Annual Report of the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office 2025

The Annual Report of the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office (ISIPO) for 2025 is now available on hugverk.is. The report includes an overview of the Office's activities in 2025, statistics on the number of applications and rights granted, key financial figures, and articles by ISIPO staff on intellectual property rights, among other things.

In her foreword, Director General Borghildur Erlingsdóttir notes that in 2025 emphasis was placed on strengthening ties with domestic and international partners and on promoting dialogue about the importance of IP protection for innovation and value creation. A particular highlight was the annual meeting of the 39 member states of the European Patent Office (EPO), held in Iceland in July, alongside the presentation of the EPO Young Inventors Prize at Harpa in Reykjavík. ISIPO also ratified the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT) on behalf of Iceland.

At the end of 2025, approximately 9,600 patents were in force in Iceland, along with 66,000 registered trademarks and 1,500 design registrations. National patent applications decreased by 9% year on year, and validations of European patents decreased by 18%. International trademark applications fell by 4%, while national trademark applications grew by 4%. National design applications increased by 59% during the year.

ISIPO's operating revenue in 2024 amounted to ISK 639 million (pending publication of the final accounts).