- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted announcement fee within 2 months after receiving the official notification.
- Annuity: The annual fee can be paid once every 5 years, and the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 20% penalty should be paid at the same time.
2-2.5 years
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- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
Formal examination and substantive examination are required. Substantive examination begins automatically, without the need to submit a specific request.
The initial protection period is 4 years from the filing date, and can be renewed twice, 4 years and 2 years respectively, up to 10 years.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on the grounds of "due care".
PRH conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patents. In Finland, the substantive examination of patent applications starts automatically without filing a specific request. Generally, it takes 8 months for PRH to issue the first office action notification, and the applicant needs to reply to the office action within 2-4 months. Patent granted can be obtained if the granted conditions are met.
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Filing Language: Finnish/Swedish
Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
The novelty grace period is 12 months before the filing date/priority date.