Nordic Patent Institute
Encyclopedia
The Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) is an intergovernmental organisation established by the governments of Denmark
, Iceland
and Norway
. It is based in Taastrup
, Denmark
. Since January 1, 2008, the Institute acts as Patent Cooperation Treaty
(PCT) authority, i.e. International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), for residents of the three member countries (for any international application filed with the Receiving Office of Denmark, Iceland and Norway).
Its two-letter code is XN.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is based in Taastrup
Taastrup
Taastrup is a Danish satellite-city of Copenhagen and the administrative seat of Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Region Hovedstaden. The population in 2011 is 32,406 .-Geography:...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Since January 1, 2008, the Institute acts as Patent Cooperation Treaty
Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states...
(PCT) authority, i.e. International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), for residents of the three member countries (for any international application filed with the Receiving Office of Denmark, Iceland and Norway).
Its two-letter code is XN.
External links
- Nordic Patent Institute
- Nordic Patent Institute on the Danish Patent and Trademark Office web site