Technical Developments in the Finnish Patent Office Patlib Finlandia Hall Juha Rekola Head of Development Division Patents and Innovations Line

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electronic identity card

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

The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: l Patent information cooperation: l Liaison Officer l l A la carte patent information cooperation programmes

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

The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: l Patent information cooperation programme CA/61/00: l Extension of the server and services l A programme for promoting patent awareness

The Finnish Office and the EPO cooperation: l Highlights of the extension projects: l Public access to the national register via l Public access to Finnish abstracts l Extension of the coverage l Public access to FI-EP patent translations l Extension of the server

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

Thank you! Merci! Danke! Tack! Kiitos!