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'''Finland''' is part of the [[European Union]] and is a signatory of the [[European Patent Convention]].
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==Legislation==
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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]]. 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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===Statutory law===
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===Case law===
  
 
==Courts system==
 
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Applications for patents are filed with the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR) of Finland.
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Decisions by the NBPR may be appealed against to the Appeals Board of the NBPR.
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Decisions by the Appeals Board may be appealed against to the Supreme Administrative Court.
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==Politics==
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There is a political party called Piraattipuolue (The Pirate Party of Finland) which is seeking to abolish software patents in Finland.[https://www.piraattipuolue.fi/english]
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==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
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* [[Nokia]] - based in Finland
  
 
==External links==
 
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* {{translate fi|url=http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1967/19670550|title=Patent Act of Finland}}
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* {{translate sv|url=http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/ajantasa/1967/19670550|title=Patent Act of Finland}}
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* [http://www.prh.fi/en.html National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland]
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* [http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/kaannokset/1967/en19670550.pdf Patents Act]
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** {{translate fi|url=http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1967/19670550|title=Patents Act}}
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** {{translate sv|url=http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/ajantasa/1967/19670550|title=Patents Act}}
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* [http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/kaannokset/1967/en19670551.pdf Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country]
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* [http://www.finlex.fi/sv/laki/kaannokset/1967/en19670656.pdf Act on the Right in Employee Inventions]
  
 
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Revision as of 11:30, 6 August 2011

Finland is part of the European Union and is a signatory of the European Patent Convention.

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.

Politics

There is a political party called Piraattipuolue (The Pirate Party of Finland) which is seeking to abolish software patents in Finland.[2]

Related pages on ESP Wiki

External links

References