2. Utility model: automatic protection for 4 years from the date of application. You can apply for renewal twice, the first time for 4 years and the second time for 2 years.
3. Design: automatic protection for 5 years from the date of application, renewable for 4 times, each time for 5 years.
The Finnish Patent Office conducts substantive examination of invention patents and design patents and formal examination of utility models.
Finnish patent law defines appearance design as "a new and original design that combines the lines, patterns, shapes, positions or three-dimensional shapes and colors of products."
The examination system designed in Finland is an actual examination system. In the process of formal examination, if the documents are defective, the applicant has two months to submit supplementary materials. After the formal review, the actual review is carried out, mainly to review the novelty and uniqueness. After winning the prize, the design will be published in the Finnish Design Bulletin, and anyone can raise an objection.