Organisation

The National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR) comes under the administrative branch of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. The NBPR’s Board of Directors is appointed by the Government.

The NBPR is a line organisation consisting of

• the Enterprises and Corporations Line
• the Patents and Innovations Line
• the Trademarks and Designs Line
• the Association and Foundation Affairs Unit
• the Administration Unit
• the Information Management Unit, and
  
• the Communications and Client Service Unit.

The Enterprises and Corporations Line is responsible for the Trade Register and enterprise mortgages. The Patents and Innovations Line is in charge of patents, utility models and layout-designs of integrated circuits, and the Trademarks and Designs Line is in charge of trademarks and design rights. The Association and Foundation Affairs Unit is responsible for the affairs relating to the Register of Associations, the Register of Religious Communities and the Register of Foundations.

The NBPR also has a Board of Appeal.

See NBPR's organisation chart.

Read more

• Board of Directors
• Management Group
• Local Trade Register services
• Local innovation and patenting services
• Board of Appeal
• Ministry of Employment and the Economy (MEE), www.tem.fi