- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 8a
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
NB: Unofficial translation, Chapter 1 General provisions
Anyone who has made an invention, or his successor in title, shall be entitled, on application, to a utility model right to his invention, and thereby to the exclusive right to exploit the invention commercially, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
For the purposes of this Act, “invention” shall mean a technical solution that is commercially exploitable. (1396/1995)
The following, as such, shall not be regarded as inventions: An invention must be new in relation to what was known before the filing date of the utility model right application and must differ essentially therefrom. (700/2008) The prior
legally binding only in Finnish and Swedish
Act on Utility Model Rights
(800/1991; amendments up to 395/2010 included)
Section 1
(1396/1995)
Utility model rights shall not be granted for:
(1396/1995)
Section 2