1. Qualification of the applicant:

(1) First, the applicant has the right to register and exclusively use a trademark.

(2) If the applicant for trademark registration is not engaged in commercial activities in Finland, he must submit his own trademark registration certificate to prove that he is the owner of the trademark in his own country. Except those enjoying reciprocal treaties. The trademark applied for registration in Finland should be the same as that in the original country's registration certificate, and the scope of the goods applied for registration should also be the same as that in the country's registration certificate.

II. Documents required for application:

1. Power of attorney signed by the applicant;

2.16 trademark patterns (one pattern is added for each category), and if you apply for color trademark registration, you should prepare color trademark patterns as mentioned above. Ordinary English alphabet trademarks do not need to prepare drawings;

3. The notarized trademark registration certificate of the original country (only applicable to the case where there is no reciprocal treaty), and the above registration certificate shall be translated into Swedish or Finnish accordingly. Priority shall be declared when the application is submitted or within 3 months after submission. If priority is required, the priority document shall be submitted within the time specified by the Patent Office. Goods and services adopt the international classification table for goods and services, and an application can contain multiple categories of registration applications;

III. Application process:

(1) Examination:

The application for trademark registration should be submitted to the Patent Office, and the foreign applicant must appoint a Finnish agent. The examiner will examine each application on whether the documents are complete, whether the trademark can be registered and whether it conflicts with the previously registered trademark. If the Patent Office considers that a trademark cannot be registered, it will notify the applicant in writing. If the applicant fails to reply to the above rejection within the specified time, the application will be deemed as abandonment.

(2) Time limit for application:

The time limit in the application process is stipulated by the Patent Office. Generally, the time limit for replying to the official rejection is 16 weeks, and you can apply for an extension of 16 weeks.

(3) Appeal:

If the applicant is not satisfied with the ruling made by the Patent Office, the applicant may appeal to the Appeal Committee within 6 days from the ruling date. If the applicant refuses to accept the final ruling made by the Appeals Committee, he may also appeal to the Administrative Supreme Court within 6 days from the ruling date.

(4) Announcement and objection:

Trademarks that have passed the examination of the Patent Office will be announced in official journals. Anyone who wants to object to the registration of this trademark may file an objection with the Patent Office within 2 months from the date of announcement. Delays in raising objections are not allowed. If you are not satisfied with the objection ruling, both the objector and the objector may appeal to the Appeal Committee until the Administrative Supreme Court.

(5) Registration:

After the trademark application has passed the examination, the trademark can be registered if no one raises an objection or someone raises an objection or the objection is ruled invalid during the announcement period.