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| − | The law on patents clearly says that a mere software program cannot be patented (Patenttilaki 1 luku 1 §). Finland is a signatory to the [[European Patent Convention]]. | + | The law on patents clearly says that a mere software program cannot be patented (Patenttilaki 1 luku 1 §). Finland is a signatory to the [[European Patent Convention]]. However, the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR) does grant software patents, and EFFI claims this breaks the law. [http://www.effi.org/julkaisut/tiedotteet/lehdistotiedote-2003-02-24.html] |
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Revision as of 13:32, 19 July 2010
Finland is part of the European Union and is a signatory of the European Patent Convention.
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Legislation
The law on patents clearly says that a mere software program cannot be patented (Patenttilaki 1 luku 1 §). Finland is a signatory to the European Patent Convention. However, the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR) does grant software patents, and EFFI claims this breaks the law. [1]
Statutory law
Case law
Courts system
Applications for patents are filed with the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR) of Finland.
Decisions by the NBPR may be appealed against to the Appeals Board of the NBPR.
Decisions by the Appeals Board may be appealed against to the Supreme Administrative Court.
Related pages on ESP Wiki
- Nokia - based in Finland
External links
- National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
- Patents Act
- Finnish original: Patents Act (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- Swedish original: Patents Act (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country
- Act on the Right in Employee Inventions
