Finland

Category of IPR

Name of the law

Registration needed

Where to register

Copyright

Copyright Act of 1961

no

-

Patents

Patents Act of 1967

yes

Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Utility models

Act on Utility Model Rights of 1991

yes

Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Trade marks

Trademarks Act of 1964

no, but preferred

Finnish Patent and Registration Office

(Industrial) designs

Registered Designs Act of 1971

no, but preferred

Finnish Patent and Registration Office

Geographical Indications

Protected on EU-level - Regulations No 509/2006 and 510/2006

yes

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Know How

not protected

-

-

Plant Breeders Rights

Plant Breeder's Right Act of 1992

yes

Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira

Topographies of Semiconductor Products

Act on The Exclusive Right In The Layout-Design (Topography) of an Integrated Circuit of 1991

yes

Finnish Patent and Registration Office