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2. Subject matter
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3. Notification status
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Unfair Business Practices Act, 1978/1061 (IP/N/1/FIN/26, IP/N/1/FIN/U/9 - 23/01/2019)
Criminal Code 19.12.1889/39; Chapter 30 (24.8.1990/769) (IP/N/1/FIN/22, IP/N/1/FIN/U/6 - 28/09/2018)
Decree on the Openness of Government Activities and on Good Practice in Information Management, 1999/1030 (IP/N/1/FIN/24, IP/N/1/FIN/U/8 - 28/09/2018)
Act on the Openness of Government Activities, 21.5.1999/621 (IP/N/1/FIN/23, IP/N/1/FIN/U/7 - 28/09/2018)
Unfair Business Practices Act, as last amended on 29 August 2008/562 (IP/N/1/FIN/U/3 - 20/02/2012)
Act on the Openness of Government Activities as last amended in 14 May 2010/374 (IP/N/1/FIN/U/4 - 17/02/2012)
Decree on the Openness of Government Activities and on Good Practice in Information Management 12.11.1999/1030(1030/1999; with amendments up to 380 / 2002) (IP/N/1/FIN/U/5 - 16/02/2012)
Consolidated text of the Penal Code 19.12.1889/39; Chapter 30 (24.8.1990/769) – Business Offences as amended up to 2003/61 (IP/N/1/FIN/O/2 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Unfair Business Practices Act 22.12.1978/1061 as amended up to 2002/461 (IP/N/1/FIN/U/2 - 09/02/2007)
Unfair Business Practices Act, No. 1061/78 (IP/N/1/FIN/U/1 - 20/01/1997)
Act on Collective Management of Copyright, 2016/1494 (IP/N/1/FIN/25, IP/N/1/FIN/C/5 - 23/01/2019)
Competition Act, 2011/948 (IP/N/1/FIN/27, IP/N/1/FIN/O/5 - 23/01/2019)
Information Society Code, Chapter 22, 2014/917 (IP/N/1/FIN/28, IP/N/1/FIN/C/6 - 23/01/2019)
Code of Judicial Procedure, 4/1734 (as amended up to 18 November 2016, 2016/987, enforcement with the latest amendments 1 December 2016) (IP/N/1/FIN/29, IP/N/1/FIN/E/3 - 23/01/2019)
Courts Act, 2016/673 (IP/N/1/FIN/30, IP/N/1/FIN/E/4 - 23/01/2019)
Market Court Proceedings Act, 2013/100 (IP/N/1/FIN/31, IP/N/1/FIN/E/5 - 23/01/2019)
Act to Safeguard the Evidence in Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights, 2000/344 (IP/N/1/FIN/32, IP/N/1/FIN/E/6 - 23/01/2019)
Customs Act (as at 29 April 2016, 2016/304) (IP/N/1/FIN/33, IP/N/1/FIN/E/7 - 23/01/2019)
Act amending section 10 and 47 of the Customs Act (IP/N/1/FIN/34, IP/N/1/FIN/E/8 - 23/01/2019)
Criminal Code 1889/39: 1889/39 - Chapter 49 (IP/N/1/FIN/35, IP/N/1/FIN/E/9 - 23/01/2019)
Act on Authorized Industrial Property Agents, 2014/22 (IP/N/1/FIN/36, IP/N/1/FIN/I/5 - 23/01/2019)
Decree on Authorized Industrial Property Agents, 2014/396 (IP/N/1/FIN/37, IP/N/1/FIN/I/6 - 23/01/2019)
Act on Finnish Patent and Registration Office, 2013/578 (IP/N/1/FIN/38, IP/N/1/FIN/P/28 - 23/01/2019)
Administrative Judicial Procedure Act, 26.7.1996/586 (IP/N/1/FIN/39, IP/N/1/FIN/E/10 - 23/01/2019)
Act on Trade Names, 1979/128 (IP/N/1/FIN/40, IP/N/1/FIN/T/11 - 23/01/2019)
Act on Utility Model Rights, 1991/800 (IP/N/1/FIN/19, IP/N/1/FIN/P/25 - 28/09/2018)
Decree on Utility Model Rights,1991/1419 (IP/N/1/FIN/20, IP/N/1/FIN/P/26 - 28/09/2018)
Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country, 1967/551 (IP/N/1/FIN/21, IP/N/1/FIN/P/27 - 28/09/2018)
Act on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design (Topography) of an Integrated Circuit, 1991/32 (IP/N/1/FIN/17, IP/N/1/FIN/L/6 - 14/09/2018)
Decree on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design (Topography) of an Integrated Circuit, 1991/946 (IP/N/1/FIN/18, IP/N/1/FIN/L/7 - 14/09/2018)
Patent Decree, 1980/669 (IP/N/1/FIN/13, IP/N/1/FIN/P/21 - 13/09/2018)
Plant Breeder's Rights Act, 2009/1279 (IP/N/1/FIN/14, IP/N/1/FIN/P/22 - 13/09/2018)
Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions, 2006/369 (IP/N/1/FIN/16, IP/N/1/FIN/P/24 - 13/09/2018)
Act on the Right in Employee Inventions, 1967/656 (IP/N/1/FIN/15, IP/N/1/FIN/P/23 - 13/09/2018)
Registered Designs Decree, 1971/252 (IP/N/1/FIN/11, IP/N/1/FIN/D/8 - 22/08/2018)
Patents Act, 1967/550 (IP/N/1/FIN/12, IP/N/1/FIN/P/20 - 22/08/2018)
Act amending Food Act, 7.11.2014/881 (IP/N/1/FIN/8, IP/N/1/FIN/G/2 - 21/08/2018)
Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the registration of PDO/PGI/TSG products and notification of the manufacture of a registered PDO/PGI/TSG product, 17.12.2014/1153 (IP/N/1/FIN/9, IP/N/1/FIN/G/3 - 21/08/2018)
Registered Designs Act, 1971/221 (IP/N/1/FIN/10, IP/N/1/FIN/D/7 - 21/08/2018)
Act on Collective Marks, 1980/795 (IP/N/1/FIN/7, IP/N/1/FIN/T/10 - 20/08/2018)
Trademarks Decree, 1964/296 (IP/N/1/FIN/6, IP/N/1/FIN/T/9 - 20/08/2018)
Trademarks Act, 1964/7 (IP/N/1/FIN/5, IP/N/1/FIN/T/8 - 16/07/2018)
Copyright Act, 1961/404 (IP/N/1/FIN/4, IP/N/1/FIN/C/4 - 21/06/2018)
Act on Utility Model Rights (800/1991; amendments up to 395/2010) (IP/N/1/FIN/P/18 - 20/02/2012)
Utility Model Decree, as last amended in 6 November 701/2008 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/19 - 20/02/2012)
Act amending Section 49 of the Trademarks Act, adopted on 14 May 2010/393 (IP/N/1/FIN/T/5 - 20/02/2012)
Trademark Decree (No. 296 of May 29, 1964, as amended by Decrees No. 271 of March 26, 1976, No. 943 of December 3, 1976, No. 209 of February 23, 1979, No. 133 of February 13, 1981, No. 997 of December 16, 1983, No. 258 of March 20, 1992, No. 1702 of December 22, 1995, No. 188 of March 22, 1996 and No. 370 of April 13, 2000) (IP/N/1/FIN/T/6 - 20/02/2012)
Act amending Section 1 of the Act on Collective Marks, adopted 25 January 1993/40 (IP/N/1/FIN/T/7 - 20/02/2012)
Patents Decree No. 669 of September 26, 1980 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/15 - 17/02/2012)
Copyright Decree of 21 April 1995/574) - Amendments up to 18.12.2008/1004 included (IP/N/1/FIN/C/3 - 16/02/2012)
Registered Designs Act (Act No. 221 of March 12, 1971, as last amended by Acts Nos. 802 of May 10, 1991, 578 of June 26, 1992, 1035 of November 13, 1992, 1411 of December 18, 1992, 718 of April 21, 1995, 596 of July 12, 2002, 1215 of December 20, 2002 and 685 of July 21, 2006) (IP/N/1/FIN/D/5 - 16/02/2012)
Registered Designs Decree (Decree No. 252/71 of April 2, 1971, as amended by Decrees No. 943 of December 3, 1976, No. 1703 of December 22, 1995 and No.620 of July 18, 2003) (IP/N/1/FIN/D/6 - 16/02/2012)
Consolidated Penal Code, Chapter 30 19.12.1889/39; Chapter 30 (24.8.1990/769) (IP/N/1/FIN/E/1 - 16/02/2012)
The Penal Code Of Finland, Chapter 49 Amendments up to (22.12.2009/1281) included CHAPTER 49 (Violation of certain intellectual property rights (21.4.1995/578)) (IP/N/1/FIN/E/2 - 16/02/2012)
Act amending the Act on Right in Employee Inventions, adopted on 19 May 2006/370 (IP/N/1/FIN/I/1 - 16/02/2012)
Decree on the Right to Employees' Inventions 10.6.1988/527 (Amendments up to 2000/1218 included) (IP/N/1/FIN/I/2 - 16/02/2012)
Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (IP/N/1/FIN/I/3 - 16/02/2012)
Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country (551/1967; amendments up to 245/1997 included) (IP/N/1/FIN/I/4 - 16/02/2012)
Act on the Exclusive Right in the Layout–Design (Topography) of an Integrated Circuit (32/1991; amendments up to 631/1999 included) (IP/N/1/FIN/L/4 - 16/02/2012)
Decree on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design (Topography) of an Integrated Circuit (946/1991; amendments up to 694/1999 included) (IP/N/1/FIN/L/5 - 16/02/2012)
Patents Act, as notified by Finland on 10 February 2011 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/14 - 16/02/2012)
Plant Breeder's Right Act (1279/2009) (IP/N/1/FIN/P/16 - 16/02/2012)
Decree of the Council of State amending the decree on Plant Variety Rights, adopted on 13 September 2007/844 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/17 - 16/02/2012)
Copyright Act of 8 July 1961/404, as amended up to 30 April 2010/307 (IP/N/1/FIN/C/2 - 16/02/2012)
Decree of the Ministry of Education on Blank Tape Levy, adopted on 20 December 2006/1241 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Decree of the Ministry of Education on Blank Tape Levy, adopted on 20 December 2007/1357 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Decree of the Council of State on Blank Tape Levy in the year 2009, adopted on 18 December 2008/1010 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Decree of the Council of State on Blank Tape Levy in the year 2010, adopted on 10 December 2009/1043 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Act on Restrictions on Competition, adopted on 27 May 1992/480, as amended up to May 2004/318 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Code of Judicial Procedure, as amended up to 24 June 2010/650, enforcement with the latest amendments January 2011 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Act of the Market Court, adopted on 28 December 2001/1527, repealed the Act on the Market Court 1978/41 (Laki markkinatuomioistuimesta) as amended up 30 April 2010 (323/2010) (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Act amending the Act to Safeguard the Evidence in Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Customs Act, adopted on 29 December 1994/1466, as amended up to September 2010 (533/2010) (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Act amending Section 2 of Chapter 49 of the Penal Code, adopted on 22 December 2009/1281 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Act amending the Penal Code, adopted 11 May 2007/540 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Act amending Section 1 of Chapter 49 of the Penal Code, adotped 3 April 1998/251, entry into force 15 April 1998 (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Act on the Appellation Proceedings before the National Board of Patents and Registration, adopted on 26 June 1992/576, as amended up to January 2007 (2006/1266) - Laki patentti- ja rekisterihallituksen valitusasioiden käsittelystä - Lag om behandling av (IP/N/1/FIN/3 - 10/02/2012)
Consolidated text of the Design Protection Act 12.3.1971/221, as amended up to 2002/1215 (IP/N/1/FIN/D/3 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Design Protection Decree 2.4.1971/252, as amended up to 2002/620 (IP/N/1/FIN/D/4 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Act on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design (Topography) of an Integrated Circuit 11.1.1991/32 as amended up to 1995/719 (IP/N/1/FIN/L/2 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Decree on the Exclusive Right in the Layout-Design (Topography) of an Integrated Circuit 14.6.1991/946 as amended up to 1999/694 (IP/N/1/FIN/L/3 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities 21.5.1999/621 as amended up to 1060/2002 (IP/N/1/FIN/O/3 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Decree on the Openness of Government Activities and on Good Practice in Information Management 12.11.1999/1030 as amended up to 2002/380 (IP/N/1/FIN/O/4 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Patents Act 15.12.1967/550, as amended up to 2005/896 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/5 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Patents Decree 26.9.1980/669 as amended up to 2006/144 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/6 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Act on Plant Variety Rights 21.8.1992/789 as amended up to 2000/651 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/7 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Decree on Plant Variety Rights 9.10.1992/907 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/8 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Utility Model Act 10.5.1991/800 as amended up to 1995/1696 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/9 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Utility Model Decree 5.12.1991/1419 as amended up to 1996/119 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/10 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Act on the Right in Employee Inventions 29.12.1967/656 as amended up to 2000/1078 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/11 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Decree on the Right to Employees’ Inventions 10.6.1988/527 as amended up to 2000/1218 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/12 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Act on Inventions of Importance to the Defence of the Country 15.12.1967/551 as amended up to 1997/245 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/13 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Trade Marks Act 10.1.1964/7, as amended up to 2004/1220 (IP/N/1/FIN/T/2 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Trade Marks Decree 29.5.1964/296, as amended up to 2000/370 (IP/N/1/FIN/T/3 - 09/02/2007)
Consolidated text of the Act on Collective Marks 5.12.1980/795, as amended up to 1993/40 (IP/N/1/FIN/T/4 - 09/02/2007)
Act on Restrictions on Competition (1992/480), amended up to May 2004/318 (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Code of Procedure (1734/4), amended up to September 2005/783, enforcement with latest amendments October 2006 (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Tort Liability Act (1974/412), amended up to January 2006 (2004/509) (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Enforcement Act (1895/37), amended up to November 2004/788 (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Act on the Market Court (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Coercive Measures Act (1987/450), amended up to December 2005/769 (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Customs Act (1994/1466), amended up to January 2006 (2005/979) (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Act amending Chapter 49 of the Penal Code, adopted 14 October 2005/822 (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Decree on the Enforcement of the Penal Code (1889/39B), amended up to January 2004 (2003/539). (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Act on the Appellation Proceedings before the National Board of Patents and Registration (1992/576), (1992/576), amended up to October 2005/715 (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Administrative Judicial Procedure Act (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Act on Trade Names (1979/128) (IP/N/1/FIN/2 - 06/02/2007)
Act No. 344/2000 to Safeguard the Evidence in Civil Actions Concerning Intellectual Property Rights (enacted on 7 April 2000 and entered into force on 1 May 2000) (IP/N/1/FIN/O/1 - 03/03/2004)
Act on Plant Breeders' Rights, No. 789/92 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/3 - 20/01/1997)
Patents Decree, No. 669/80, as amended (IP/N/1/FIN/P/2 - 17/01/1997)
Decree on Plant Breeders' Rights, No. 907/92 (IP/N/1/FIN/P/4 - 17/01/1997)
Act on the exclusive right to the layout-design of an integrated circuit of 11 January 1991 (IP/N/1/FIN/L/1 - 30/09/1996)
Patents Act of 15 December 1967 (550) (IP/N/1/FIN/P/1 - 30/09/1996)
Revised unofficial draft of the Trademarks Act, as last amended on 22 December 1995 (IP/N/1/FIN/T/1/Rev.1 - 30/09/1996)
Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2081/92 (IP/N/1/FIN/G/1 - 22/07/1996)
Trademarks Act as last amended on 22 December 1995 (IP/N/1/FIN/T/1 - 05/06/1996)
Design Protection Act (IP/N/1/FIN/D/1 - 30/05/1996)
Design Protection Decree as last amended on 22 December 1995. (IP/N/1/FIN/D/2 - 30/05/1996)
Act on Restrictions on Competition (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Procedural Code of 1734 as amended up to January 1996 (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Act on the Market Court (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Act regarding Damages and Tort Liability (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Recovery Proceedings' Act (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Coercive Criminal Investigation Means Act (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Customs Act, No 1466 (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Act amending section 25 of the Customs Act (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Council Regulation No 3295/94 (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Act repealing Chapter 6 a of the Trademarks Act, issued on 22 December 1995, - laki tavaramerkkilain 6 a luvun kumoamisesta, - lag om upphävande av 6 a kap. Varumärkeslagen (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Penal Code ; Chapter 49: On offenses against certain Intellectual Property Rights (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Decree on the Enforcement of the Penal Code (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Act on the Appeal Proceedings before the Board of Patents and Registration (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Decree on the Appeal Proceedings before the Board of Patents and Registration (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Act on the Administrative Appeal Proceedings (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Act on Trade Names (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Decree Relating to a More Effective Application of the Copyright Act (IP/N/1/FIN/1 - 20/05/1996)
Copyright Act of 8 July 1961, as amended up to 1 January 1996 (IP/N/1/FIN/C/1 - 15/03/1996)
Copyright Decree of 21 April 1995 (IP/N/1/FIN/C/1 - 15/03/1996)
Decree of 21 April 1995 on the Application of the Copyright Act in Certain Cases to Protected Items Originating in States Belonging to the European Economic Area (IP/N/1/FIN/C/1 - 15/03/1996)
4. Title of law or regulation
Unfair Business Practices Act, as last amended on 29 August 2008/562
5. Nature of notification
Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)
Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)
6. Brief description
Addition of a Section which includes the regulation on comparative advertising.
7. Date of entry into force
Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)
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8. Other date
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Enactment, or
Publication, or
Issuance by legislature or executive
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10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible
11. Link to Legal text
12. Notes
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