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A Danish patent application is a good starting point if you want to protect your invention internationally. With first search an examination completed within 6-7 months you can quickly secure a provisional right to your invention.
You can submit your application either online via e-application, via e-mail or by ordinary post. We recommend that you use our e-application to ensure an efficient examination process. See our information on secure e-mails.
The basic fee for a patent application is DKK 3,600. VAT will not be added to this fee.
Both a novelty search and a patentability examination are performed when examining the patent application and you will receive the first evaluation within 6 to 7 months of the date of filing. If the invention is patentable, the patent will be granted after approximately 1-3 years.
After filing the Danish application, it is possible to proceed with the patent application internationally, either as an international application (PCT), European application (EP), or filing in another country with priority from the Danish application. Such applications must be filed within 12 months of the date of filing the application.
Guide on how to apply for a European patent
The Danish Patent and Trademark Office is PCT Receiving Office (RO), and via Nordic Patent Institute (NPI) also International Search Authority (ISA). You can submit your international patent application online via ePCT.
International application (PCT) via ePCT
You can submit your request for validation of an EP patent electronically, via e-mail or by ordinary post. Request for validation does not require representation by a European Patent Attorney (EPA).
In Denmark, an exclusive right to a creation may be obtained through the filing of a utility model application with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office. A utility model is faster and cheaper to obtain than a patent. This can be handy if you want to protect minor inventions or if you do not need a long term protection of your invention.
You can submit your utility model application either online via e-application, by e-mail or ordinary post. We recommend that you use our e-application to ensure quick processing. See our information on secure e-mails.
The basic fee for a utility model application is DKK 2,400. VAT will not be added to this fee.
Utility models can be registered for products, apparatuses and applications. If the utility model application meets the requirements of the Consolidate Utility Model Act, the utility model application will be registered within 2-3 months. You may request an examination to establish whether the creation is new and differs distinctly from the prior art and you will receive the first evaluation within 3 to 4 months from the date of filling the application. If such an examination is not requested, the utility model will be registered without examination.
After application, it is possible to proceed with the utility model application internationally, either as an international application (PCT), European application (EP), or filing in another country with priority from the Danish application. Such applications must be filed within 12 months of the date of filing the application.
Supplemental Protection Certificates (SPCs) play a unique role in extending the period of exclusivity of a patent to a possible overall maximum of 15 years from the time the medicinal or plant protection product first obtained a marketing authorisation. The Danish Patent and Trademark Office examines SPC applications and paediatric extension applications.
You can submit your application for a supplementary protection certificate either online via e-application, via e-mail or by ordinary post. We recommend that you use our e-application to ensure an efficient examination process. See our information on secure e-mails.
The basic fee for a supplementary protection certificate application is DKK 3,600. VAT will not be added to this fee.
Supplementary protection certificates are rights that serve as an extension to a patent right. They apply to specific pharmaceutical and plant protection products that have been authorised by regulatory authorities. The maximum duration of the certificate is five years.
Pharmaceutical products authorised in the EU with the results of studies from a paediatric investigation plan included in the product information, are eligible for an extension of their supplementary protection certificate by six months.
We have collected all forms and filing options to give you a quick overview and easy access.