 2020 introduced amendments to the following provisions of the consolidated version:
- Section 9 , section 36, third paragraph and section 52 d, third paragraph, first sentence (amended).
- Section 44, third paragraph, sixth sentence (amended).
- Section 44, seventh paragraph, third sentence (amended).
- Section 52 e, first paragraph, fourth sentence (repealed)
- Section 66 b, first paragraph, second sentence (amended).
- Section 75 second sentence (amended).



Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Norwegian Lov-1967-12-15-9 om patenter (patentloven, frem til 01.03.2023) PDF
Legislation Amends (1 text(s)) Amends (1 text(s))
Act No. 8 of June 26, 1953, on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Realm (consolidated version of 2015) (NO132)
 Implements (6 text(s)) Implements (6 text(s))
Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (EU173)
Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (EU174)
Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (Codified version) (EU088)
Regulation (EC) No. 1901/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92, Directive No. 2001/20/EC, Directive No. 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 (EU090)
Regulation (EC) No. 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (Official Journal of the EU L 198, 08/08/1996, p. 30) (EU091)
Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92 of 18 June 1992 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (EU013)
 Supersedes (11 text(s)) Supersedes (11 text(s))
Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967, on Patents (NO180)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version of 2018)(NO156)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version of 2017)(NO155)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version of 2016)(NO131)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version, status as at January 1, 2015)(NO134)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version of 2013)(NO125)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version of 2010)(NO107)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version of 2008)(NO075)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of 15 December, 1967) (consolidated version of 2004)(NO056)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of 15 December, 1967) (consolidated version of 1997)(NO047)
Patents Act (Act No. 9 of December 15, 1967) (consolidated version of 1994)(NO001)
 Is amended by (5 text(s)) Is amended by (5 text(s))
Act No. 116 of December 22, 2022 (NO192)
Act No. 67 of June 12, 2020 (NO188)
Act No. 49 of June 21, 2019, on Amendments to the Patents Act, etc. (Simplification) (NO179)
Act No. 127 of December 19, 2003, on Amendments to the Patent Act and Plant Variety Act (Implementation of the EU Patent Directive in Norwegian Law, etc.). (NO060)
Act No. 82 of December 22, 1995, on Amendments to the Legislation on Industrial Property (Extract) (NO012)
Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
Patent Regulations (Regulations No. 1417 of December 14, 2007, to the Norwegian Patents Act) (consolidated version of 2017, status as at September 1, 2017) (NO157)
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)

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