Domestic cooperation

None of the ISIPO services are obligatory. We are merely here to serve IPR holders and enable swift and secure protection of their proprietary rights in Iceland as well as facilitating protection abroad. The Office has thus from the outset strived to streamline its services with the needs of rightsholders and their representatives. Our constant aim is to offer the best available services and provide information on available protection thus encouraging effective use of IPR. 

The ISIPO cooperates closely with the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education as well as other Ministries and Governmental Agencies in Iceland, in matters relating to IPR. The Office meets on a regular basis with the main rightsholders associations and industry to provide and receive information on the latest developments in the field of IPR and listen to ideas on how the Office may optimise its services. Each year the ISIPO awards the Icelandic Innovation Awards in collaboration with Rannís, Business Iceland and The Icelandic Innovation Fund.

Even though the ISIPO does not perform any surveillance on IPR on the market, the Office leads a domestic working group on enforcement, working closely with the Customs, the Police, and offices and organizations specializing in copyright matters and other IP rights.