Online patent application
Patent applications are subject to a fee, and the services require identification. You can file your online patent application with the PRH in the following ways:
- You can use our Patent Service to:
o file Finnish patent applications or utility model applications
o respond to our office actions or submit supplements to your applications
o validate European patents in Finland
o file international applications (PCT applications)
o file applications for supplementary protection certificates (SPC applications)
Go to the Patent Service.Open link in a new tab
- Online patent application
o In this service you can only file Finnish patent applications. If you use this service, you can only respond to our office actions on paper by post. Read more below.
o The service works best with the following web browsers: Internet Explorer version 9 or newer, Firefox version 3.6 or newer, or Google Chrome. Problems may occur if you use the Safari browser.
Go to the service.Open link in a new tab
- EPO Online Filing software. Please note that the service will be shut down in 2025 (approximately in June). Switch to our Patent Service, see item 1 above.
o The software is intended for patent professionals and those who frequently apply for patents. Read more about the EPO Online Filing software. - ePCT service
o You can file international PCT applications in the service. Read more about how to file a PCT application with the PRH.
How to file an application online
Prepare your patent application as carefully as possible. You have limited possibilities to change any details in the application later, and you cannot add anything new in the application. We will make a patent specification of the text written in the application –the patent claims in the specification determine the scope of protection.
Have the following documents (parts of application) ready as separate PDF files before you start filling in the application form:
• a description of your invention
• patent claims
• an abstract
• drawings (if any).
See what your patent application must include.
Pay the application fee via your online bank or by credit card or invoice. In our Patent Service, you can also select the PRH deposit account as payment method. Read more about the Deposit Account.
We will start processing your application once you have paid the application fee.
The date of receipt will be the day the documents arrive at our office, which includes weekends and holidays. We will send you an acknowledgement of the submission.