Swedish Intellectual Property Office

Swedish Intellectual Property Office
Agency overview
Formed1885
Websitewww.prv.se

The Swedish Intellectual Property Office, formerly the National [Swedish] Patent and Registration Office[1] (Swedish: Patent- och registreringsverket, PRV), is a Swedish government agency based in Stockholm and Söderhamn in charge of patents, trademarks and industrial designs.[2] The Office acts as Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) authority, i.e. International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA).[3][4] Peter Strömbäck is the current Director General of the Office.[5]

Its two-letter code is SE.

  1. ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 720. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
  2. ^ Swedish Intellectual Property Office, Organisation. Consulted on May 1, 2008.
  3. ^ World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), International Searching Authorities, The PCT Applicant's Guide - International Phase - Annex D, Consulted on May 1, 2008.
  4. ^ WIPO, International Preliminary Examining Authorities, The PCT Applicant's Guide - International Phase - Annex E, Consulted on May 1, 2008.
  5. ^ Swedish Patent and Registration Office, Director General and Executive Management team. Consulted on September 26, 2020.