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Arnason Faktor – Only an Idea Away

We are the largest Intellectual Property Consultancy firm in Iceland with a team of highly respected and experienced IP professionals. The firm was created through the merger of two of Iceland‘s leading IP firms, A&P Arnason and Faktor Patentbureau.

Our mission is to strengthen, optimize and secure your future position and success. Consulting services and business development framed around Intellectual Property Right (IPR) are at the heart of our activities.

Our FirmWe specialize in drafting and prosecution of IP, for both the international business community and Icelandic clients requiring local and international IP assistance. Our backgrounds are within various relevant fields, namely the legal, scientific and technical disciplines that are traditionally associated with IPR consulting services. We pride ourselves in our flexibility and lateral thinking.

Comprehensive ServicesOur aim is to offer professional IP-related services that enforce your strategy and capitalize on your market share in the long run. Clients requiring a full range of assistance in Intellectual Property matters are well received.

Our main strength lies within our comprehensive services, offered in close collaboration with various experts, both locally in Iceland and internationally. This has resulted in a strong network of legal and technical experts to the great benefit of our clients.

Our Services Filing and prosecution of patent, trademark and design

applications, as well as domain registrations

Searching, watching, alerting and documentation services

Establishing, prosecuting, policing and litigating patent, trademark, copyright and design rights

IP audits and strategy advice

IP portfolio administration

SPC and plant protection

Due diligence

Licensing, commercialization of IP and business development

Advice on infringement and infringement avoidance

Annuities and renewals

Together with our professional colleagues and in connection with the complex requirements of patent litigations, we have considerable experience in acting before the Reykjavik District Court and with appealing to the Supreme Court of Iceland.

Our expertise within patent and trademark filings and prosecution worldwide is based on decades of experience. This includes filing and prosecuting applications under the PCT, Madrid Protocol, the European Patent Convention, and before the OHIM, as well as using our excellent network of local attorneys who act under our instruc-instruc-tions worldwide.

We are at your service for:

PatentsOur staff includes European Patent Attorneys and highly qualified administrative staff who assist you with pre-and post-grant services as well as analysis and advice including:

Administration and drafting of patent applications

Prosecution of patent applications before the Icelandic Patent Office and the EPO

Validity, freedom-to-operate and infringement opinions

Oppositions and enforcement of IP rights

TrademarksOur Trademark Attorneys, together with experienced and highly qualified administrative staff, provide all services with respect to creating, registering and protecting your trademarks domestically and internationally.

Our services include:

Searches

Registrations and prosecutions of trademark applications before the Icelandic Patent Office

Filing and prosecution of international registrations

Watches

Renewals

Brand protection surveillance on the Internet

Name creation and clearance

Counterfeit matters

Agreement drafting and execution

Infringements

DomainsThe Internet has become one of the most important sources of information for businesses, as well as functioning as a proficient means of communication. Consequently, domain name administra-administra-tion, registration and renewals have become key elements in any commercial business and IP management. We offer extensive services in the field of domain names ranging from searching and registration to renewals and dispute resolution, both locally and around the world.

DesignsOur professionals assist you with registering and protecting your designs both globally and in Iceland.

Our services include: Registrations and prosecutions of design applications before

the Icelandic Patent Office

Filing and prosecution of international registrations

Renewals

CopyrightCopyright is an essential part of Intellectual Property rights and covers literature, music, films and most works that present an original creation on behalf of an author. The importance of protection of copyrighted material is therefore considerable.

Our copyright Attorneys provide all services related to the field of effective copyright protection, including:

Enforcing and defending copyright claims

Assistance in relation to all types of copyright agreements and assignments of copyrighted work

Litigation of copyright-related matters

We also assist with:

Corporate IP Management

IP Portfolio Administration and Strategic Advice Our experienced and efficient staff supported by our highly devel-devel-oped case management system comprehensively manages and organizes your IP portfolio. That service includes keeping all case records and watching all terms. We also offer further services in managing your IP – we can assist you with your overall strategy, the mapping and watching of your and your competitors‘ area of commercial interest, and with enforcing your IP rights.

IP Due Diligence We perform due diligence on intellectual property for all purposes, including the transaction of IP, Mergers & Acquisitions and IP reports for larger corporations.

Licensing, Commercialization and Business DevelopmentOur specialists also advise on licensing your intellectual property, negotiating agreements and enforcement.

IP Valuation There are increasing demands on companies to incorporate their IP rights in their accounts and annual reports. Through collaborating partners in the area of finance and accounting we can assist you with valuating your IP.

Policing and Litigation Assistance We can assist you with enforcement matters, strategies and prepa-prepa-ration for litigation, as well as advising throughout the litigation process.

Name Creation When companies make the decision to change the name of the entire company or a known brand, it is important that the new name is both memorable and free of any unfortunate connotations in foreign linguistic areas. Through collaboration with our expert partners, we take part in the name changing process, from creating the name itself to registration. To this end, we perform extensive searching, linguistic and IP-related clearing in relevant market areas, ultimately registering the new name.

SPC & Plant ProtectionWe assist you with applying for Supplementary Protection Certificates for pharmaceuticals and plant protection products. We furthermore assist with the registration of plant varieties.

AnnuitiesWe maintain your IP rights by paying all annual government fees. Our renewals partner is Patrafee AB, a specialized service provider that supplies innovative technological systems, giving you easy access and a good overview of your cases.

Knowledge is ValueInnovation and inventiveness are part of a new global currency – knowledge. Technologically advanced societies are largely based on creation and use of knowledge and therefore, protecting knowledge and what results of it is expected. After all, Research & Development can be a costly affair, but also a fruitful asset. We know this.

Protecting the “face”of a brand and consumer connotations is especially important in the global context of the consumer society. A trademark or a brand can live forever, while products or services fade away more quickly, and therefore, trademarks can be among your most valuable assets.

Invest in ProtectionIntellectual Property is becoming increasingly important in a global context, and therefore heeding to global protection on all relevant markets is paramount. We pride ourselves in being reachable, technologically advanced and cost-effective, as well as extremely efficient and knowledgeable about our field.

Knowledge and Experience – Services around the WorldAt Arnason Faktor, we emphasize adding to our staff knowledge base and hiring staff from varied academic backgrounds, allowing us to offer specialized consulting services. We are educated within science and technology, law, political science, languages and linguistics.

IP is international and therefore we also emphasize international collaborations. Over the years, we have built up and maintained a strong global network of experts, especially in the United States and in Europe.

Arnason FaktorArnason Faktor was created in 2006 through the merger of A&P Arnason, founded in 1985, and Faktor Patentbureau, dating back to 1969. Through extensive domestic and international co-operation and a professional team of highly qualified technical, legal, linguistic and administrative staff, Arnason Faktor is well prepared to serve you, no matter where in the world you are.

Arnason FaktorGudridarstigur 2-4 113 Reykjavik

Tel.: +354 5400 200 Fax: +354 5400 201www.arnasonfaktor.is mail@arnasonfaktor.is