FINLAND
COUNTRY : REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
CAPITAL : HELSINKI
LANGUAGES : FINISH & SWEDISH
The IPR office of Finland is known as the National Board of Patents & Registration of Finland (NBPR).
International Treaties to which Finland is signatory:
- Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property
- Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –TRIPS.
- Trademark Law Treaty TLT
- Madrid Protocol for International filing of trademark
- European Union Trademarks
- NICE Classification of Goods & Services
- Berne Convention
Protection to Trademarks in Finland:
- National Registration – Direct Filing with National Trademark Office
- International Registration – Through Madrid System
- Community Trademarks – Through ‘OHIM’
Please refer our Treaties section on International protection under Madrid System and Community Trademark Registration.
Therefore, to obtain registration of trademark in Finland, there are three options from which the applicant can choose.
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Kinds of Trademarks registrable in FINLAND
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Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in FINLAND
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Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in FINLAND
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Trademark Search in FINLAND
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Trademark Filing in FINLAND
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Trademark Examination in FINLAND
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Trademark Publication & Opposition in FINLAND
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Trademark Registration in FINLAND
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Trademark Usage in FINLAND
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Trademark Cost of Registration in FINLAND
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