Trademarks
Trademarks are signs capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one business from those of others and will confer an exclusive right to use. Registration is renewed every 10 years.
Designs
Registered designs protect the shape or appearance of products and give owners exclusive rights for up to 25 years.
Patents
Patents protect technical inventions. A granted patent will provide exclusive rights to use of the invention for up to 20 years.
Our services
IP Consultation
Do you need help in the world of IP? Get in touch for some basic guidance.
Collaborative Search
Have you invented something and now want to patent it? Book an appointment with an examination expert to see if your invention is new. This can save you time and money.
Preliminary Search
Do you have an idea for a trademark? Book a search from one of our experts to see if somebody has already registered the same or a similar trademark.
Nordic Patent Institute
NPI offers a wide selection of prior art searches for e.g. inventors, businesses and law firms.
Statistics
66.830
registered trademarks in Iceland
7.692 Icelandic
3.773
applications for trademarks
in 2025
9.093
patents in force in Iceland
98 Icelandic
1.534
registered designs
85 Icelandic
News
Game Changers - Talks, darts and drinks with Icelandic sport tech innovators
30. April 2026Events
Thursday, 30 April at 15:00 at Austurbær Join us for an afternoon with Icelandic sport tech companies that are turning athletic innovation into products, services and intellectual property.
Record number of Icelandic patent applications filed with the European Patent Office
25. March 2026Statistics
The European Patent Office (EPO) received 76 applications for European patents from Icelandic applicants in 2025. This represents a 23% increase on 2024 and an 81% increase on 2023, marking the highest number of Icelandic applications for European patents on record.
Implementation of CP13 and CP15 Projects from EUIPO
24. March 2026International Cooperation
The Icelandic Intellectual Property Office (ISIPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have jointly developed two new implementation documents in connection with the CP projects: CP13, which concerns the assessment of bad faith in trademark applications, and CP15, which addresses the comparison of goods and services.