Online services

Patent documents can be filed online through the eOLF (Epoline Online Filing) software whenever you wish. The filing date will be the exact day the documents arrive at the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR), including weekends and holidays.

You can file online:

National patent applications
EP applications
PCT applications
Translations of European patents
PCT applications pursued in Finland
Replies to NBPR office actions
Utility model applications

To do this you need:

eOLF, or Epoline Online Filing, software (free)
a qualified certificate, or a card allowing you to use electronic signing
a card reader and a driver software for it
PDF creation software
PCT applications can also be filed using WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) PCT-SAFE software (free)

Read more about eOLF and PCT-SAFE software.

Payment services

Payment lists (in Finnish)
You can search for payments for national patents, utility models and EP patents validated in Finland.
EP patent reference (in Finnish)
You can create reference numbers for annual fees for EP patents.
Collecting payments (in Finnish)
National registered patent attorneys can collect several payments into one invoice. In order to use this section, you need a user name and password provided by the NBPR (apply using the online form)

Priority documents - DAS

The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) DAS service allows patent offices to exchange priority documents online. Read more.

Helpdesk and advisory service

Helpdesk for online patent service:
Tel. +358 9 6939 5948 or online support request form
Please contact our consulting engineers for more information about patents: Tel. +358 9 6939 5858
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