Patent publications

The collection of patent publications at the NBPR, comprising tens of millions of publications from over 40 countries is available for our clients in the reading room at Olavinkatu 1 B, 2nd floor.

Our collection of CD-ROMs includes also databases with trade mark registrations.

Aids for studying patent literature

The data terminals in the reading room enable you to study patent databases on the Internet and to use our internal Global Index Database, which is a search and printout system for patents.

For those who need to find out the patent class of an invention, classification guides, index word lists and CD-discs are available, and our staff is ready to help in using them. You can also pre-order documents that you are interested in, such as domestic patent applications, for studying in the reading room. If necessary, our consulting engineers will help you in finding out the patent classification of a certain invention.

Loan orders to the reading room:
Telephone: (09) 6939 5489, -5492
Fax: (09) 6939 5785

Latest Finnish patent applications and utility model registrations

When a Finnish patent application has become public after expiry of 18 months from its filing date, the documents including the description of the invention are available in the reading room of the NBPR Library. Which patent applications and utility models have become public is recorded in Patenttilehti (the Patent Gazette), and the PatInfo register where you can find identification and handling information on patent and utility model applications.