IP/N/1/FIN/13  
IP/N/1/FIN/P/21  
 
13 September 2018  
(18-5637)  Page: 1/2 
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 : PATENT DECREE, 1980/ 669 
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Patent Decree, 1980/669  
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_4486_00_e.pdf   
(English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4486_00_x1.pdf   
(Finnish ) 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4486_00_x2.pdf  
(Swedish)  
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/15  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour ce
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/FIN/P/15*&Language=English&Contex
t=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/FIN/ P/6 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/FIN/P/6*&Language=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/FIN/ P/2 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/FIN/P/2&Language=English&Context=
ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 IP/N/1/FIN/13 • IP/N/1/FIN/P/21  
 
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  Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Decree of the Council of State on amending the Patent Decree, adopted on 18 July 2013, 2013/580, 
entry into force on 1 September 2013  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus patenttiasetuksen muuttamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av patentförordningen  
 
Amendments were made to sections 26, 30, 41 and 52 as well as to subsection 2 of section 25 d. 
These amendme nts relate to translation requirements, postponement concerning the grant of patent, 
decisions to be entered in the patent register etc. Sections 4 and 37 of the Decree were repealed.  
 
Decree of the Council of State on amending the Patent Decree, adopted o n 27 October 2011, 
2011/1097, entry into force on 1 November 2011  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus patenttiasetuksen muuttamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av patentförordningen  
 
Amendments relating to contents of the patent application, translation req uirements, division of 
patent application, contents of a public notice in case of translation rectification etc.  
 
Decree of the Council of State adding a new Section 42 a on t he Patent Decree, adopted on 
11 September 2008, 2008/603, entry into force on 1 October 2008  
 - Valtioneuvoston asetus uuden 42 a §:n lisäämisestä patenttiasetukseen  
- Statsrådets förordning om fogande av en ny 42 a § till patentförordningen  
 
Addition of a Section concerning electronic signature of an application.  
 
Decree of the Counc il of State amending the Patent Decree, adopted on 29 November 2007, 
2007/1118, entry into force on 13 December 2007  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus patenttiasetuksen muuttamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av patentsförordningen  
 
Amendments on the Sect ions concerning restriction of a patent right's scope, information to be 
included on the patent publication and the repeal and the restriction of a European Patent.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Finnish, Swedish  
Entry into force  1 September 2013  
Other date   Adoption : 18 July 2013  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  20 December 2017  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment