IP/N/1/FIN/20  
IP/N/1/FIN/P/26  
 
28 September 2018  
(18-5988)  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 : DECREE ON UTILITY MO DEL RIGHTS,  1991/1419  
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Decree on Utility Model Rights,  1991/1419  
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_4506_00_e.pdf   
(English)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4506_00_x1.pdf   
(Finnish)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/FIN/18_4506_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/19  
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IP/N/1/FIN/P/10  
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Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Decree on Utility Model Rights, adopted on 5 December 1991, 1 991/1419, entry into force on 
1 January 1992  
- Asetus hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta  
- Förordning om nyttighetsmodellrätt  
 IP/N/1/FIN/20 • IP/N/1/FIN/P/26  
 
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  Decree of the Council of State amending section 19 of the Decree on Utility Model Rights, adopted 
on 18 July 2013, 2013/581, entry into force on 1 September 2013  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun asetuksen 19 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ändri ng av 19 § i förordningen om nyttighetsmodellrätt  
 
Amendment of section 19, which relates to entry in the register of actions for cancellation or 
actions for transfer of registration.  
 
Decree of the Council of State repealing Section 7 of the Decree on Ut ility Model Rights, adopted on 
27 October 2011, 2011/1099, entry into force on 1 November 2011  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun asetuksen 7 §:n kumoamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om upphävande av 7 § i förordningen om nyttigh etsmodellrätt  
 
Section 7 containing a list of registrable information was repealed.  
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the Decree on Utility Model Rights, adopted on 
6 November 2008, 701/2008, entry into force on 1 December 2008  
- Valtioneuvoston ase tus hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun asetuksen muuttamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av förordningen om nyttighetsmodellrätt  
 
Amendments, repeals and additions to multiple Sections concerning the details of application 
process and the corres pondence between national and international applications.  
 
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  Related legal instruments:  
 
Act on the Right in Employee Inventions  
 
Act amending section 12 of the Act on the Right in Employee Inventions, 
adopted on 31 January 2013,  2013/102, entry into force on 
1 September  2013 
- Laki oikeudesta työntekijän tekemiin keksintöihin annetun lain 
12 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 12 § i lagen om rätt till arbetstagares uppfinningar  
 
Act amending the Act on the Right in Employee Inventions, adopted on 
19 May 2006, 2006/370, entry into force on 1 January 2007  
- Laki oikeudesta työntekijän tekemiin keksintöihin annetun lain 
muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av lagen om rätt till arbetstagares uppfinningar  
 IP/N/1/FIN/20 • IP/N/1/FIN/P/26  
 
- 3 - 
 
   Decree on the Right in Employee Inventions  
 
Decree of the Council of State amending section 3 of the Decree on the 
Right in Employee Inventions, adopted on 21 December 2000, 2000/1218, 
entry into force on 1 January 2001  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus oikeudesta työntekijän tekemiin keksintöihin 
annetun a setuksen 3 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av 3 § förordningen om rätt till 
arbetstagares uppfinningar  
 
Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions, 
adopted on 19 May 2006/369, entry into force on 1 January 20 07 
- Laki oikeudesta korkeakouluissa tehtäviin keksintöihin  
- Lag om rätt till uppfinningar vid högskolor  
 
Act amending sections 3 and 13 of the Act on the Right in Inventions made 
at Higher Education Institutions, adopted on 31 January 2013, 2013/103, 
entry into force on 1 September 2013  
- Laki oikeudesta korkeakouluissa tehtäviin keksintöihin annetun lain 3 
ja 13 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 3 och 13 § i lagen om rätt till uppfinningar vid 
högskolor  
 
Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence  of the Country  
 
Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country, adopted on 
15 December 1967, 1967/551, entry into force on 1 January 1968  
- Laki maanpuolustukselle merkittävistä keksinnöistä  
- Lag om uppfinningar av betydelse för landets fö rsvar 
 
Act amending section 1 of the Act on Inventions of Importance to the 
Defence of the Country, adopted on 31 January 2013/104, entry into force 
on 1 September 2013  
- Laki maanpuolustukselle merkityksellisistä keksinnöistä annetun lain 
1 §:n muuttamise sta 
- Lag om ändring av 1 § i lagen om uppfinningar av betydelse för 
landets försvar  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment