
Online course on intellectual property rights (IPR)
Ideas, solutions, know-how and identity are often your company's most important assets, but also its most vulnerable. How can you prevent others from copying, exploiting or blocking what you develop? This introductory course will teach you how to identify, protect and strategically leverage your company's intellectual property (IP).
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Get help from the IPR Advisor Database
Here you can find an overview of who can help you with legal and strategic questions about intellectual property rights.
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- Licensing
By licensing your technology, expertise or trademarks, your company can enter new markets faster and more easily than through more traditional market entry strategies. It can also generate additional revenue from intellectual property that you do not wish to commercialise yourself.
- Valuation
How much are your intangible assets really worth? This is a complex topic with no single right answer. Here, we give you an overview of the methods you can use and some practical advice to guide you.
- Are you being copied?
Are others copying your products or services, or have you been accused of copying someone else? Here are some general tips on what to do next.
- An inventor at work?
Have you invented something in the course of your employment that could potentially be patented? If so, there are important ground rules for both you and your employer.
- Product requirements and labelling
When you place a product on the market, whether in Norway or abroad, it must meet certain requirements before you can sell it.

