The Swedish Intellectual Property Office, formerly the National wedishPatent and Registration Office ( sv, Patent- och registreringsverket, PRV), is a Swedish government agency based in

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and

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in charge of

patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...

trademark A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from others ...

s and

industrial design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advan ...

s. The Office acts as

Patent Cooperation Treaty The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. A patent application filed und ...

(PCT) authority, i.e.

International Searching Authority The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. A patent application filed un ...

(ISA) and

International Preliminary Examining Authority The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. A patent application filed un ...

(IPEA). Peter Strömbäck is the current Director General of the Office. Its two-letter code is ''SE''.

History

The first Swedish patent laws were issued in 1819, 1834, 1856, and 1884. Applications were handled and patents granted by the National Board of Trade, and patents were published in the official journal ''

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''. The law of 1819 granted a total of 89 "privilegia exclusiva" during the 15 years it was in effect. The law of 1834 used the word "patent", and 45 were issued in the first year alone. Patent applications were no longer scrutinized, but granted directly on application, with a requirement to publish the description officially and a public option of repeal. Similar patent systems were used in France and Belgium. After the

Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed in Paris, France, on 20 March 1883, was one of the first intellectual property treaties. It established a Union for the protection of industrial property. The convention is c ...

was signed in Paris in March 1883, Sweden modified its patent law in 1884 and joined the international convention on June 26, 1885. Serial numbers and annual fees were introduced in this law, and administration was moved from the Board of Trade to a new Royal Patent Office (''Kongl. Patentbyrån''). Swedish Patent No. 1 was published on June 5, 1885, valid since January 2, 1885, assigned to E.C. Burgess of London, England, for a liquid fuel burner. :File:Swedish patent 1 Förbränningsapparat för flytande bränsle.pdf In 1895, the Royal Patent Office was transformed into the National Swedish Patent and Registration Office (''Patent- och registreringsverket''). In May 2020 the English name was changed to "Swedish Intellectual Property Office".

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* Patent offices Patent and Registration Office Swedish intellectual property law International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities Listed buildings in Stockholm Office buildings in Sweden {{Sweden-gov-stub

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