I. PATENTS OF INVENTION
1. LEGAL BASIS
- Patents Act No. 17/1991, with Amendments No. 67/1993, No. 36/1996 and No. 91/1996.
- Regulation Concerning Patent Applications etc. No. 574/1991, with Amendments No. 661/1995 and No. 286/1996.
- Advertisement of Instructions Concerning Patent Applications No. 575/1991, with Amendments No. 661/1995 and No. 286/1996.
2. MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
- Paris Convention, Stockholm text (1967).
- Budapest Treaty (1977), modified in 1980, concerning deposit of Micro-organisms.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
3. FILING
Applicant: Inventor (one or more persons) or his assignee (one or more persons or companies). A corporate body cannot figure as inventor. Applicants not living in the country must appoint a representative residing in Iceland. Foreigners enjoy the same rights as Icelandic citizens.
