Over 160 delegates participated in the conference The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights which took place in Reykjavík on August 18. The conference was held to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Icelandic Patent Office. Speakers came from various sources, both Icelandic and foreign, and among them was Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO. Lesa meira

It is with great pleasure that the Icelandic Patent Office announces that Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will be one of the conference main speaker.

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The Icelandic Patent Office celebrates its twentieth anniversary in the year 2011. On this occasion the Icelandic Patent Office is organizing an International Conference. The title of the conference is „The importance of Intellectual Property Rights“. The main focus of the conference will be on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights.

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World intellectual property day was celebrated this year on the 4th of May.

Theme and title of the present year was "Designing the Future ". To celebrate the day the Icelandic Patent Office held a lecture at the hall of the National Museum of Iceland in Reykjavík.

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Regulation amending Regulation no. 916/2001 on fees for patents, trademarks, designs, etc., as amended has been adopted by the Minister of Economic Affairs. Lesa meira

The Icelandic Patent Office is closed during the Holiday Season, on the following dates:

• Friday 24th December 2010
• Friday 31st December 2010.

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As from October 1, 2010 Ms.  Borghildur Erlingsdóttir has been appointed Director General of the Icelandic Patent Office, for the next two years. Lesa meira

The Icelandic Patent Office is closed Monday 2nd of August 2010 due to national holliday. Lesa meira

Lone Hartung Nielsen has been appointed Director of Nordic Patent Institute from 1st February 2010. Lesa meira

The post of Director of Nordic Patent Institute is vacant for a period of five years from 1 February 2010. Lesa meira

A new patent database has been implemented at the Icelandic Patent Office – ELÍS. The database was custom-made by Hafsteinn Þór Einarsson, B.S. in software engineering, based on free software. The functionality of the new database is greatly improved compared to the older one, which had served the institution for about two decades and was built on a Macintosh platform (Helix).

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The number of patent applications from domestic parties increased by 29% during the first four months of this year compared to the same period in 2008. Although the numbers are not big, this is very good news.

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The London Agreement entered into force on May 1, 2008, following the ratification and accession of the 13th EPC member state; France. The deposit of the instrument of accession was made by Iceland on August 31, 2004. The London Agreement applies only to European patents. In Iceland the claims of the European patent must be supplied in the national language, Icelandic, but other parts of the patent may be supplied in Icelandic or English. According to article 77 of the Icelandic Patent Act, a European patent shall take effect in Iceland only if the applicant fulfils the following conditions within the required time limit according to regulations after the day on which the European Patent Office published notification of granting the patent or made a decision on maintaining the patent in an amended version: 1. submitting to the Icelandic Patent Office an Icelandic translation of the patent claims together with an Icelandic or English translation of the other parts of the patent if the European patent was granted or maintained in an amended version in German or French 2. paying the Icelandic Patent Office the prescribed fee for publication.

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