Legal basis for levying renewal fees

§§ 41, 51, 70l PA

Enquiries re renewal fees and patent register:

Fax (+ 358 9) 69 39 53 28

1 Amount of fees

plus any charges levied by banks

Fees Dec.

2 (a) Due date (in the patent year concerned) (b) Time limit for payment (without surcharge)*

(a) last day of the month in which the date of filing occurred

(b) N/A

Note: payment may not be made more than six months before the due date.

§ 41 PA

* For first renewal fee to be paid, see Art. 141(2) EPC.

3 Period of grace for payment of fees (with surcharge) (a) duration (b) surcharge

(a) 6 months from due date ¨

(b) 20%

§ 41 PA

Fees Dec.

4 Communication of a reminder in cases of non-payment (a) provided for (b) date of despatch

(a) No, but a postal cheque form will be sent to applicants/representatives residing in Finland

(b) approx. 4 to 5 months after due date

5 Restitutio in integrum (a) provided for (b) time limit for submitting application

(a) Yes

(b) 2 months after removal of obstacle; not later than 6 months from expiry of period of grace under column 3

§ 71a PA

6 Appointment of a national professional representative for (a) payment of fees (b) communication of a reminder of non-payment (c) proceedings in respect of restitutio in integrum

(a) No

(b) No, but requests for payment are not sent abroad

(c) Yes

§ 71 PA

7 Information regarding lapse of patent in cases of non-payment of renewal fees

Publication in "Patenttilehti" (Finnish Patent Bulletin)

Entry in Register of Patents

§ 55 PA

§ 40 PD