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01. October 07
The London Agreement attempts to provide a framework by which translation costs in respect of validating European patent rights in various designated EPC states can be reduced.

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03 May 2013
The New Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights
Until 1.st April this year all decisions from the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) could be appealed to the appeal institute “The Second Instance”. From this date the institute was replaced by the new appeal institute “The Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights” (BoA). The changes are regulated by the amended Act of 22.nd June 2012, no. 58 regulating the organization of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office.
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15 January 2013
New EU patent and Court
The EU parliament has passed the establishment of a unitary EU patent, and a court for enforcement thereof. Thus, one will be able to apply for an EU patent and enforce it in the whole of Europe through a single, common judiciary system, without the need for acting through the national courts in each member state. As an EPC member but not EU member Norway is excluded, so EPC applications will still be validated in Norway, and enforced through national Norwegian patent court cases.
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12 October 2012
We congratulate Katja Reitan as European patent Attorney
Katja Reitan has just passed the European Qualifying Examination (EQE) and thus the right to the title European Patent Attorney. She is thereby qualified to represent clients before the European Patent Office (EPO) as a professional representative.
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