What is a trademark?
A trademark is a sign that distinguishes the goods and services produced by a company from similar goods and services of other companies. A trademark functions as a kind of distinctive symbol on the market. Read more.
Other possibilities to protect your rights
A design right protects the appearance of a product or a part of a product.
A patent gives you an exclusive right to use your invention commercially.
A utility model, like a patent, gives you an exclusive right to use your invention commercially. It is intended to protect simple device and product inventions.
Please note that you can apply to register your trademark at the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) only in Finnish or in Swedish.
Current affairs
- EUIPO: Mapping the Real Routes of Trade in Fake Goods 22.06.2017
- EUIPO: 2017 Situation Report on Counterfeiting and Piracy in the European Union 22.06.2017
- EUIPO: Derivative Use of Public Domain Content - Film Industry Focus 01.06.2017
- Changes to trademark fees on 1 May 2017 27.04.2017
- IPR for Startups 4 May 2017 04.04.2017