IP/N/1/FIN/31  
IP/N/1/FIN/E/5  
 
23 January 2019  
(19-0394)  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 : MARKET COURT PROCEED INGS ACT, 2013/100  
Notifying Member  FINLAND  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Market Court Proceedings Act, 2013/100  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights; Industrial property (general); Enforcement  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/FIN/19_0262_00_x1.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/FIN/19_0262_00_x2.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Market Court Proceedings Act, adopted on 31 January 2013/100, entry into force on 
1 September  2013 
- Laki oikeudenkäynnistä markkinaoikeudessa  
- Lag om rättegång i marknadsdomstolen  
 
The general rules of procedure of the Market Court.  
 
Act amending the Market Court Proceedings Act, adopted on 29 December 2016, 2016/1495, entry 
into force on 1 January 2017  
- Laki oikeudenkäynnistä markkinaoikeudessa annetun lain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av lagen om rättegång i marknadsdomstolen  
 
Technical amendments as well as adding provision concerning collective management of copyright 
and relating rights.  
 
Act amending the Market Court Proceedings Act, adopted on 25 August 2016, 2016/678, entry into 
force on 1 January 2017  
- Laki oikeudenkäynnistä markkinaoikeudessa annetun lain muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av lagen om rättegång i marknadsdomstolen  
 
New chapter 1a concerning the Market Court's quorum was added.  IP/N/1/FIN/31 • IP/N/1/FIN/E/5  
 
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Act amending Chapter 1, S ection 6 of the Market Court Proceedings Act, adopted on 29 June 2016, 
2016/554, entry into force on 15 August 2016  
- Laki oikeudenkäynnistä markkinaoikeudessa annetun lain 1 luvun 6 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 1 kap. 6 § i lagen om rättegång i m arknadsdomstolen  
 
Technical amendment: reference to the Tobacco Act (549/2016) was changed.  
 
Act amending Chapter 1, Section 2 of the Market Court Proceedings Act, adopted on 17 January 2014, 
2014/23, entry into force on 1 July 2014  
- Laki oikeudenkäynnis tä markkinaoikeudessa annetun lain 1 luvun 2 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om ändring av 1 kap. 2 § i lagen om rättegång i marknadsdomstolen  
 
New subparagraph 8 concerning reference to the Act on the Authorized Industrial Property Agents 
(2014/22) was added to t he Section 2.  
 
Act amending Chapter 1, Section 2 of the Market Court Proceedings Act, adopted on 9 August 2013, 
2013/594, entry into force on 1 September 2013  
- Laki oikeudenkäynnistä markkinaoikeudessa annetun lain 1 luvun 2 §:n muuttamisesta  
- Lag om än dring av 1 kap. 2 § i lagen om rättegång i marknadsdomstolen  
 
Amendments concerning the adoption of a new Electricity Market Act (2013/588) as well as 
amendments to the Natural Gas Market Act.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text Finnish, Swedish  
Entry into force  1 January 2017  
Other date   Adoption: 29 December 2016  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  25 July 2018  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Ministry of Justice