NORWAY Law and Practice Contributed by: Camilla Vislie, Magnus Hauge Greaker, Julie Rasmussen Solli and Amalie Hauge Pedersen, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
5.5 Legal Remedies Against the Decision of the Trade Mark Office The losing party may challenge NIPO’s decision by filing an appeal to the Board of Appeal within two months of the decision being served upon the respective party. This deadline cannot be extended. The parties may request oral proceedings before the Board of Appeal; this request is likely to be accepted if the Board of Appeal finds this suit - able for the case at hand. A decision from the Board of Appeal can be It is not possible to amend a trade mark in revo - cation and cancellation proceedings. However, the list of goods and services may be limited. 5.7 Combining Revocation/Cancellation and Infringement Actions involving revocation/cancellation and infringement may be heard together by the court. 5.8 Measures to Address Fraud There are no special procedures to revoke or cancel trade marks that have been filed fraudu - lently under the Norwegian system. appealed to the Oslo District Court. 5.6 Amendment in Revocation/ Cancellation Proceedings 6. Assignments and Licensing 6.1 Assignment Requirements and Restrictions There are no formal requirements or specific pro - cedures that apply to the assignment of trade marks or copyright. Partial assignments of trade marks or copyrights are permitted.
initiated, due to prior rights. A fee of approxi - mately EUR240 must be paid to initiate revoca - tion or cancellation proceedings. In addition, legal action based on the grounds mentioned in 4.10 Refusal of Registration may also be initiated by NIPO. Copyrights See 5.1 Timeframes for Filing an Opposition or Cancellation . 5.4 Opposition or Revocation/ Cancellation Procedure Trade Marks Opposition When an opposition is submitted, NIPO will send the opposition to the owner of the trade mark registration, who is entitled to file a counter statement. NIPO will then determine whether fur - ther statements by the parties are needed before the opposition is decided. The opposition is normally processed without an oral hearing, and a final decision is usually made within four months after both parties have pre - sented their comments and opinions. Revocation/cancellation Revocation or cancellation proceedings may be brought before both NIPO and the civil courts. A registered trade mark may be considered com - pletely or partially invalid depending on whether the legal grounds for revocation or cancellation apply to all or just some of the goods or services for which the trade mark is registered. Copyrights See 5.1 Timeframes for Filing an Opposition or Cancellation .
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