Intellectual property in Iceland

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The organization in charge of the protection of intellectual property in Iceland is the Patent Office of Iceland (Einkaleyfastofan) Iceland signed the Paris Agreement regarding the protection of industrial property and the agreement which established the World Intellectual property Organization (WIPO). As for patents, the country adheres to the Munich Agreement for European patents, as well as to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Iceland did not sign the Madrid Agreement concerning the international register of trademarks but adhered to the 1989 protocol , which came into force in Iceland on January 1st, 1997.

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Law 1996	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trademarks Act 1997	5 years, renewable	Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Design Protection Act 1996	5 years, renewable up to 25 years
Copyright Copyright	For the author's lifetime and up to 50 years after his death	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Design Protection Act	5 years, renewable up to 25 years

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