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National Law relating to EPC, I. National legal bases, Finland

Overview

I. National legal bases

The information provided for in the brochure reflects the situation at national level in January 2024. In contrast, the finance related information shows the status in January 2026. Please verify the information with the national offices concerned by not least using the information on the respective websites.
Contracting states
Validation/Extension states

  • Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus
    (Finnish Patent and Registration Office)
    00091 PRH

    Client Service:
    Sörnäisten rantatie 13 C
    HELSINKI

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    www.prh.fi

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Contracting state Finland

1National provisions

2Source

3Translation published in . . . (language)

4Abbreviations used in this synopsis

1. Patenttilaki 15.12.1967/550, muutettu viimeksi lailla nro 717/2016 - 25.8.2016

SäädKok
550/1967
653/1967
575/1971
407/1980
387/1985
801/1991
577/1992
1034/1992
1409/1992
593/1994
717/1995
1695/1995
243/1997
650/2000
990/2004
896/2005
295/2006
684/2006
392/2010
954/2010
478/2011
743/2011
863/2011
1096/2011
101/2013
23/2016 *
717/2016

[1. Patents Act No. 550/67 of 15 December 1967, as last amended by Act No. 717/2016 of 25 August 2016]

PRH website at
www.prh.fi
(English)

www.finlex.fi
(Consolidated version in Finnish and Swedish)

PA

2. Patenttiasetus 26.9.1980/669, muutettu viimeksi asetuksella nro 580/2013 – 18.7.2013

SäädKok
669/1980
505/1985
583/1992
71/1994
595/1994
104/1996
246/1997
674/2000
1200/2004
144/2006
1118/2007
603/2008
1097/2011
580/2013

[2. Patents Decree No. 669/80 of 26 September 1980, as last amended by Decree No. 580/2013 of 18 July 2013]

PRH website at www.prh.fi
(English)

www.finlex.fi
(Consolidated version in Finnish and Swedish)

PD

3. Laki maanpuolustukselle merkityksellisistä keksinnöistä 15.12.1967/551, muutettu viimeksi lailla nro 104/2013 – 31.1.2013

SäädKok
551/1967
795/1989
599/1995
1397/1995
1697/1995
245/1997
104/2013

[3. Act on inventions of importance to the defence of the country No. 551/67 of 15 December 1967, as last amended by Act No. 104/2013 of 31 January 2013]

www.finlex.fi
(Consolidated version in Finnish and Swedish)

Defence inventions

4. Patenttimääräykset 11.12.2023

–

[4. Patent Office Regulations of 11 December 2023]

PRH website at PRH website at www.prh.fi (in Finnish, Swedish and Englishwww.prh.fi
(English and Swedish)

POR

5. Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön asetus Patentti- ja rekisterihallituksen maksullisista suoritteista vuonna 2025

20.12.2024/882

Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön asetus Patentti- ja rekisterihallituksen maksullisista suoritteista vuonna 2024 21.12.2023/1247

SäädKok
1247882/20232024

[5. Decree No. 882 of 20 December 2024 of the Ministry of Employment and Economy on the fees chargeable by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office in 2025]Decree No. 1247 of 21 December 2023 of the Ministry of Employment and Economy on the fees chargeable by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office in 2024]

www.prh.fi
(Finnish and Swedish)

Fees Decr.

* in force

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