Finland

Act on Inventions important to the National Defence, issued on 15 December 1967/551

Year of current version:	1967
Date of entry into force of original text:	1968
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 15, 1967
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Patents (Inventions), Utility Models
Notes:	Notification states: "The Act contains provisions concerning the government's possibilities to expropriate the invention if it is important to the national defense. These provisions concern also utility models and European patents".
Available Texts:
Finnish	Yr 412 L maanpuolustukselle merkityksellisistä keksinnöistä 15.12.1967/551
Related Legislation:	Is amended by Act amending section 1 of the Act on Invention important to the National Defence, issued on 8 December 1995, 1995/1397 (FI051) Act amending sections 2 and 3 of the Act on Inventions important to the National Defence, issued on 22 December 1995/1697 (FI022)
WIPO Lex No.:	FI021