Norway Trademark Registration

Our Trademark Attorneys in Norway will assist you throughout the Trademark Registration Process outlined below. Please notice that each step can be ordered independently:

Trademark Comprehensive Study

Step 1

Trademark Comprehensive Study

A report which includes a search of similar and identical trademarks along with our attorneys’ expert opinion about the registration probabilities of your trademark in Norway. This report is optional but highly recommended since it allows you to rule out any possible objections to your trademark in advance.

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Trademark Registration Request

Step 2

Trademark Registration Request

The filing and processing of the Trademark Registration Request before the Norwegian Trademark Office, according to the legal procedures and requirements of this country with the objective of obtaining ownership of the trademark. Once we file the trademark we will send you a scanned copy of the filed application.

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Trademark Registration Certificate

Step 3

Trademark Registration Certificate

Once your trademark is approved for registration, you will need to request the Trademark Registration Certificate.

The Trademark Registration Certificate provides proof of ownership of the trademark. This service also includes our Trademark Watch service for ten years. The Watch service detects any conflicting trademark applications and informs you of potential infringements, thereby giving you the opportunity to file an opposition.

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  1. Is registration of a trademark mandatory in Norway?

    Registration is not compulsory, but it is advisable. Otherwise the legal benefits of registration may not be available. Furthermore, compared to the burden of proof needed to enforce rights in an unregistered trademark, enforcement of a registered trademark is less expensive.

  2. Which Intellectual Property rights are registrable?

    Any “sign” that can graphically be reproduced and is capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from another, e.g., words, names, devices, certain three-dimensional shapes, colors (indicating Pantone number), sounds, and, theoretically, smells, is registrable.

  3. Can a trademark be registered for covering a commercial establishment which activity is focused in selling goods to consumers, for example retail stores? If so, how is the registration procedure? Are there any special requirements for it?

    Yes, a trademark can be registered for retail and like services, e.g., in the context of “Retails store clothing services” or “Retail services in the form of sale of articles of clothing”, but the retailed products shall have to be qualified, meaning that each one of the retailed products has to be mentioned.

  4. Is there any advantage in using a trademark before filing an application?

    Yes. Marks that are not sufficiently distinctive to be registrable can acquire the necessary distinctiveness through use, but generally the use must be in Norway. If the mark is recognized in the trade in question, it is even possible to oppose applications or apply for cancellation of registrations of the same or similar marks for the same or similar products/services, the use of which commenced or the registration of which occurred after the mark became recognized.

  5. How long does the registration process take?

    In the absence of objections and oppositions, the registration process takes approximately 8 to 12 months.

  6. Is there any requirement of use for registered trademarks? If so, what happens in case it is not used?

    A trademark must be used within five years of the registration date or the registration will become vulnerable to cancellation for nonuse. However, use after the five-year term may cure nonuse, provided that in the interim no third party has filed an action for cancellation for nonuse. The PTO does not require a Declaration of Use, and will not - on their own basis - request for a cancellation of a non-used mark.

  7. In the case of a registered mixed trademark (word + logo), is it possible to include in the logo, different or additional words from those mentioned in the word mark?

    Since registration of trademarks is not compulsory, in Norway, it is possible to use the verbal element separately from the drawing in a registered combined mark. Nevertheless, you can not use the symbol ® to indicate that the word alone is a registered trademark.

  8. How can I know which is the due date for the renewal of a registered trademark?

    The term/renewal date of a registration is 10 years from the registration date.

  9. When should I pay the renewal fee of my registered trademark?

    A renewal may be filed any time before the renewal date. The renewal can not be filed more than one (1) year before the renewal date.

  10. Is it possible to pay the renewal fee of a patent after the renewal due date has expired? If so, when should I pay?

    It is possible to renew for six months after the renewal date with payment of a fine.

  11. What documents are required for filing a trademark or renewal application?

    No documentation is required for renewal if accomplished by the same local attorney. Otherwise a fully executed Power of Attorney is required.

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