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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Nordic Patent Institute Said To Be Operational By January 01, 2008.

my earlier posting I had reported that, in October 2006 and merely on paper, the

Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) had been approved as PCT Authority by the WIPO General Assembly. Now there are indications that NPI aims to be operative as an International Search Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examination Authority (IPEA) from January 01, 2008, subject to necessary national decisions. There is

a provisional website further saying that NPI shall be located in Denmark close to the Danish Patent Office; however, the new authority will have a separate office with an independent director. NPI's mission is characterised as follows:

"[...] The Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) is a patent authority under establishment by Denmark, Iceland and Norway. NPI will act as PCT authority (International Search Authority and International Preliminary Examination Authority) for residents of the member countries, and will provide other services in the patent field.

The NPI was established with the purpose of maintaining and enhancing the patent competence and services of the national patent offices in the NPI member states. In this manner the vital needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are safeguarded with respect to patent information and advisory services, and national patent protection systems. [...]"

Future Services are planned as follows:

International search of international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT )
International preliminary examination of international patent applications under the PCT
International type search.
Novelty search of patent applications for other national patent authorities.

Maybe they will also offer services on a commercial scale. (Link thanks to Mr. Beyer's Blog

Innovationpartners).

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