Intellectual property in Finland

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: Ministry of Education and Culture
National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR)
Regional Organisations: For the protection of patents: the European Patent Office (EPO). To control trademarks, designs and models: the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patents act	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trademarks act	10 years	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Registered designs act	5 years, renewable
Copyright Copyright act		Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Act on utility model rights	4 years, renewable (maximum 10 years total)

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