IP/N/1/FIN/12  
IP/N/1/FIN/P/20  
 
22 August 2018  
(18-5300)  Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
FINLAND : PATENTS ACT, 1967/55 0 
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Patents Act, 1967/550  
Subject matter  Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4504_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred  to IP/N/1/FIN/P/14  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/ FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/FIN/P/14*&Language=English&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Act amending the Patents Act, adopted on 31 January 2013, 2013/101, entry into force on 
1 September 2013  
- Laki patenttilain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av patentlagen  
 
Amendments concerning the centralisation of intellectual property matters to the Market Court.   
 
Decree of the Council of State on coming into force of the A ct amending the Patents Act, adopted 
on 27 October 2011, 2011/1096, entry into force on 1 November 2011  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus patenttilain muuttamisesta annetun lain voimaantulosta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ikraftträdande av en lag om ändring av paten tlagen  
 
Regulates that the Act amending the Patents Act (743/2011) shall enter into force on 
Novem ber 1, 2011.  
 
Act amending Section 59 of the Patents Act, adopted on 22 July 2011, 2011/863, entry into force 
on 1 January 2014  
- Laki patenttilain 59 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 59 § i patentlagen  
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  Amendments concerning the adoption of a new Coercive Measures Act (806/2011)  
 
Act amending the Patents Act, adopted on 17 June 2011, 2011/743, entry into force on 
1 November 2011  
- Laki patenttilain mu uttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av patentlagen  
 
Amendments concerning the Agreement on the application of Article 65 EPC (the London 
Agreement). As for national patents, the amendment enabled a patentee to receive decisions of 
the Finnish Patent and Registrat ion Office in English during the application procedure if the patent 
application has been made in English.  Section 8.1 was repealed.  
 
Act amending Section 57 and 62 of the Patents Act, adopted on 13 May 2011, 2011/478, entry 
into force on 17 May 2011  
- Laki patenttilain 57 ja 62 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 57 och 62 § i patentlagen  
 
Amendments relating to the adoption of a new Act on the Prosecution Service (439/2011).  
 
Act amending Section 67 of the Patents Act, adopted on 12 November 2010, 2010/954, entry into 
force on 1 December 2010  
- Laki patenttilain 67 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 67 § i patentlagen  
 
Section 67 regulates the appointment of an appropriate number of experts referred to in section 
66 of the Patents Act. Amendments  were made due to adoption of a new Act on Technical 
Research Center VTT (2010/953).  
 
Act amending Section 70 of the Patents Act, adopted on 14 May 2010, 2010/392, entry into force 
on 1 December 2010  
- Laki patenttilain 70 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag on ändrin g av 70 § i patentlagen  
 
Addition of a new Section 70.2 to the Patent Act concerning a court's obligation to notify its 
judgements to the national information system of the judicial administration.  
 
Act amending the Patents Act, adopted on 21 July 2006, 20 06/684, entry into force on 1 
September 2006  
- Laki patenttilain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av patentlagen  
 
Addition of new Sections related to infringement of a patent concerning injunctions and the 
publication of judgements. Amendment on the right to  draw compensation in occasions where the 
patent right has since been repealed.  
 
Act amending Section 3 of the Patents Act, adopted on 21 April 2006, 2006/295, entry into force 
on 1 May 2006  
- Laki patenttilain 3 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 3 § i  patentlagen  
 
Amendment on the exceptions of the patent holder's exclusive right to use the invention 
professionally.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 September 2013  
Other date   Adoption : 31 January 2013  IP/N/1/FIN/12 • IP/N/1/FIN/P/20  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  20 December 2017  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment