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Main text(s) Main text(s) Norwegian Lov-2010-03-26-8 om beskyttelse av varemerker (varemerkeloven, frem til 01.03.2023)     

Legislation Amends (1 text(s)) Amends (1 text(s))

Plant Variety Protection Act (NO194)

Implements (1 text(s)) Implements (1 text(s))

• Directive No. 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (codified version) (EU056)

Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))

• Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010, on the Protection of Trademarks (NO178)
• Trademarks Act (Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010) (consolidated version of 2015) (NO139)
• Trademarks Act (Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010) (consolidated version of 2014) (NO101)
• Act No. 8 of March 26, 2010, on the Protection of Trademarks  (NO078)

Is amended by (5 text(s)) Is amended by (5 text(s))

• Act No. 67 of June 12, 2020 (NO188)
• Act No. 122 of June 18, 2021 (NO189)
• Act No. 49 of June 21, 2019, on Amendments to the Patents Act, etc. (Simplification) (NO179)
• Act No. 25 of May 31, 2013, on Amendments to Legislation on the Protection of Industrial Property Rights, etc. (Extract) (NO128)
• Patent Board Act (Act No. 58 of June 22, 2012, on the Board of Appeals of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office) (NO121)

Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))

• 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)
• Trademark Regulations (Regulations No. 937 of June, 25, 2010) (consolidated version of 2013) (NO100)

Historical Versions Repeals (3 text(s)) Repeals (3 text(s))

• Trademarks Act (Act No. 4 of March 3, 1961) (consolidated version 2003) (NO057)
• Act No. 82 of December 22, 1995, on Amendments to the Legislation on Industrial Property (Extract) (NO012)
• Collective Marks Act (Act No. 5 of March 3, 1961, as amended by Act No. 113 of November 27, 1992) (NO008)