WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
IP/N/1/FIN/3 
10 February 2012  
 
(12-0813) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
FINLAND 
 
 By means of a communication dated 10 February  2011, the Delegation of Finland has notified 
the following submission.  
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In accordance with Article 63.2 of the Agreem ent on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights (TRIPS), Finland hereby notifies th e Council for TRIPS of the following Finnish laws 
and regulations pertaining to the subj ect matter of the TRIPS Agreement.  
 
Annex I to this document provides a list of la ws and regulations (principal intellectual 
property laws and regulations; ot her laws and regulations) adopted  or amended since Finland's 
notification on 7 April 2006, circulated in doc ument IP/N/1/FIN/2 dated 6 February 2007.  
 
Annex II to this notification provides, in a table form, brief descriptions of laws and 
regulations adopted or amended since Finland' s last notification mentioned above.  Annex III
1 
presents the updated texts of the principal intellect ual property laws and regulations in Finnish and 
Annex IV1 in Swedish.  Annex V2 presents unofficial translations of the texts in English. 
 
                                                      
1 The texts supplied in Annexes III and IV are available for consultation in the Secretariat. 
2 The texts supplied in Annex V will be circulated in the IP/N/1/FIN/- series of documents.  Please note 
that these documents will not be circulated in hard copy form, but will be available through the WTO 
Documents Online database.   IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  ANNEX I 
LIST OF THE NOTIFIED LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
 
Finland 
 
PRINCIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
 
(Instrument name, date of issue and number of the instrument, date of entry into force) 
 
Copyright and related rights 
 Main legal instruments: 
 
 
Copyright Act1, adopted on 8 July 1961/404, en try into force on 1 September 1961  
 
- Tekijänoikeuslaki 
- Upphovsrättslag 
 
Act amending Sections 25 b ja 48 of the Copyright Act, adopted on 30 April 2010/307, entry into force 
on 1 May 2010 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 25 b ja 48 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 25 b och 48 i upphovsrättslagen 
 
Act amending Sections 26 d and 26 l of the Cop yright Act, adopted on 22 December 2009/1442, entry 
into force on 1 January 2010 
 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 26 d ja 26 l §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 26 d oc h 26 l i upphovsrättslagen  
 
Act amending Section 26 a of the Copyright Act,  adopted on 31 October 2008/663, entry into force on 
1 January 2009 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 26 a §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 26 a § i upphovsrättslagen  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 28 December 2007/1436, entry into force on 
1 January 2008. 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen 
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 22 December 2006/1228, entry into force on 
1 January 2007 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen 
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 21 July 2006/679, entr y into force on 1 September 2006 
 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen 
                                                      
1 See document IP/N/1/FIN/C/2.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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Act amending the Copyright Act,  adopted on 5 May 2006/345, en try into force on 1 June 2006 
 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen 
 
Copyright Decree2, adopted  on 21 April 1995/574, entry into force on 1 May 1995 
 
- Tekijänoikeusasetus 
- Upphovsrättsförordning 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending Section 7 of the Copyright Decree, adopted on 
18 December 2008, entry into force on 1 January 2009  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tekijänoikeusasetuksen 7 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av 7 § i upphovsrättsförordningen 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the C opyright Decree, adopted 3 January 2008/1, entry into 
force on 14 January 2008  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tekijänoikeusasetuksen muuttamisesta 
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av upphovsrättsförordningen 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the C opyright Decree, adopted 14 December 2006/1173, 
entry into force on 1 January 2007  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tekijänoikeusasetuksen muuttamisesta 
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av upphovsrättsförordningen 
 
Related legal instruments: 
 
Decree of the Council of State on Blank Tape Levy in the year 2010, adopted on 
10 December 2009/1043, entry in to force on 1 January 2010 
 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tallentamattomien ääni- ja kuvanauhojen ja 
muiden tallennuslaitteiden valmistuksesta ja maahantuonnista suoritettavan maksun suuruudesta vuonna 2010 
- Statsrådets förordning om storle ken på den upphovsrättsliga avgift 
som skall betalas vid tillverkning och import av oinspelade ljud- och bildbandandra inspelningsmedier år 2010 
 
Decree of the Council of State on Blank Tape Levy in the year 2009, adopted on 
18 December 2008/1010, entry in to force on 1 January 2009 
 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tallentamattomien ääni- ja kuvanauhojen ja 
muiden tallennuslaitteiden valmistuksesta ja maahantuonnista suoritettavan maksun suuruudesta vuonna 2009 
- Statsrådets förordning om storle ken på den upphovsrättsliga avgift 
som skall betalas vid tillverkning och import av oinspelade ljud- och 
bildbandandra inspelningsmedier år 2009 
 
                                                      
2 See document IP/N/1/FIN/C/3. IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  Decree of the Ministry of Education on Blank Tape Levy, adopted on 20 December 2007/1357, entry 
into force on 1 January 2008 
 
- Opetusministeriön asetus tallentamattomien ääni- ja kuvanauhojen 
ja muiden tallennuslaitteiden valmistuksesta ja maahantuonnista 
suoritettavan maksun suuruudesta  
- Undervisningsministeriets föro rdning om storleken på den 
upphovsrättsliga avgift som skall be talas vid tillverkning och import 
av oinspelade ljud- och bil dband andra inspelningsmedier 
 
Decree of the Ministry of Education on Blank Tape Levy, adopted on 20 December 2006/1241, entry 
into force on 1 January 2007 
 
- Opetusministeriön asetus tallentamattomien ääni- ja kuvanauhojen 
ja muiden tallennuslaitteiden valmistuksesta ja maahantuonnista 
suoritettavan maksun suuruudesta  
- Undervisningsministeriets föro rdning om storleken på den 
upphovsrättsliga avgift som skall be talas vid tillverkning och import 
av oinspelade ljud- och bil dband andra inspelningsmedier 
 
 
Trademarks  
 
Trademarks Act3, adopted on 10 January 1964/7, entry into force on 1 June 1964  
 
- Tavaramerkkilaki  
- Varumärkeslag 
 
Act amending Section 49 of the Trademarks Ac t, adopted on 14 May 2010/393, entry into force 
1 December 2010 
- Laki tavaramerkkilain 49 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 49 § i varumärkeslagen 
 
Act amending the Trademarks Act, adopted on 21 July 2006/680, entry into force on 
1 September 2006 
- Laki tavaramerkkilain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av varumärkeslagen 
 Trademarks Decree
4, adopted  on 29 May 1964/296, entry into fo rce on 1 June 1964 as amended up 
to May 2000 (370/2000) 
- Tavaramerkkiasetus 
- Varumärkesförordning  
 
Act on Collective Marks5, adopted  on 5 December 1980/795, entry into force on 1 March 1981 
 
- Yhteismerkkilaki 
- Lag om kollektivmärken  
 
 
                                                      
3 See document IP/N/1/FIN/T/5. 
4 See document IP/N/1/FIN/T/6. 
5 See document IP/N/1/FIN/T/7.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  Act amending Section 1 of the Act on Collective Ma rks, adopted 25 January 1993/40, entry into force 
on 1 February 1993 
- Laki yhteismerkkilain 1 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 1 § lagen om kollektivmärken 
 
 
Geographical indications 
 Related legal instruments: 
 
Decision of the Ministry of the agriculture and forestry on geographical indications and designations of origin, adopted 17 October 2007/907 , entry into force on 1 November 2007  
 
- Maa- ja metsätalousministeriön asetus maataloustuotteiden ja 
elintarvikkeiden nimisuojasta 
- Jord- och skogsbruksministeriets beslut om namnskydd för 
jordbruksprodukter och livsmedel 
 
 
Industrial Designs 
 Design Protection Act
6, adopted on 12 March 1971/221, entry into force on 1 April 1971  
 
- Mallioikeuslaki 
- Mönsterrättslag 
 Act amending Section 44 of the Design Protection Act, adopted on 14 May 2010/394, entry into force 1 January 2010 
- Laki mallioikeuslain 44 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 44  § i mönsterrättslagen 
 
Act amending the Design Protection Act, ado pted on 21 July 2006/685, entry into force on 
1 September 2006. 
- Laki mallioikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av mönsterrättslagen 
 
Design Protection Decree
7, adopted on 2 April 1971/252, entry into force on 1 April 1971 as 
amended up to August 2002 (620/2002)  
- Mallioikeusasetus 
- Mönsterrättsförordning 
 
                                                      
6 See document IP/N/1/FIN/D/5. 
7 See document IP/N/1/FIN/D/6. IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  Patents (including plant variety protection and utility model protection) 
 
Main legal instruments: 
 Patents Act
8, adopted on 15 December 1967/550, entry into force on 1 January 1968 
 
- Patenttilaki  
- Patentlag 
 
Act amending Section 70 of the Patents Act,  adopted on 14 may 2010, entry into force on 
1 December 2010 
 
- Laki patenttilain 70 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag on ändring av 70 § i patentlagen 
 Act amending the Patents Act, adopted on  21 July 2006/684, entry into force on 1  September 2006 
 
- Laki patenttilain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av patentlagen 
 
Act amending Section 3 of the Patents Act, adopted on 21 April 2006/295, entry into force on 
1 May 2006 
- Laki patenttilain 3 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 3 § i patentlagen 
 
Patents Decree
9, adopted on  26 September 1980/669, entry into force on 1 October 1980 
 
- Patenttiasetus 
- Patentförordning 
 
Decree of the Council of State adding a new Section 42 a on the Patents Decree, adopted on 11 
September 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 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the Pa tents Decree, adopted on 29 November 2007/1118, 
entry into force on 13 December 2007 
 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus patenttiasetuksen muuttamisesta 
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av patentförordningen 
 
Act on Plant Variety Rights10, adopted on  22 December 2009/1279 entry into force on 
1 January 2010 repelled Act on Plant Variety Rights adopted on  21 August 1992/789 
 
- Laki kasvinjalostajanoikeudesta 
- Lag om växtförädlarrätt 
                                                      
8 See document IP/N/1/FIN/P/14. 
9 See document IP/N/1/FIN/P/15. 
10 See document IP/N/1/FIN/P/16.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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Decree on Plant Variety Rights11, adopted on  9 October 1992/907, entry into force on 
15 October 1992 
- Asetus kasvinjalostajanoikeudesta 
- Förordning om växtförädlarrätt 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the decree on Plant Variety Rights, adopted on 
13 September 2007/844, entry in to force on 24 September 2007 
 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus kasvinja lostajanoikeudesta annetun 
asetuksen muuttamisesta  
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av förordningen om 
växtförädlarrätt 
 
Utility Model Act12, adopted on  10 May 1991/800, entry into force on 1 January 1992 
 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta 
- Lag om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending Section 45 of the U tility Model Act, adopted on 14 May 2010/395, entry into force on 
1 December 2010 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta an netun lain 45 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 45 § i lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 7 November 2008/700, entry into force on 
1 December 2008. 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lage n om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 21 July 2006/686, entry into force on 
1 September 2006. 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lage n om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 22 December 1995/ 1696, entry into force partly on 
1 January 1996 and partly on 1 March 1996 
 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lage n om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 8 December 1995/1396, entry into force on 
1 January 1996 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lage n om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
                                                      
11 See document IP/N/1/FIN/P/17. 
12 See document IP/N/1/FIN/P/18. IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  Act amending Sections 39 and 41 of the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 21 April 1995/720, entry into 
force on 1  September 1995 
 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 39 ja 41 §:n 
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 39 och 41 §§  lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 18 December 1992/1410, entry into force on 
1 January 1995 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 3 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 3 § lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 13 November 1992/1037, entry into force on 
1 March 1993 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta anne tun lain 46 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 46 § lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model  Act, adopted on 26 June 1992/580, entry into force on 
1 September 1992 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta anne tun lain 23 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 23 § lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 Utility Model Decree
13, adopted on  5 December 1991/1419, entry into force on 1 January 1992  
 
- Asetus hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta 
- Förordning om nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the U tility Model Decree, adopted on 6 November 701/2008, 
entry into force on 1 December 2008  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus hyödyllis yysmallioikeudesta annetun 
asetuksen muuttamisesta 
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av förordningen om 
nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Related legal instruments: 
 
Act on Right in Employee Inventions14, adopted on  29 December 1967/656, entry into force on 
1 January 1968 
- Laki oikeudesta työntekijän tekemiin keksintöihin 
- Lag om rätt till arbetstagares uppfinningar 
 
Act amending the Act on Right in Employee Inven tions, adopted on 19 May 2006/370, entry into force 
on 1 January 2007 
- Laki oikeudesta työntekijän tekemiin keksintöihin annetun lain 
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om rä tt till arbetstagares uppfinningar 
 
                                                      
13 See document IP/N/1/FIN/P/19. 
14 See document IP/N/1/FIN/I/1.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  Decree on Right in Employee Inventions15, adopted on  10 June 1988/527, entry into force on 
1 October 1988 as amended up to January 2001 (1218/2000)  
- Asetus oikeudesta työntekijän tekemiin keksintöihin 
- Förordning om rätt till arbetstagares uppfinningar 
 Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions
16, adopted on 
19 May 2006/369, entry into force on 1 January 2007  
- Laki oikeudesta korkeakouluissa tehtäviin keksintöihin  
- Lag om rätt till uppfinningar vid högskolor  
 
Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country
17, adopted on 15 December 
1967/551, entry into force on 1 January 1968 as  amended up to April 1997 (245/1997) 
 
- Laki maanpuolustukselle merkittävistä keksinnöistä 
- Lag om uppfinningar av bet ydelse för landets försvar 
 
 
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits 
 
Act on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design of an Integrated Circuit18, adopted on 
11 January 1991/32, entry into force on 1 July 1991 
 
- Laki yksinoikeudesta integroidun piirin piirimalliin 
- Lag om ensamrätt till kretsmönster för integrerade kretsar 
 
Act amending Section 44 of the Act on the Exclus ive Right in the Layout-Design of an Integrated 
Circuit, adopted on 14 May 396/2010, en try into force on 1 December 2010 
 
- Laki yksinoikeudesta integroidun p iirin piirimalliin annetun lain 44 
§:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 44 § i lagen om ensamrätt till kretsmönster för 
integrerade kretsar 
 
Act amending the Act on the Exclusive Right in th e Layout-Design of an Integrated Circuit, adopted 
on 21 July 681/2006, entry into force on 1 September 2006 
 
- Laki yksinoikeudesta integroidun p iirin piirimalliin annetun lain 
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om ensamrätt till kretsmönster för 
integrerade kretsar 
 
                                                      
15 See document IP/N/1/FIN/I/2. 
16 See document IP/N/1/FIN/I/3. 
17 See document IP/N/1/FIN/I/4. 
18 See document IP/N/1/FIN/L/4. IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  Decree on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design of an Integrated Circuit
19, adopted on 
14 June 1991/946, entry into force on 1 July 199 1, as amended up to December 1999 (694/1999) 
 
- Asetus yksinoikeudesta integroidun piirin piirimalliin 
- Förordning om ensamrätt till kretsmönster för integrerade kretsar 
 
 
Protection of undisclosed information 
 Main legal instruments: 
 Unfair Business Practices Act
20, adopted on 22 December 1978/1061, entry into force on 
1 January 1979 
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa 
- Lag om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet 
 
Act amending the Unfair Business Practices Act, ado pted on 29 August 2008/562, entry into force on 
1 October 2008 
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain 
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om  otillbörligt förfarande i 
näringsverksamhet 
 
Related legal instruments: 
 Penal Code 1889/39: Chapter 30
21: Crimes relating to Business Practices, adopted on 
24 August 1990/769, entry into force on 1 January 1991  
- Rikoslaki 30 luku: Elinkeinorikoksista 
- Strafflag 30 kapitel: Om Näringsbrott 
 
Act amending the Penal Code, ado pted on 14 August 2009/641, entry into force on 1 November 2009 
 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
 
Act amending Chapter 30 of the Penal Code, adopted 19 December 2008/940, entry into force on 
1 July 2009 
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 30 kap. i strafflagen 
 
Act amending Chapter 30 of the Penal Code, adopted  13 April 2007/474, entry into force 1 July 2007 
 
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 30 kap. i strafflagen 
 
                                                      
19 See document IP/N/1/FIN/L/5. 
20 See document IP/N/1/FIN/U/3. 
21 See document IP/N/1/FIN/E/1.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  Act amending Chapter 30, Section 12 of the Penal C ode, adopted on 8 June 2006/467, entry into force 
1 July 2006 
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun 12 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 30 kap. 12 § i strafflagen 
 Act on the Openness of Government Activities
22, adopted on  21 May 1999/621, entry into force on 
1 December 1999, as amended up to October 2005/701 
 
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta  - Lag om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet 
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on th e Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 
14 May 2010/374, entry into force on 1 December 2010  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julk isuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n  
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas 
verksamhet 
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on th e Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 
24 April 2009/274, entry into force on 1 May 2009 
 
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julk isuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n  
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas 
verksamhet 
 
Act amending Sections 11 and 24 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 
15 June 2007/713, entry into force on 1 January 2008  
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julk isuudesta annetun lain 11 ja 24 
§:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 11 och 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i 
myndigheternas verksamhet 
 
Act amending the Act on the Openness of Govern ment Activities, adopted in 30 March 2007/385, 
entry into force on 1 October 2007 
 
- Laki viranomaisten toiminna n julkisuudesta annetun lain 
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas 
verksamhet 
 Decree on the Openness of Government Activities
23, adopted on  12 November 1999/1030, entry into 
force on 1 December 1999, as am ended up to May 2002/380   
 
- Asetus viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta ja hyvästä 
tiedonhallintatavasta  
- Förordning om offentlighet och god informationshantering i 
myndigheternas verksamhet   
                                                      
22 See document IP/N/1/FIN/U/4. 
23 See document IP/N/1/FIN/U/5. IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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Decree of the Council of State on data protection in the state administration, adopted on 1 July 2010/681, entry into force on 1 October 2010  
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tietoturv allisuudesta valtionhallinnossa 
- Statsrådets förordning on in formationssäkerheten inom 
statsförvaltningen  
 
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OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
 
Prevention of the abuse of intellectual property rights 
 
Act on Restrictions on Competition, adopted on  27 May 1992/480, as amended up to May 2004/318 
 
- Laki kilpailunrajoituksista 
- Lag om konkurrensbegränsningar 
 Act amending the Act on Restrictions on Competiti on, adopted on 22 December 1516/2009, entry into 
force on 1 January 2010  
- Laki kilpailunrajoituksista annetun lain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om konkurrensbegränsningar 
 
Act amending Section 11 c of the Act on Restric tions on Competition, adopt ed on 18 July 2008/528, 
entry into force 1 October 2008  
- Laki kilpailunrajoituksista anne tun lain 11 c §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 11 c § i lagen om konkurrensbegränsningar 
 
Act amending Section 11 a of the Act on R estrictions on Competition, adopted on 
9 February 2007/143, entry in to force 15 February 2007 
 
- Laki kilpailunrajoituksista anne tun lain 11 a §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 11 a § i lagen om konkurrensbegränsningar 
 
Unfair Business Practices Act, adopted on 22  December 1978/1061, as amended up to 
July 2002/461 
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa 
- Lag om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet 
 
Act amending the Unfair Business Practices Act, ado pted on 29 August 562/2008, entry into force on 
1 October 2008  
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain 
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om  otillbörligt förfarande i 
näringsverksamhet 
 
Civil judicial procedures and remedies
24 
 
Code of Judicial Procedure, as amended up to  24 June 2010/650, enforcement with the latest 
amendments January 2011  
- Oikeudenkäymiskaari 
- Rättegångsbalk 
                                                      
24 The main provisions regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights are contained in the 
relevant IPR laws. The Directive 2004/48/EC of the Euro pean Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 
on the enforcement of intellectual property rights has been implemented in Finland by making the necessary 
amendments in the relevant IPR laws in year 2006.   IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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Act of the Market Court, adopted on 28 Decemb er 2001/1527, repealed the Act on the Market Court 
1978/41 (Laki markkinatuomioistuimesta) as  amended up 30 April 2010 (323/2010) 
 
- Markkinaoikeuslaki 
- Marknadsdomstolslag 
 
Act to Safeguard the Evidence in Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights, adopted on 
7 April 2000/344, entry into force 1 May 2000  
- Laki todistelun turvaamisesta teo llis- ja tekijänoikeuksia koskevissa 
riita-asioissa  
- Lag om säkerställande av bevi sning i tvistemål som gäller 
immateriella rättigheter 
 
Act amending the Act to Safeguard the Evidence in  Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property 
Rights, adopted on 21 July 2006/678,  entry into force on 1 September 2006 
 
- Laki todistelun turvaamisesta teollis - ja tekijänoikeuksia koskevissa 
riita-asioissa annetun lain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om sä kerhetställande av bevisning i 
tvistemäl som gäller immateriella rättigheter 
 
 
Provisional judicial measures 
 
Code of Judicial Procedure, as amended up to  24 June 2010/650, enforcement with the latest 
amendments January 2011  
- Oikeudenkäymiskaari 
- Rättegångsbalk 
 Act of the Market Court, adopted on 28 Decemb er 2001/1527, repealed the Act on the Market Court 
1978/41 (Laki markkinatuomioistuimesta) as  amended up 30 April 2010 (323/2010) 
 
- Markkinaoikeuslaki 
- Marknadsdomstolslag 
 
 
Special requirements related to border measures 
 Customs Act, adopted on 29 December 1994/1466, as amended up to September 2010 (533/2010) 
 
- Tullilaki 
- Tullag 
 
Criminal procedures and penalties 
 
Code of Judicial Procedure, as amended up to  24 June 2010/650, enforcement with the latest 
amendments January 2011  
- Oikeudenkäymiskaari 
- Rättegångsbalk  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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Penal Code 1889/39: Chapter 4925: On Offences against Certain Intellectual Property Rights, 
adopted on 21 April 1995/578  
- Rikoslaki 49 luku: Eräiden aineettomien oikeuksien loukkaamisesta 
- Strafflag 49 kapitel: Om kränkning av vissa immaterialla rättigheter 
 
Act amending Section 2 of the Chapter 49 of the Penal Code, adopted on 22 December 2009/1281, 
entry into force on 1 January 2010  
- Laki rikoslain 49 luvun 2 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring 49 kap. 2 § i strafflagen 
 
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted 11 Ma y 2007/540, entry into force 1 September 2007 
 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
 
Act amending Chapter 49 of the Penal Code, a dopted 14 October 2005/822, entry into force 
1 January 2006 
- Laki rikoslain 49 luvun muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 49 kap. i strafflagen 
 
Act amending Section 1 of Chapter 49 of the Penal Code, adopted 3 April 1998/251, entry into force 
15 April 1998  
- Laki rikoslain 49 luvun 1 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 49 kap. 1 § i strafflagen 
  
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted 21 Augu st 1995/1010, entry into force 1 September 1995 
 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
 
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted 21 April 1995/578, entry into force 1 September 1995 
 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
  
Administrative procedures and remedies and other laws 
 
Act on the Appellation Proceedings before the Natio nal Board of Patents and Registration, adopted 
on 26 June 1992/576, as amended up to January 2007 (2006/1266)  
- Laki patentti- ja rekisterihallit uksen valitusasioiden käsittelystä 
- Lag om behandling av besvärsärenden vid patent- och 
registerstyrelsen 
 
                                                      
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  Decree on the Appellation Proceedings before the National Board of Patents and Registration, 
adopted on 21 August 1992/800, as amended up to January 2003 (950/2002)  
- Asetus patentti- ja rekisterihallituksen valitusasioiden käsittelystä 
- Förordning om behandling av besvärsärenden vid patent- och 
registerstyrelsen 
 
Administrative Judicial Procedure Act, adopted on 26 July 1996/586, repealed the Act on the Administrative Appellation Proceedings 1950/154 (L aki muutoksenhausta hallintoasioissa) and the 
Act on Extraordinary Appeal in Administra tive Matters 1966/2000 (Laki ylimääräisestä 
muutoksenhausta hallintoasioissa), as amended up to August 2010 (582/2010) 
 
- Hallintolainkäyttölaki 
- Förvaltiningsprocesslag 
 Act on Trade Names, adopted on 2 February  1979/128, as amended up to November 2006 
(910/2006) 
- Toiminimilaki 
- Firmalag 
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  ANNEX II 
 
BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
 
Finland 
 
PRINCIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
 
 
TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 Copyright and related rights 
 
Main legal instruments: 
 Act amending Sections 25 b and 48 of the Copyright Act, adopted on 30 April 2010/307, entry into force on 1 May 2010 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 25 b ja 48 §:n 
muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 25 b och 48 i 
upphovsrättslagen 
 
Act amending Sections 26 d and 26 l of the 
Copyright Act, adopted on 22 December 2009/1442, entry into force on 
1 January 2010 - Laki tekijänoikeusla in 26 d ja 26 l §:n 
muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 26 d och 26 l i upphovsrättslagen  Act amending Section 26 a of the Copyright Act, adopted on 31 October 2008/663, entry into force on 1 January 2009 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain 26 a §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 26 a § i upphovsrättslagen  
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 
28 December 2007/1436, entry into force on 1 January 2008. 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen 
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 
22 December 2006/1228, entry into force on 1 January 2007 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
    
Amendment concerning the authorised use of 
copyright protected works and short news reports with high interest value in other TV-broadcasts with the requirement, that the original source is mentioned. (Implementation of Directive 2007/65/EC, Article 3 k) 
 
 Technical amendments: The tasks – a right to issue a conditional fine and carry out an inspection in the premises of the seller (resale 
remuneration), or manufacturer, importer, 
reseller (fair compensation, levy) – of the state provincial office were transferred to the regional administration office,  
 
The Council of the State was given authority to define in a decree the devices subject to the levy set to the manufacturers or importers of recording devices for the making of copies for private use, and the amount of the levy. 
 
Amendment concerning the authorised use of copyright protected works in a library entitled to a legal deposit of a copy of a work under the Act on Deposit and Preservation of Cultural Material 
and in the National Audiovisual Archive. 
 Amendment concerning the author's right to remuneration for the lending of copies of a work to the public in a public library, including provisions on the approval of the organisation to 
administer the remuneration.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 
 Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 21 July 2006/679, entry into force on 
1 September 2006 
 
- Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen 
 
Act amending the Copyright Act, adopted on 
5 May 2006/345, entry into force on 1 June 2006 - Laki tekijänoikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av upphovsrättslagen  
Decree of the Council of State amending 
Section 7 of the Copyright Decree, adopted on 
18 December 2008/1004, entry into force on 1 January 2009 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tekijänoikeusasetuksen 7 
§:n muuttamisesta - Statsrådets förordning om ändring av 7 § i 
upphovsrättsförordningen 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the 
Copyright Decree, adopted 3 January 2008/1, entry into force on 14 January 2008 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tekijänoikeusasetuksen 
muuttamisesta - Statsrådets förordning om ändring av upphovsrättsförordningen 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the Copyright Decree, adopted 14 December 2006/1173, entry into force on 1 January 2007 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus tekijänoikeusasetuksen 
muuttamisesta 
- Statsrådets förordning om ändring av 
upphovsrättsförordningen 
 
  
 Amendments concerning the sanctions for copyright infringements, mainly injunction. In 
addition technical amendments to sections 56 g 
and 59 a. (A part of implementation of Directive 2004/48/EC.)   Amending the provisions of the resale 
remuneration. (Implementation of Directive 
2001/84/EC.)   Amending of the nomination of the institutions 
which are entitled to produce learning materials 
in the form of talking books for visually impaired.    
 
 Technical amendments as a result of the amendments to the Copyright Act caused by the Act on Deposit and Preservation of Cultural 
Material. 
    
Repealing Section 24.1 and 34 of the decree and 
amending the provisions relating to the compensation for the reproduction of a work for private use.   
 
  
 
Trademarks 
 
Act amending Section 49 of the Trademarks Act, adopted on 14 May 2010/393, entry into force 1 December 2010 
- Laki tavaramerkkilain 49 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 49 § i varumärkeslagen  
  Adding a new Section 49.2 to the Trademarks Act concerning a court's obligation to notify its  judgements to the 
national information system of the judicial administration.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 
 
Act amending the Trademarks Act, adopted on 
21 July 2006/680, entry into force on 
1 September 2006 - Laki tavaramerkkilain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av varumärkeslagen   
Act amending Section 1 of the Act on Collective 
Marks, adopted 25 January 1993/40, entry into 
force on 1 February 1993 
- Laki yhteismerkkilain 1 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 1 § lagen om kollektivmärken  
 Amendment of the Sections related to trademark infringement and addition of special provisions conc erning publications of 
judgements and temporary injunctions.   Addition of a clause to  Section 1 concerning 
gaining an exclusive right to collective marks by assertion.  
 
 
Geographical indications 
 
Decision of the Ministry of the agriculture and 
forestry on geographical indications and 
designations of origin, adopted 
17 October 2007/907, entry into force on 1 November 2007  
- Maa- ja metsätalousministeriön asetus 
maataloustuotteiden ja elintarvikkeiden 
nimisuojasta 
- Jord- och skogsbruksministeriets beslut om namnskydd för jordbruksprodukter och livsmedel   
  Detailed national regulation in order to enforce Commission regulations EY 509/2006, 
EY 510/2006 and EY 1898/2006 on the 
protection of agricultural products as geographical indications.  
 Industrial Designs 
 
Act amending Section 44 of the Design Protection 
Act, adopted on 14 May 2010/394, entry into 
force 1 January 2010 
- Laki mallioikeuslain 44 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 44 § i mönsterrättslagen 
 
Act amending the Design Protection Act, adopted 
on 21 July 2006/685, entry into force on 1 September 2006. 
- Laki mallioikeuslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av mönsterrättslagen   
  Addition of a new Section 44.2 to the Design 
Protection Act concerning a court's obligation to 
notify its judgements to the national information system of the judicial administration.   
Addition of new Sections related to the 
infringement of an industrial design right concerning injunctions and the publication of judgements. IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 Patents (including plant variety protection, 
utility model protection) 
 Act amending Section 70 of the Patents Act, 
adopted on 14 may 2010, entry into force on 1 December 2010 
- Laki patenttilain 70 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag on ändring av 70 § i patentlagen  
Act amending the Patents Act, adopted on 
21 July 2006/684, entry into force on 
1 September 2006 - Laki patenttilain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av patentlagen  
Act amending Section 3 of the Patents Act, 
adopted on 21 April 2006/295, entry into force on 
1 May 2006 - Laki patenttilain 3 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 3 § i patentlagen  
Decree of the Council of State adding a new 
Section 42 a on the Patents Decree, adopted on 
11 September 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 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the 
Patents Decree, adopted on 29 November 2007/1118, entry into force on 
13 December 2007 - Valtioneuvoston asetus patenttiasetuksen 
muuttamisesta - Statsrådets förordning om ändring av patentsförordningen  Act on Plant Variety Rights, adopted on 22 December 2009/1279 entry into force on 1 January 2010 repelled Act on Plant Variety Rights adopted on 21 August 1992/789 
- Laki kasvinjalostajanoikeudesta - Lag om växtförädlarrätt 
  
 
 
 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. 
  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. 
 Amendment on the exceptions of the patent holder's exclusive right to use the invention 
professionally. 
   Addition of a Section concerning electronic 
signature of an application. 
     
 
 Amendments on the Sections 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.  
     
An overall reform of the Act on Plant Variety 
Rights.     
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 
Act amending Section 45 of the Utility Model Act, 
adopted on 14 May 2010/395, entry into force on 
1 December 2010 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
45 §:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 45 § i lagen om 
nyttighetsmodellrätt  
Addition of a new Section 45.2 to the Act 
concerning a court's obligation to notify its 
judgements to the national information system of the judicial administration.   
 
Act amending the Utility Model Act, adopted on 
7 November 2008/700, entry into force on 1 December 2008. 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt   Act amending the Utility Model Act, adopted on 21 July 2006/686, entry into force on 1 September 2006. 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om 
nyttighetsmodellrätt  
Act amending the Utility Model Act, adopted on 
22 December 1995/1696, entry into force partly on 1 January 1996 and partly on 1 March 1996 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt  Act amending the Utility Model Act, adopted on 8 December 1995/1396, en try into force on 
1 January 1996 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om 
nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending Sections 39 and 41 of the Utility 
Model Act, adopted on 21 April 1995/720, entry into force on 1 September 1995 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
39 ja 41 §:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 39 och 41 §§ lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt  
Repeal of the Section 45 e, amendments of sections that include regulation on the novelty requirement of the innovation, priority of an 
earlier application and a clear clarification of the 
areas in which the protection is demanded. Addition of Sections about application requirements and appealing of the decision of the registration authority.  
Addition of new Sections related to infringement 
of a utility model right concerning injunctions and the publication of judgements.    
 
  Addition of Sections including cancellation of application for European Patent and the priority of an earlier application concerning the same 
utility model. Amendments on Sections on 
publication and lack of use of the utility model.    
Multiple amendments on the Sections concerning 
national and international applications and the application process of utility model rights.    
 
 Amendments on the sanctions related to infringement of utility model rights.  
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 
Act amending the Utility Model Act, adopted on 
18 December 1992/1410, entry into force on 
1 January 1995 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioik eudesta annetun lain 3 
§:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 3 § lagen om 
nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Act amending the Utility Model Act, adopted on 
13 November 1992/1037, entry into force on 1 March 1993 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
46 §:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 46 § lagen om nyttighetsmodellrätt  
Act amending the Utility Model Act, adopted on 
26 June 1992/580, entry into force on 
1 September 1992 
- Laki hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun lain 
23 §:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 23 § lagen om 
nyttighetsmodellrätt 
 
Decree of the Council of State amending the 
Utility Model Decree, adopted on 6 November 701/2008, entry into force on 1 December 2008 
- Valtioneuvoston asetus 
hyödyllisyysmallioikeudesta annetun asetuksen muuttamisesta - Statsrådets förordning om ändring av förordningen om nyttighetsmodellrätt  
Addition of an exception limiting the utility 
model right holder's exclusive right (the parallel 
imports exception).    
 
 The payments relating to the Utility Model Act shall be regulated separately.  
 
    Amendment on the Section concerning appealing 
of the decision of the registration authority. 
    
 
 Amendments, repeals and additions to multiple Sections concerning the details of application process and the correspondence between national and international applications. 
 
 
 
Related legal instruments: 
 
Act amending the Act on Right in Employee 
Inventions, adopted on 19 May 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  
  
  Amendment on Sections concerning innovations made in universities. Addition of a Section on adding a new division for university inventions 
to the Employee Invention Committee 
(työsuhdekeksintölautakunta in Finnish).     IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 
Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher 
Education Institutions, adopted on 
19 May 2006/369, entry into force on 1 January 2007 
- Laki oikeudesta korkeakouluissa tehtäviin 
keksintöihin 
- Lag om rätt till uppfinningar vid högskolor 
  
The purpose of this new Act was to make the 
recognition and use of the inventions made at 
Higher Education Institutions more efficient by making clearer the rights and compesations related to these inventions.  
 Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated 
circuits 
 Act amending Section 44 of the Act on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design of an 
Integrated Circuit, adopted on 14 May 396/2010, 
entry into force on 1 December 2010 
- Laki yksinoikeudesta integroidun piirin 
piirimalliin annetun lain 44 §:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 44§ i lagen om ensamrätt till kretsmönster för integrerade kretsar 
 
Act amending the Act on the Exclusive Right in 
the Layout-Design of an Integrated Circuit, adopted on 21 July 681/2006, entry into force on 1 September 2006 
- Laki yksinoikeudesta integroidun piirin 
piirimalliin annetun lain muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om ensamrätt till kretsmönster för integrerade kretsar   
 
  Addition of a Section concerning a court's obligation to notify its judgements to the national 
information system of the judicial administration.
     
 
Addition of new Sections concerning injunctions, orders to suspend, remedies and the publication of the judgement. 
 
Protection of undisclosed information 
 
Main legal instruments: 
 
Act amending the Unfair Business Practices Act, 
adopted on 29 August 2008/562, entry into force on 1 October 2008 
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet   
  
 
 Addition of a Section which includes the regulation on comparative advertising.  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 Related legal instruments: 
 
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted on 
14 August 2009/641, entry into force on 1 November 2009 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
 
Act amending Chapter 30 of the Penal Code, 
adopted 19 December 2008/940, entry into force on 1 July 2009 
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 30 kap. i strafflagen 
 
Act amending Chapter 30 of the Penal Code, adopted 13 April 474/2007, entry into force 1 July 2007 
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 30 kap. i strafflagen 
 
 Act amending Chapter 30, Section 12 of the Penal 
Code, adopted on 8 June 2006/467, entry into 
force 1 July 2006 
- Laki rikoslain 30 luvun 12 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 30 kap. 12 § i strafflagen 
 
 
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the 
Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 14 May 2010/374, entry into force on 1 December 2010 
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta annetun lain 24 §:n  muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i 
myndigheternas verksamhet  
Act amending Section 24 of the Act on the 
Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 
24 April 2009/274, entry into force on 
1 May 2009 
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta 
annetun lain 24 §:n  muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 24 § i lagen om offentlighet i 
myndigheternas verksamhet 
  
 
 
Amendments of Chapter 30 of the Penal Code including criminalisation of the marketing of alcohol products, right to institute criminal proceedings and criminal liability of a legal 
person. 
 Addition of a section on charter trip company violation and charter trip company offence.  
 
  Addition of a section on auditing offence.   
 
   Amendment on the Section about the right to 
institute criminal proceedings.  
     
Amendment on the Section about secret 
documents in the possession of an authority concerning information about captives.   
 
   Amendment on the Section about secret documents in the possession of an authority 
concerning information about funding the 
elections     IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY 
INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 Act amending Sections 11  and 24 of the Act on the 
Openness of Government Activities, adopted in 
15 June 2007/713, entry into force on 1 January 2008 
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta 
annetun lain 11 ja 24 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 11 och 24 § i lagen om 
offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet  
Act amending the Act on the Openness of 
Government Activities, adopted in 
30 March 2007/385, entry into force on 
1 October 2007 
- Laki viranomaisten toiminnan julkisuudesta 
annetun lain muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om offentlighet i myndigheternas verksamhet   Decree of the Council of State on data protection in the state administration, adopted on 1 July 2010/681, entry into force on 
1 October 2010 - Valtioneuvoston asetus tietoturvallisuudesta 
valtionhallinnossa - Statsrådets förordning on informationssäkerheten inom statsförvaltningen   
Amendment restricting the concerned parties' 
right to access information concerning 
foreclosure of property and an amendment on an Section about secret documents in the possession of an authority concerning information about private person's yearly income. 
 
  Amendments on Sections on the concerned parties' right to access information concerning 
information about witnesses and the trial 
documents, on secret documents in the possession of an authority concerning personal information about the person who is accused of a crime and the appealing of the decisions of an authority in the matters of publicity of the 
documents.  
 Addition of a Decree which sets the requirements on handling confidential information in the state administration and the classification of 
documents according to the information which 
they include. 
 
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  OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
 
 
TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND 
ENTRY INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
Prevention of the abuse of intellectual 
property rights 
Act amending the Act on Restrictions on 
Competition, adopted on 22 December 1516/2009, entry into force on 1 January 2010 
- Laki kilpailunrajoituksista annetun lain 
muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om konkurrensbegränsningar 
 
Act amending Section 11 c of the Act on 
Restrictions on Comp etition, adopted on 
18 July 2008/528, entry into force 1 October 2008 
- Laki kilpailunrajoituksista annetun lain 11 c 
§:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 11 c § i lagen om konkurrensbegränsningar 
 
Act amending Section 11 a of the Act on 
Restrictions on Comp etition, adopted on 
9 February 2007/143, entry into force 15 February 2007 
- Laki kilpailunrajoituks ista annetun lain 11a 
§:n muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av 11 a § i lagen om konkurrensbegränsningar 
 
Act amending the Unfair  Business Practices 
Act, adopted on 29 August 562/2008, entry into force on 1 October 2008 
- Laki sopimattomasta menettelystä 
elinkeinotoiminnassa annetun lain muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om otillbörligt förfarande i näringsverksamhet 
 
  
  Amendments on the Sections concerning local administration bureau's and the national competition authority's rights to receive information and to conduct an inspection.     Amendment on the Section considering the obligation to notify to the competitive authority a corporate acquisition for which special legislation is otherwise applied.      Amendment considering a Section of calculating the turnover of the company.        Addition of a Section which includes the regulation on comparative advertising  IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND 
ENTRY INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
 
Civil judicial procedures and remedies1 
 
Code of Judicial Procedure, as amended up 
to 24 June 2010/650, enforcement with the latest amendments January 2011 
- Oikeudenkäymiskaari 
- Rättegångsbalk  
Act of the Market Court, adopted on 
28 December 2001/1527, repealed the Act on the Market Court 1978/41 (Laki markkinatuomioistuimesta) as amended up 30 April 2010 (323/2010) 
- Markkinaoikeuslaki 
- Marknadsdomstolslag 
 
Act to Safeguard the Evidence in Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights, adopted on 7 April 2000 /344, entry into force 1 May 2000 
- Laki todistelun turvaamisesta teollis- ja 
tekijänoikeuksia koske vissa riita-asioissa  
- Lag om säkerställande av bevisning i 
tvistemål som gäller immateriella rättigheter 
 
Act amending the Act to Safeguard the 
Evidence in Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights, adopted on 21 July 2006/678, entry into force on 1 September 2006 
- Laki todistelun turvaamisesta teollis- ja 
tekijänoikeuksia koske vissa riita-asioissa 
annetun lain muuttamisesta - Lag om ändring av lagen om säkerhetställande av bevisning i tvistemäl som gäller immateriella rättigheter 
   
 The general rules of pr ocedure in the civil 
court.     The rules of procedure in the market court. 
       Regulation on the safeguard procedures in intellectual property matters.        Addition of Sections on the right to receive information on the safeguard procedures.    
 
                                                      
1 The main provisions regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights are contained in the 
relevant IPR laws. The Directive 2004/48/EC of the Euro pean Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 
on the enforcement of intellectual property rights has been implemented in Finland by making the necessary 
amendments in the relevant IPR laws in year 2006.   IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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  TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND 
ENTRY INTO FORCE  
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
Provisional judicial measures 
 
Code of Judicial Procedure, as amended up to 24 June 2010/650, enforcement with the latest amendments January 2011 
- Oikeudenkäymiskaari 
- Rättegångsbalk  
Act of the Market Court, adopted on 
28 December 2001/1527, repealed the Act on the Market Court 1978/41 (Laki markkinatuomioistuimesta) as amended up 30 April 2010 (323/2010) 
- Markkinaoikeuslaki 
- Marknadsdomstolslag  
  
 The general rules of pr ocedure in the civil 
court.     The rules of procedure in the market court. 
     
 Special requirements related to border measures 
 
Customs Act, adopted on 
29 December 1994/1466, as amended up to September 2010 (533/2010) 
- Tullilaki 
- Tullag 
  
   Act regulates import and export measures and the control authority of customs at the border.    
 
Criminal procedures and penalties 
Code of Judicial Procedure, as amended up to 24 June 2010/650, enforcement with the latest amendments January 2011 
- Oikeudenkäymiskaari 
- Rättegångsbalk  
Penal Code 1889/39: Chapter 49: On 
Offences against Certain Intellectual Property Rights, adopted on 21 April 1995/578 
- Rikoslaki 49 luku: Eräiden aineettomien 
oikeuksien loukkaamisesta - Strafflag 49 kapitel: Om kränkning av vissa immaterialla rättigheter  
  The general rules of pr ocedure in the civil 
court.     The criminalisation on offences against intellectual property rights.   IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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Act amending Section 2 of Chapter 49 of the 
Penal Code, adopted on 22 December 2009/1281, entry into force on 1 January 2010 
- Laki rikoslain 49 luvun 2 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring 49 kap. 2 § i strafflagen 
 
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted 
11 May 2007/540, entry into force 1 September 2007 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
 
Act amending Chapter 49 of the Penal Code, 
adopted 14 October 2005/822, entry into force 1 January 2006 
- Laki rikoslain 49 luvun muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 49 kap. i strafflagen  
 
 
 Act amending Section 1 of Chapter 49 of the 
Penal Code, adopted 3 April 1998/251, entry into force 15 April 1998 
- Laki rikoslain 49 luvun 1 §:n muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av 49 kap. 1 § i strafflagen 
 
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted 
21 August 1995/1010, entry into force 1 September 1995 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
 
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted 
21 April 1995/578, entry into force 1 September 1995 
- Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta 
- Lag om ändring av strafflagen 
  
Amendment of the Section on an offence against the industrial property rights that are protected elsewhere in the Finnish legislation.    Addition of a Section concerning the criminal liability of a legal person in copyright related cases.    Amendments of the Sections on offence against industrial prope rty rights protected 
elsewhere in the legislation and the evasion of technical protecting measures. Addition of 
Sections of the offence of the evasion of technical protection measures and the electronical administration and the right to institute criminal proceedings. 
 
Technical amendments, caused by the inclusion of protection of databases into the 
Copyright Act.    Technical amendments, caused by the inclusion of protection of photographic pictures into the Copyright Act and the repeal of Act on Rights in Photographic Pictures  Addition of the Chap ter 49 to the Penal 
Code. IP/N/1/FIN/3 
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Administrative procedures and remedies and other laws  
Act on the Appellation Proceedings before the 
National Board of Pate nts and Registration, 
adopted on 26 June 1992/576, as amended up to January 2007 (2006/1266) 
- Laki patentti- ja rekisterihallituksen 
valitusasioiden käsittelystä - Lag om behandling av besvärsärenden vid patent- och registerstyrelsen 
 
Decree on the Appellation Proceedings before the National Board of Patents and Registration, adopted on 21 August 1992/800, as amended up to January 2003 (950/2002) 
- Asetus patentti- ja rekisterihallituksen 
valitusasioiden käsittelystä - Förordning om behandling av besvärsärenden vid patent- och registerstyrelsen 
 
Administrative Judicial Procedure Act, 
adopted on 26 July 1 996/586, repealed the 
Act on the Administrative Appellation Proceedings 1950/154 (Laki muutoksenhausta hallintoasioissa) and the Act on Extraordinary Appeal in Administrative Matte rs 1966/2000 (Laki 
ylimääräisestä muutoksenhausta hallintoasioissa), as amended up to August 2010 (582/2010) 
- Hallintolainkäyttölaki 
- Förvaltiningsprocesslag  
Act on Trade Names, adopted on 
2 February 1979/128, as amended up to November 2006 (910/2006) 
- Toiminimilaki 
- Firmalag 
  
   The regulation of the administrative procedure of appeal in  the National Board of 
Patents and Registration.       Specific rules on the appeal procedure.         
 
The Act contains provisions concerning the administrative judicial procedure. The Act applies to judicial procedure in general administrative courts. It also applies where an administrative decision is challenged by way of appeal or extraordinary appeal in an administrative authority, an appellate board or another comparable special authority. The new act repeals the Act on the Administrative Appellation Proceedings 1950/154 and the Act on Extraordinary Appeal in Administrative Matters 1966/200.  The regulation of trade names as an exclusive right. 
 
 
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