The Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) is an intergovernmental organisation established by the governments of Denmark, Iceland and Norway.History of the Nordic Patent Institute on the official website. Consulted on July 4, 2013. It is based in Taastrup, Denmark.Contacts page of the Nordic Patent Institute on the official website. Consulted on July 4, 2013. Since January 1, 2008, the Institute acts as Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) authority. As of May 1, 2013, it is, with the European Patent Office and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office, one of the three International Searching Authorities (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authorities (IPEA) available for international applications filed with the Receiving Offices of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.Agreement between the Nordic Patent Institute and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (as in force from May 1, 2013). Consulted on July 4, 2013. It also carries out Supplementary International Searches in Danish, English, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish.
Its two-letter code is XN.
Nordic Patent Institute also performs patent search and analysis on a commercial basis for companies and IP law firms.Patent Search Services of the Nordic Patent Institute on the official website. Consulted on August 13, 2014.
See also Danish Patent and Trademark Office Norwegian Industrial Property Office Visegrad Patent Institute
References
External links Nordic Patent Institute Nordic Patent Institute on the Danish Patent and Trademark Office web site