Trademark registration in Norway

The trademark office and official links

Trademarks in Norway are registered by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Patentstyret) (NIPO).

• Trademark office: Norwegian Industrial Property Office (Patentstyret) (NIPO)
• Online filing: official e-filing portal
• Trademark search: official trademark database
• Law: Act No. 8 of 26 March 2010 on the Protection of Trademarks (Trademarks Act), as amended up to 1 March 2023
• Law: Regulations No. 937 of 25 June 2010 on Trademarks (Trademark Regulations)
• Law: Regulations No. 333 of 26 March 2014 relating to payments to the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and the Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights

Official fees in Norway

Official office fees only (schedule as of 2026-10). Official fee schedule. Professional fees of a local firm are extra — compare fixed-fee packages.

How to register a trademark in Norway

1. Search the Patentstyret trademark register and other databases for identical or similar earlier marks.
2. Select goods and services, ideally using pre-approved terms from the Office's product selector.
3. File the application digitally through Altinn (applicants without a Norwegian ID number can log in by email via the international option) and pay the fee.
4. The application is published in the trademark register within 0–3 days of filing.
5. Patentstyret examines the mark and either registers it or sends a letter about deficiencies or grounds for refusal, which must be answered by the deadline.
6. Once registered, the mark is announced in Norsk varemerketidende (Norwegian Trademark Gazette).
7. Third parties may file an opposition within 3 months of the announcement of registration.

Examination, publication and opposition

• Examination: Patentstyret examines the application and responds within about 3 weeks if the fee is paid at filing and pre-approved goods and services terms are used, otherwise within 4 months of payment. Sound, motion, multimedia and hologram marks may take longer.
• Publication: Applications appear in the online trademark register within 0–3 days of filing; registrations are announced in Norsk varemerketidende (Norwegian Trademark Gazette).
• Opposition period: 3 months from the announcement of registration (post-registration opposition)
• Typical timeline: About 3 weeks to a decision if the fee is paid at filing and pre-approved terms are used; otherwise a first response within 4 months of payment (official estimate)

Protection, renewal and use

• Term: 10 years from the filing date, renewable.
• Late renewal: Renewal may be filed from 1 year before expiry until 6 months after expiry; renewal after expiry carries a surcharge (NOK 550)
• Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use.
• Rights system: first to file.

Filing from abroad

• Local agent: The Trademarks Act makes appointing a representative optional. Applicants abroad can file through Altinn without a Norwegian ID number. An applicant without a Norwegian establishment who is not domiciled in a Paris Convention or WTO state must prove registration in the country of origin.
• Power of attorney: If a representative is used, the application may be signed by the representative and notices go to the representative as far as the power of attorney allows. The regulations do not prescribe notarisation or legalisation.
• Language: Norwegian for the application and list of goods and services; other documents may be in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English, and the Office may ask for a Norwegian translation

Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Norway can act as your local agent — see firms.

Madrid Protocol

Norway is a member of the Madrid System (in force since 1996). You can designate it in an international application filed through your home office, or file a national application directly. A local firm can advise which route is cheaper for your classes and timeline.

Trademark classes

Nice Classification (45 classes); the Office's Norwegian translation of the current Nice edition is always accepted. One application can cover several classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.

How Norway compares

• Opposition: 3 months from the announcement of registration (post-registration opposition) — compare all countries
• Renewal: every 10 years; grace period Renewal may be filed from 1 year before expiry until 6 months after expiry; renewal after expiry carries a surcharge (NOK 550) — compare all countries
• Foreign owners: not required — rules in every country
• Official search: search.patentstyret.no — all search databases

Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid

Good to know in Norway

• Opposition takes place after registration, within 3 months of the announcement in Norsk varemerketidende, and filing an opposition is free of charge.
• Paying at filing and using pre-approved goods and services terms gives a decision in about 3 weeks.
• Norway is not an EU member, so a European Union trade mark does not cover Norway; a national application or Madrid designation is needed.
• The list of goods and services must be in Norwegian.
• The mark must be put to genuine use in Norway within 5 years of the final registration decision, or it can be deleted on request.

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