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Technical Developments in the Finnish Patent Office

This article discusses the technological advancements and initiatives in the Finnish Patent Office towards promoting e-commerce, improving services, and enhancing the cooperation with the European Patent Office (EPO).

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Technical Developments in the Finnish Patent Office

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  1. Technical Developments in the Finnish Patent OfficePatlib 200016.5.2000 Finlandia Hall Juha Rekola Head of Development Division Patents and Innovations Line

  2. Finnish Information Society • Telecommunications • Free competition in telecommunications market since 1994 • More mobile phones than conventional ones • Internet • Part of everyday life • 71 % of SMEs use Internet

  3. Finnish Information Society • The Finnish Information Society Strategy Plan emphasises: • E-commerce • Networking • Innovativeness • The role of the public sector is to develop the framework for information society activities.

  4. Finnish Information Society • Initiatives to improve efficiency, flexibility and quality of services in administration • Identity Card Law 1.12.1999 • Electronic identity card FINEID • Based on PKI • Act on Electronic Service (e-commerce) in the Administration 1.1.2000 • Provisions on certificates and certifiers

  5. The role of the Finnish Patent Office The strategic function of the Finnish Patent Office is to further technical and economic development and cooperation.

  6. E-commerce projects of the Finnish Patent Office • Online filing of applications • Electronic correspondence • File inspections • Electronic payments • Patent information services

  7. Electronic identity card • Will be used in Finnish Patent Office in electronic services for authentication and for providing a digital signature • And when using our partners’ services: • EPO, WIPO, MIPEX

  8. Electronic identity card

  9. The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: • The most important e-commerce cooperation areas are: • Common Software • Electronic filing • FI-EASY • Electronic archiving • Phoenix Light • File inspections

  10. The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: • Patent information cooperation: • Liaison Officer • Esp@cenet • A la carte patent information cooperation programmes

  11. The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: • Patent Information Cooperation Programme CA/52/97: • ESPACE-FINLAND • Jukebox-network solution • Document delivery service for patent documents • Establishment of a Patent Information Centre (PIC) network in Finland • Extension of reading-room and adviser services to PICs • Patent awareness programme

  12. The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: • Patent information cooperation programme CA/61/00: • Extension of the esp@cenet server and services • A programme for promoting patent awareness

  13. The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: • Highlights of the esp@cenet extension projects: • Public access to the national register via esp@cenet • Public access to Finnish abstracts • Extension of the esp@cenet coverage • Public access to FI-EP patent translations • Extension of the esp@cenet server

  14. The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: • Highlights of the patent awareness projects: • EDUCA • Training and development for Patent Information Centres • Extension points of the Patent Information Centres • Creation of an interactive multimedia dissemination tool

  15. Thank you! Merci! Danke! Tack! Kiitos!

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