Norwegian Industrial Property Office

The Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Norwegian Patent Office)

Type	Agency
Headquarters	Oslo, Norway
Area served	Norway
Key people	Jørgen Smith (Director)
Products	Patents Trademarks Industrial design rights
Employees	270
Parent	Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
Website	patentstyret.no

The Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Norwegian: Styret for det industrielle rettsvern^[1]), also known as Norwegian Patent Office (Norwegian: Patentstyret), is a government agency responsible for registration of patents, trademarks and design in Norway. The agency is subordinate the Ministry of Trade and Industry and located in Oslo. It has about 270 employees^[when?] within the fields of law, technology, administration, marketing and information.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ PCT Applicant’s Guide – International Phase – Annex B1 (10 December 2009), Information on Contracting States, Norway. Consulted on December 14, 2009.

See also

• Nordic Patent Institute