Patent Renewal Fees for Norway

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Netherlands

Poland

Norway

Shown are office fees and related facts for patents granted in or for Norway. For example national patents and European patents validated in Norway.

Office Fees	NO
Total 20-year renewal fees	$ 8012
Grant Fee	$ 498

Requirements for EP grants	NO
Claims Translation	Norwegian
Representation Needed?

IP Memberships (Selection)	NO
PC - Paris Convention
PCT - Patent Cooperation Treaty
EPC - European Patent Convention
EU - European Union
UPC - Unified Patent Court
London Agreement

Economic Factors	NO
GDP of 2021 in billion USD	482.20
Residents	5.4M
Official Currency	NOK
Schengen Area

Norway vs. other EPC member states

Total 20-year patent renewal fees for Norway, NO (red) relative to other EPC member states (blue). Note that patent renewal fees are to be paid annually and updated regularly. Not included are grant fees, translation costs, and representation costs (if applicable).

I. Requirements for Norway after EP grant

I.1 Translation requirements

A translation of the claims into Norwegian must be supplied under the conditions provided for in Art. 65(1) EPC.

No further requirements if the European patent was granted in English.

If the European patent was granted in French or German, a translation of the description (including any drawings) and title into either English or Norwegian must be supplied under the conditions provided for in Art. 65(1) EPC. In addition, a translation of the claims into Norwegian must be supplied.

I.2 Professional representative

I.3 Period for filing the translation

3 months after the date on which the mention of the grant of the EP or the decision to maintain the patent as amended is published in the European Patent Bulletin.