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.
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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
Women remain significantly underrepresented in technology innovation, new EPO study shows
03. March 2026StatisticsInternational Cooperation
The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a new in-depth study on the role of women in patenting, technology-driven entrepreneurship and STEM fields in Europe. The study finds that women accounted for just 13.8% of inventors named in European patent applications from EPO member states in 2022. The share of women among inventors residing in Iceland was 11.9% in the period 2018–2022, placing Iceland below the overall European average in this respect.
Affineva wins Gulleggið 2026
27. February 2026Events
The biotech team Affineva won the 2026 Gulleggið final. Affineva is developing new technology to deliver cancer drugs more precisely to cancer cells and support the development of next-generation cancer therapies and diagnostics.
LOVE – Registered Trademark of the Month
25. February 2026Trademarks
The word and figurative mark LOVE (V0140330) has been selected as Registered Trademark of the Month by the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office (ISIPO).