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Four types of intellectual property rights are: patent, trademark, design and copyright. When you create something, copyright occurs automatically. You can choose to protect the other three with us at Swedish Intellectual Property Office, PRV.

Patent

Patent protects new technical solutions to problems. The protection gives you exclusive right to your invention for up to 20 years.

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Trademark

A trademark is a distinguishing sign for a product or a service. For example, it can be a word, a symbol, a sound or a colour.

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Design

A design registration protects the appearance of a product, but not its function.

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Copyright

Copyright protects artistic creation such as music, film and literature. The protection occurs automatically.

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Welcome to PRV Consulting

We offers a wide range of search services – standard products as well as customized searches based on your specific needs. You can use the information as a basis for strategic decisions. Our strength lies in using experienced patent examiners, assuring our customers skilled searching experts in all areas of technology.

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Fee changes for patents and trademarks 2025

On March 15, PRV will change some of its fees regarding patents. The new fees that apply to trademarks are delayed. They are expected to come into effect on April 25, but the decision is not yet final and may change.

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New package on game development

We are now launching a brand new knowledge package on game development. Here, we assist you as a game developer in creating value from your intellectual properties.

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6 May 2025

PRV's e-service for patents changes name to My Pages – Patents SE

As of today, PRV’s e-service for patents is called My Pages – Patents SE. The service makes it easy to follow your patent cases digitally – either as an individual authorized user or together with colleagues in a group at your company. The service works smoothly on both desktop and mobile devices.

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AI and copyright

Welcome to the course AI and copyright: A practical guide!

1 May 2025 | 00:00
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Welcome to the PRV School online!

Here, we provide you with basic knowledge about intellectual property rights in approximately 2 hours. Of course, you can choose how much time you spend on each learning session.

1 May 2025 | 00:00
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Protect your business

The more successful you are as an entrepreneur, the greater the risk of getting copied.

Inspiration

Here you find interviews with successful entrepreneurs: Within different business areas, they all work strategically with intellectual property such as trademark, patent, design protection and copyright. Find inspiration here!