WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide FI - Finlândia
Instituto Finlandês de Patentes e Registos (PRH)

    Applicable as from 1 de janeiro de 2026
    (published on 20 de dezembro de 2025)

    Summary of latest changes in this version
    RO: RO fees
    ISA: ISA fees
    SISA: SISA fees
    IPEA: IPEA fees
    Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase: Reinstatement of rights, National fees
    The procedure in the national Phase: Various (already in force)
    Annexes: National fees
    This version also contains some editorial changes
    List of changes

    [MT] Informações úteis sobre o hotel

    [MT] O Guia do Requerente PCT é atualizado quase semanalmente com as informações recebidas pelo Escritório Internacional.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] Lista de abreviaturas utilizadas no presente documento :
    Office: Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
    PA: Patents Act
    PD: Patents Decree
    [MT] Lista das moedas utilizadas neste documento :
    CHF (Franco suíço), EUR (Euro), USD (Dólar americano)
    [MT] Países e informações sobre os escritórios :
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    [MT] Perfil do escritório
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] Reservas, declarações, notificações e incompatibilidades do PCT
    Artigo 64(2)(a)(ii),
    Regra 23bis.2(b),
    Regra 23bis.2(e)

    Refer to the full list.
    [MT] Datas fechadas
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] Fase internacional

    [MT] Anexo B - Informações sobre Estados Contratantes ou Organizações Intergovernamentais

    [MT] Estado Contratante :
    Finlândia
    [MT] Código de duas letras :
    FI
    [MT] Nome do escritório:
    Instituto Finlandês de Patentes e Registos (PRH)
    [MT] Localização :
    Sörnäisten rantatie 13 C
    Helsinki
    Finland
    [MT] Endereço postal :
    FI-00091 PRH
    Finland
    [MT] Telefone :
    (358) (0)29 509 50 00
    [MT] E-mail :
    registry@prh.fi
    [MT] Site da Web:
    [MT] Fax:
    (358) (0)29 509 53 28
    [MT] O Instituto aceita o depósito de documentos por fax ou por meios similares ( Regra 92.4 do PCT )?
    Yes, by facsimile
    [MT] Que tipos de documentos podem ser transmitidos?
    All kinds of documents
    [MT] O original do documento deve ser apresentado em todos os casos?
    No, only upon invitation
    [MT] O Instituto envia notificações por correio electrónico no que respeita aos pedidos internacionais?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto aceitaria provas de envio de um documento, em caso de perda ou atraso, quando for utilizado um serviço de entrega que não as autoridades postais ( Regra 82.1 do PCT )?
    Sim
    [MT] O Instituto está disposto a permitir que os requerentes coloquem os seus pedidos à disposição do Serviço de Acesso Digital da OMPI para Documentos de Prioridade ( DAS ) ( Regra 17.1 ( b - bis ) do PCT )?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    For further details on how to request this Office to make applications available to DAS, refer to http://www.prh.fi/fi/patentit/patentointi_ulkomailla/etuoikeus/das.html.
    Yes, the Office is prepared to allow applicants to make international and national applications filed in electronic form available to the WIPO DAS
    [MT] Secretaria ( s) de recepção competente ( s) para pedidos internacionais apresentados por nacionais ou residentes deste Estado :
    EP,
    FI,
    IB
    [MT] A legislação nacional restringe o depósito de pedidos internacionais junto de institutos estrangeiros?
    Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country (551/1967), Section 2.
    Yes, filing restrictions apply to:
    Applications by residents
    [MT] Serviço ( s ) competente ( s ) designado ( s ) ( ou eleito ) para este Estado :
    National protection: FI
    European patent: EP
    [MT] Tipos de protecção disponíveis através do PCT:
    National:
    Patents,
    Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent)

    European:
    Patents
    [MT] Métodos de pagamento aceites pelo Instituto :
    The payment of fees must be effected in euro. All payments must indicate the national application number (however, if that number is not yet known, the international application number may be used), the name of the applicant and the category of fee being paid
    Payment may be effected:
    (i) by credit/debit card at the Office,
    (ii) by PRH Payment Service, or
    (iii) by transfer to one of the following bank accounts:
    Nordea Bank Abp
    Account No.
    FI9716603000104227
    BIC code
    NDEAFIHH
    Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch
    Account No.
    FI3489199710000732
    BIC code
    DABAFIHH
    Applicants must choose a mode of payment guaranteeing that the full amount of the fees due is received by the Office
    [MT] Disponibilidade, nos termos da legislação nacional, para uma pesquisa internacional de tipo (PCT Artigo 15 ):
    Section 9 of the Finnish Patent Law and
    Section 5 of the Patent Decree
    [MT] Protecção provisória após publicação internacional :
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a national patent:
    After international publication, the furnishing of a translation into Finnish or Swedish or, if the international application was filed in Finnish or Swedish, a copy of the international application as filed or, if the application or translation was filed in English a translation of the claims into Finnish or Swedish, gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages. These are limited to what is judged reasonable under the circumstances and the protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent. Refer to Sections 33, 58 and 60 of the Patent Law.
    Where the designation is made for the purposes of a European patent:
    Compensation reasonable in the circumstances, on condition that any national requirements relating to the translation into Finnish (or into Swedish if the applicant’s own language is Swedish) of the claims of the application have been met, and upon grant of the patent. Protection is limited to what is claimed in both the application and the patent.
    [MT] Informação de interesse se este Estado Contratante for designado ( ou eleito )
    [MT] Data em que o nome e o endereço do inventor devem ser indicados :
    May be in the request or may be furnished later. If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    [MT] Existem disposições especiais relativas ao depósito de microrganismos e outros materiais biológicos?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.
    [MT] Para uma patente europeia
    Refer to Annex B(EP)

    [MT] Anexo C - Gabinete de recepção

    [MT] Serviço de receção competente para nacionais e residentes de :
    Finlândia
    [MT] Língua em que podem ser apresentados os pedidos internacionais :
    If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (refer to Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3). If the language in which the international application is filed is not a language of publication and no translation is required for the purposes of international search (PCT Rule 12.3(a)), the applicant will have to furnish a translation of the application into English (PCT Rule 12.4(a)).
    English,
    Finnish,
    Swedish
    [MT] Idioma aceite para texto livre dependente da língua na lista de sequência :
    English,
    Finnish,
    Swedish,
    or English and another filing language
    [MT] Língua em que o pedido pode ser apresentado :
    English
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    1
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita o depósito de pedidos internacionais em formato eletrónico?
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format.
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 18 September 2025, pages 153 et seq.
    Yes, the Office accepts XML and PDF files filed using ePCT-Filing or PRH Patent Service
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a apresentação de documentos pré - conversão e, em caso afirmativo, em que formato ( Secção 706 das Instruções Administrativas do PCT )?
    Yes, any format. The files should be in ZIP format and contain texts either in ASCII plain text or in any other commonly known format.
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a incorporação por referência ( Regra 20.6 do PCT )?
    Sim
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a apresentação de desenhos coloridos de forma informal e os transmite ao Escritório Internacional?
    Sim
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita pedidos de restauração do direito de prioridade ( Regra 26bis.3 do PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests
    [MT] Autoridade competente para a pesquisa internacional :
    EP,
    FI,
    SE
    [MT] Autoridade competente para o exame preliminar internacional :
    EP,
    FI,
    SE
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] Taxa de transmissão :
    140 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de depósito internacional :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,428 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por folha superior a 30 :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    16 EUR
    [MT] Reduções ( no item 4 da tabela de comissões ) :
    [MT] Envio electrónico ( o pedido em formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    215 EUR
    [MT] Depósito electrónico ( o pedido, a descrição, os pedidos e o resumo em formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    322 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa :
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    Annex D(FI)
    Annex D(SE)
    [MT] Taxa de documento de prioridade ( Regra 17.1 ( b ) do PCT ) :
    [MT] — para a transmissão :
    15 EUR
    — plus, for a patent, per document:
    50 EUR
    — or plus, for a utility model, per document:
    50 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de pedido de restabelecimento do direito de prioridade ( Regra 26bis.3 d ) do PCT ) :
    550 EUR
    [MT] O Instituto receptor exige um agente?
    No, if the applicant resides in Finland
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    [MT] Quem pode agir como agente?
    Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] O Gabinete dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated on the request form at the time of filing
    [MT] O Instituto dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated on the request form at the time of filing

    [MT] Anexo D - Autoridade de Pesquisa Internacional

    [MT] Autoridade de Pesquisa Internacional competente para as seguintes Oficinas Receptoras :
    FI
    Fees payable to the ISA:
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa ( Regra 16 do PCT):
    This fee is payable to the receiving Office in the currency or one of the currencies accepted by it.
    1,719 CHF
    1,845 EUR
    2,154 USD
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa adicional ( Regra 40.2 do PCT ) :
    This fee is payable to the International Searching Authority and only in particular circumstances.
    1,845 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos citados no relatório de pesquisa internacional ( Regra 44.3 do PCT ) :
    None
    [MT] Como obter cópias :
    The applicant receives, together with the international search report, a copy of each document cited in the report, free of charge. Designated (elected) Offices also receive a first set of copies, upon request, free of charge
    Additional copies are available to applicants and designated (elected) Offices by e-mail at:
    pct@prh.fi
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos contidos no processo do pedido internacional ( Regra 94.1ter do PCT ) :
    per page 0.60 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de protesto ( Regra 40.2 (e) do PCT ) :
    None
    [MT] Taxa de apresentação tardia ( Regra 13ter.1 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    210 EUR
    [MT] Condições de reembolso e montante da taxa de pesquisa :
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    Where the international application is withdrawn or is considered withdrawn, under PCT Article 14(1), (3) or (4), before the start of the international search:
    refund of 100%
    Where the Authority benefits from an earlier national search, international search, supplementary international search or international-type search already carried out by the Authority, a Nordic patent authority or the European Patent Office on an application whose priority is claimed:
    refund of 300 EUR
    [MT] Línguas aceites para a pesquisa internacional :
    English,
    Finnish,
    Swedish
    [MT] A Autoridade aceita comentários informais sobre resultados de pesquisas anteriores quando um pedido internacional reivindica prioridade sobre um pedido anterior já pesquisado por esta Autoridade?
    Yes, The applicant may submit informal comments to overcome objections raised in the search report and written opinion for the priority application. At the PRH this service is called “PCT Direct”. Informal comments should be sent to the receiving Office together with the international application in the form of a separate letter entitled “PCT Direct/informal comments”. PCT Direct submissions are published on PATENTSCOPE.
    [MT] Tipos de suportes físicos aceites para a apresentação de listas de sequências de nucleotídeos e/ou aminoácidos:
    None. Physical media are not accepted. Sequence listings must be filed in electronic form (refer to Annex C)
    [MT] Assunto que não será pesquisado :
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of any subject matter searched under the patent grant procedure in accordance with the provisions of Finnish patent law
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form at the time of filing
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form at the time of filing

    [MT] Anexo SISA - Autoridade de Pesquisa Internacional ( Pesquisa Suplementar )

    [MT] Taxas a pagar ao Secretariado Internacional :
    For further details on the payment of fees to the International Bureau, refer to the WIPO website at https://www.wipo.int/en/web/pct-system/fees/index.
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa suplementar ( Regra 45bis.3 do PCT ) :
    This fee is fixed by the Authority in EUR and will be revised from time to time to reflect currency fluctuations between EUR and CHF.
    1,719 CHF
    [MT] Taxa de tratamento da pesquisa suplementar ( Regra 45bis.2 do PCT ) :
    200 CHF
    [MT] Taxa de pagamento tardio ( Regra 45bis.4 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    100 CHF
    [MT] Taxas a pagar à Autoridade :
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos citados no relatório de pesquisa internacional suplementar ( Regra 45bis.7 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    The applicant receives, together with the supplementary international search report, a copy of each document cited in the report, free of charge. Designated (elected) Offices also receive a first set of copies, upon request, free of charge
    Additional copies are available, free of charge, to applicants and designated (elected) Offices by e-mail at: pct@prh.fi
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos contidos no processo do pedido internacional ( Regra 94.1ter do PCT ) :
    per page 0.60 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de apresentação tardia ( Regras 13ter.1 ( c ) e 45bis.5 ( c ) do PCT ) :
    210 EUR
    [MT] Condições de reembolso e montante da taxa de pesquisa suplementar :
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    The International Bureau shall refund this fee where the supplementary search request has not yet been transmitted to the Authority and the international application is withdrawn or considered withdrawn, or the supplementary search request is withdrawn or considered not to have been submitted (refer to PCT Rule 45bis.3(d)):
    refund of 100%
    The Authority shall refund this fee where the supplementary search request is considered not to have been submitted before the start of the supplementary international search (refer to PCT Rule 45bis.3(e)):
    refund of 100%
    [MT] Línguas aceites para a pesquisa internacional suplementar :
    English,
    Finnish,
    Swedish
    [MT] Assunto que não será pesquisado :
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 39.1 with the exception of any subject matter searched under the patent grant procedure in accordance with the provisions of Finnish patent law
    [MT] Âmbito da documentação incluída na pesquisa internacional suplementar :
    In addition to PCT minimum documentation, the Authority shall include at least the documents held in its search collection in:
    Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
    [MT] Limitações à pesquisa internacional suplementar :
    The Authority has no current limitations on its supplementary international search services.
    [MT] Tipos de suportes físicos aceites para a apresentação de listas de sequências de nucleotídeos e/ou aminoácidos:
    None. Physical media are not accepted. Sequence listings must be filed in electronic form (refer to Annex C)
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form at the time of filing
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form at the time of filing

    [MT] Anexo E - Autoridade de Exame Preliminar Internacional

    [MT] Autoridade de exame preliminar internacional competente para as seguintes Secretarias de recepção :
    FI
    [MT] Existem restrições no que diz respeito à competência da Autoridade que atua como Autoridade de Exame Preliminar Internacional?
    Não
    Fees payable to the IPEA:
    [MT] Taxa de exame preliminar ( Regra 58 do PCT):
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
    690 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional de exame preliminar ( Regra 68.3 do PCT ) :
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority and only in particular circumstances.
    690 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de processamento ( Regra 57.1 do PCT ) :
    This fee is payable to the International Preliminary Examining Authority. It is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    215 EUR
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos citados no relatório de exame preliminar internacional ( Regra 71.2 do PCT ) :
    None
    [MT] Como obter cópias :
    The applicant receives, together with the international preliminary examination report, a copy of each document cited in the report, free of charge. Elected Offices also receive a first set of copies, upon request, free of charge
    Additional copies are available to applicants and elected Offices by e-mail at:
    pct@prh.fi
    [MT] Taxa por cópias de documentos contidos no processo do pedido internacional ( Regra 94.2 do PCT ) :
    per page 0.60 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de protesto ( Regra 68.3 (e) do PCT):
    None
    [MT] Taxa de apresentação tardia ( Regra 13ter.2 do PCT ) :
    210 EUR
    [MT] Condições de reembolso e montante da taxa de exame preliminar :
    Money paid by mistake, without cause, or in excess, will be refunded
    In the cases provided for under PCT Rule 58.3:
    refund of 100%
    If the international application or the demand is withdrawn before the start of the international preliminary examination:
    refund of 100%
    [MT] Línguas aceites para o exame preliminar internacional :
    English,
    Finnish,
    Swedish
    [MT] Objecto que não será examinado :
    The subject matter specified in items (i) to (vi) of PCT Rule 67.1 with the exception of any subject matter which is examined under the patent grant procedure in accordance with Finnish patent law
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form or in the demand form at the time of their filing
    [MT] A Autoridade dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Sim
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form or in the demand form at the time of their filing

    [MT] Anexo L - Depósitos de Microrganismos e Outros Materiais Biológicos

    [MT] Requisitos dos cargos designados e eleitos
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    [MT] Data ( se houver ) anterior a 16 meses da data de prioridade até à qual o requerente deve apresentar :
    [MT] — as indicações prescritas na regra 13bis.3, alínea a), subalíneas i) a iii):
    Where applicant requests publication earlier than 16 months from the priority date, not later than that request
    [MT] — eventuais indicações adicionais :
    At the time of filing (as part of the application)
    [MT] Indicações adicionais ( se houver ) que devem ser dadas para além das prescritas na Regra 13bis.3 a ) i ) a iii ), em conformidade com as notificações do Instituto :
    To the extent available to the applicant, all significant information on the characteristics of the biological material
    [MT] Informações adicionais sobre o produto
    The applicant may request that, until the publication of the mention of the grant of a patent by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) or for 20 years from the date of filing if the application has been finally decided upon without resulting in the grant of a patent by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), the furnishing of a sample shall only be effected to an expert in the art. The request to this effect shall be filed by the applicant with the International Bureau before the expiration of 16 months from the priority date (preferably on Form PCT/RO/134). If such a request has been filed by the applicant, any request made by a third party for the furnishing of a sample shall indicate the expert to be used. That expert may be any person entered on a list of recognized experts drawn up by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) or any person approved by the applicant in the individual case.

    [MT] Fase nacional

    [MT] Resumo dos requisitos para entrada na fase nacional

    [MT] Prazos aplicáveis para a entrada na fase nacional :
    Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date
    [MT] O Instituto permite a restauração de direitos ( Regra 49.6 do PCT )?
    Yes. The Finnish Patent and registration Office accepts the reinstatement of rights under the due care criterion.
    Fee for the request
    550 EUR
    [MT] Tradução do pedido internacional exigida para ( uma das ) línguas seguintes :
    Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within the above-mentioned time limit.
    English,
    Finnish,
    Swedish
    [MT] Conteúdos exigidos da tradução para entrada na fase nacional :
    Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within the above-mentioned time limit.
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as originally filed or as amended, at applicant’s option), any text matter of drawings, abstract
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, as originally filed or as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report, at applicant’s option)
    [MT] É necessária uma cópia do pedido internacional em circunstâncias especiais?
    Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within the above-mentioned time limit.
    The applicant should only send a copy of the international application if he/she has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2)
    [MT] O Instituto aceita desenhos coloridos de acordo com a sua legislação nacional?
    Yes, for patent applications filed on or after 1 January 2024.
    [MT] Taxas nacionais :
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Taxa básica
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    580 EUR
    [MT] — para um pedido apresentado por via electrónica
    450 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de reclamação para cada reclamação acima de 15
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    60 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional por entrega tardia de tradução ou cópia
    Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within the above-mentioned time limit.
    150 EUR
    [MT] Taxas anuais para os primeiros três anos
    The renewal fees for an international application in respect of fee years which have begun before the date on which the application was pursued under section 31 of the Patents Act or was taken up for processing under section 38 of the same Act or which begin within two months of such date become in no event due until the last day of the month that falls two months after the date on which the application was pursued or otherwise prosecuted.
    220 EUR
    [MT] Modelos de utilidade
    [MT] Taxa de inscrição
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    310 EUR
    [MT] — para um pedido apresentado por via electrónica
    250 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional para cada reclamação acima de cinco
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    30 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional por entrega tardia de tradução ou cópia
    Where the basic fee has been paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation or copy may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation or copy has been paid within the above-mentioned time limit.
    130 EUR
    [MT] Isenções, reduções ou reembolsos de taxas :
    None
    [MT] Requisitos especiais do Instituto ( Regra 51 bis do PCT ) :
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the invention where the applicant is not the inventor or the only inventor
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Finland
    Translation of the international application to be furnished in one copy for a patent and one copy for a utility model
    If the international application is for both a patent and a utility model, the power of attorney (if any) must be furnished in duplicate
    [MT] Quem pode agir como agente?
    Any natural or legal person resident in the European Economic Area
    [MT] O Instituto aceita pedidos de restauração do direito de prioridade ( Regra 49ter.2 do PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests

    [MT] O procedimento na fase nacional

    [MT] FI.01 FORMULÁRIOS PARA ENTRADA NA FASE NACIONAL
    The Office has available special forms for entering the national phase (refer to Annexes FI.II (patents) and FI.III (utility models)). These forms should preferably (but need not) be used.
    [MT] FI.02 LÍNGUA DO PROCESSO
    PD Sec. 3,
    PA Sec. 8

    The description, the claims, any text matter of drawings and the abstract of the international application must be in Finnish, Swedish or English. If the application is in Finnish or Swedish, the claims and the abstract must be translated into the other of the two languages before the application becomes available to the public. If the application is in English, the claims and the abstract must be translated into Finnish or Swedish before the application becomes available to the public. However, the Office may refrain from demanding the translation or accept a translation in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English of all documents which do not belong to the documents making up the international application. The language of opposition and appeal proceedings is Finnish or Swedish.
    [MT] FI.03 TRADUÇÃO ( RECUPERAÇÃO TARDIA DE )
    PA Sec. 31(2)
    If the translation of the international application has not been furnished by the applicant within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(l) but the national fee indicated in the Summary has been paid within that time limit, the translation can still be furnished within a further period of two months, provided that the additional fee for late furnishing of the translation, indicated in the Summary, has been paid within those two months.
    [MT] FI.04 TRADUÇÃO ( CORREÇÃO )
    Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003).
    [MT] FI.05 TRADUÇÃO ( EM CASO DE FALTA DE UNIDADE DA INVENÇÃO )
    Where a part of the international application was not subjected to an international search for reason of lack of unity of the invention, a translation is required only of those parts of the international application which were subjected to the international search. However, where the applicant wants to maintain the part which was not searched, a translation of this part must also be furnished (refer to also paragraph FI.08).
    [MT] FI.06 TAXAS ( MODO DE PAGAMENTO )
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex FI.I.
    [MT] FI.07 PROCURAÇÃO
    PA Sec. 12,
    PA Sec. 33

    An agent may be appointed either by filing a separate power of attorney (which may be a copy or a facsimile) or by means of the special forms referred to in paragraph FI.01 (refer to Annexes FI.II and FI.III). For time limits, refer to the Summary. For the language, refer to paragraph FI.02.
    [MT] FI.08 RELATÓRIO FINLANDÊS ADICIONAL DE PESQUISA OU EXAME ( EM CASO DE FALTA DE UNIDADE DA INVENÇÃO )
    PCT Artigo 17(3)(b),
    PCT Artigo 34(3)(c),
    PA Sec. 36,
    PA Sec. 37

    Where a part of the international application was not subjected to international search or preliminary examination because the international application did not comply with the requirement of unity of invention and the applicant did not pay the additional search or preliminary examination fee to the International Searching or Preliminary Examining Authority, the Office will decide whether the said finding as regards the application translated into Finnish was correct. If this is found to be the case, the Office will invite the applicant to pay an additional fee within two months after mailing of the notification of this decision. The amount of the said fee is indicated in Annex FI.I. Where the applicant does not pay the additional fee, that part of the international application which was not subjected to international search or preliminary examination will be considered withdrawn. For international applications filed on or after 1 November 2011, the international application can be translated into Finnish, Swedish or English.
    [MT] FI.09 TAXA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
    PA Sec. 19,
    PA Sec. 20

    A publication fee must be paid within two months from the date on which the applicant was notified that the application could be accepted. The amount of the fee is indicated in Annex FI.I.
    [MT] FI.10 TAXAS ANUAIS
    PA Sec. 8(6),
    PA Sec. 40,
    PA Sec. 41,
    PA Sec. 42

    Annual fees must be paid for each year following the international filing date. For the due date of annual fees for the first three years, refer to the Summary. Payment of the subsequent annual fees must be made before the expiration of the month containing the anniversary of the international filing date. Payment can still be made, together with a 20% surcharge for late payment, before the expiration of the sixth month after the due date. The amounts of the annual fees are indicated in Annex FI.I. It is to be noted that annual fees can be paid without surcharge within two months (extended to the last day of the month) after performing the acts for entering the national phase.
    [MT] FI.11 ALTERAÇÃO DO PEDIDO; PRAZO
    PCT Artigo 28,
    PCT Artigo 41,
    PA Sec. 13,
    PA Sec. 34,
    PD Sec. 52b,
    PA Sec. 19,
    PD Sec. 19,
    PD Sec. 21,
    PD Sec. 22,
    PD Sec. 23,
    PD Sec. 24

    The applicant may make the following modifications before the Office, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby:
    (i) within 35 months from the priority date or from the international filing date: corrections of defects and voluntary amendments;
    (ii) up to the notice that the application can be accepted: amendments or additions to the description and drawing(s) if they are necessary to comply with general requirements under PCT Articles 5 and 7; amendments or additions to the claims, which, unless the Office allows otherwise, must be made by filing a new document comprising all of the claims in sequence; where additions are made to the claims, the applicant must at the same time file a statement indicating the reference basis for these additions.
    [MT] FI.12 REVISÃO NOS TERMOS DO ARTIGO 25 DO PCT
    PCT Artigo 25,
    PCT Regra 51,
    PA Sec. 38,
    PA Sec. 72,
    PD Sec. 52

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. If, upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged with the Market Court within 60 days from the date of receipt of the decision.
    [MT] FI.13 DESCUSÃO DE ATRASOS NOS LIMITES DE TEMPO DE REUNIÃO
    PCT Artigo 24(2),
    PCT Artigo 48(2)

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase.
    FI.14
    PA Sec. 71a,
    PA Sec. 71b,
    PCT Regra 49.6(a)

    Reestablishment of rights may be requested where the applicant, in spite of all due care required by the circumstances, was unable to observe a time limit during the international phase or before the Office, default of which is prejudicial to his rights. A request for reestablishment must be presented in writing within two months after the removal of the cause of the failure to perform the action but not later than one year from the expiration of the time limit which has not been observed. Within the said two months, the omitted action must be completed, the fee for reestablishment of rights (refer to Annex FI.I) must be paid and the request must state the grounds on which it is based and set out the facts on which it relies.
    FI.15
    PA Sec. 15,
    PA Sec. 19

    Resumption of proceedings concerning the application may be requested from the Office where the applicant missed a time limit which has been fixed for a certain action by the Office. Resumption of proceedings may not be requested where the missed time limit is fixed in the PCT, and the PCT Regulations. A request for resumption of proceedings has the effect that the proceedings for grant will be resumed, provided that, within four months from the expiration of the missed time limit, the said request is presented in writing, the resumption fee (refer to Annex FI.I) is paid and the omitted act has been completed.
    [MT] FI.16 MODELO DE UTILIDADE
    PCT Regra 49bis.1,
    PCT Regra 49bis.1(a),
    PCT Regra 49bis.1(b),
    PCT Regra 76.5

    If the applicant wishes to obtain utility model registration on the basis of an international application
    — instead of a patent, or
    — in addition to a patent,
    the applicant, when performing the acts referred to in Article 22 or 39, shall so indicate to the Office.
    If the international application is for a utility model instead of a patent, the requirements are basically the same as for patents with the following exceptions:
    — utility model protection does not cover processes;
    — a utility model application does not contain an abstract;
    — one copy of the translation of the international application in Finnish or Swedish is required;
    — in a case where the translation has been filed within two months from the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the late furnishing fee for the translation must be paid within the same time limit;
    — the applicant is not required to pay publication or annual fees. Instead of annual fees, renewal fees have to be paid for utility models;
    — a utility model right is in force for four years and the term of protection may be extended for a first time from four years to eight years and for a second time from eight years to ten years. The amounts of the renewal fees are indicated in Annex FI.I.
    If the international application is for both a utility model and a patent, the applicant must, within the time limits applicable for entry into the national phase (refer to the Summary), comply with the following requirements:
    (i) pay both the registration fee for the utility model and the national fee for the patent application;
    (ii) furnish one copy of the translation of the international application into Finnish, Swedish or English for a patent and one copy for a utility model into Finnish or Swedish;
    (iii) file a power of attorney (if any) in duplicate
    [MT] FI.17 CONVERSÃO
    An international application for a patent may be converted into a utility model application after the applicant has complied with the requirements for entry into the national phase for a patent application.
    The utility model application is deemed to have been filed on the date the patent application was filed. A patent application shall remain pending even if it is converted into a utility model application unless the applicant specifically withdraws the patent application. The conversion is subject to payment of the prescribed fees indicated in Annex FI.I. Conversion cannot be requested:
    — after the expiration of 10 years from the international filing date;
    — in respect of a dismissed, rejected or withdrawn patent application or granted patent.

    [MT] Anexos

    [MT] Anexo FI.I - Taxas
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Taxa básica
    580 EUR
    [MT] — para um pedido apresentado por via electrónica
    450 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional por entrega tardia de tradução ou cópia
    150 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de reclamação para cada reclamação acima de 15
    60 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional ( ver parágrafo FI.08 )
    450 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de publicação
    580 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de publicação quando os documentos para publicação tiverem sido apresentados eletronicamente
    450 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de retomada
    110 EUR
    [MT] — se o pedido tiver sido anteriormente retomado,
    190 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de restabelecimento de direitos
    550 EUR
    [MT] Taxas anuais :
    [MT] — durante os três primeiros anos
    220 EUR
    [MT] — para o 4º ano
    170 EUR
    [MT] — para o 5º ano
    220 EUR
    [MT] — para o 6º ano
    250 EUR
    [MT] — para o 7º ano
    280 EUR
    [MT] — para o 8º ano
    340 EUR
    [MT] — para o 9º ano
    390 EUR
    [MT] — para o 10.º ano
    450 EUR
    [MT] — para o 11º ano
    500 EUR
    [MT] — para o 12.º ano
    560 EUR
    [MT] — para o 13º ano
    620 EUR
    [MT] — para o 14º ano
    670 EUR
    [MT] — para o 15.º ano
    740 EUR
    [MT] — para o 16º ano
    790 EUR
    [MT] — para o 17º ano
    840 EUR
    [MT] — para o 18º ano
    900 EUR
    [MT] — para o 19º ano
    960 EUR
    [MT] — para o 20.º ano
    1,010 EUR
    [MT] Suplemento por atraso de pagamento
    20% of the applicable annual fee
    [MT] Taxa de restauração do direito de prioridade
    550 EUR
    [MT] Modelos de utilidade
    [MT] Taxa de inscrição
    310 EUR
    [MT] — para um pedido apresentado por via electrónica
    250 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional por entrega tardia de tradução ou cópia
    130 EUR
    [MT] Taxa adicional para cada reclamação acima de cinco
    30 EUR
    [MT] Taxas de renovação :
    [MT] — por quatro anos
    330 EUR
    [MT] — suplemento por atraso de pagamento
    70 EUR
    [MT] — por dois anos
    280 EUR
    [MT] — suplemento por atraso de pagamento
    70 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de restauração do direito de prioridade
    550 EUR
    [MT] Taxa de restabelecimento de direitos
    550 EUR
    [MT] Como pode ser efetuado o pagamento das taxas?
    The payment of fees must be effected in euro. All payments must indicate the national application number (however, if that number is not yet known, the international application number may be used), the name of the applicant and the category of fee being paid
    Payment may be effected:
    (i) by credit/debit card at the Office,
    (ii) by PRH Payment Service, or
    (iii) by transfer to one of the following bank accounts:
    Nordea Bank Abp
    Account No.
    FI9716603000104227
    BIC code
    NDEAFIHH
    Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch
    Account No.
    FI3489199710000732
    BIC code
    DABAFIHH
    Applicants must choose a mode of payment guaranteeing that the full amount of the fees due is received by the Office
    [MT] Formulários
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex FI.II - National processing request form (patents)
    Annex FI.III - National processing request form (utility models)
    Current version applicable from 1 de janeiro de 2026 , printed on 14 de fevereiro de 2026
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