Finland: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

The Helsinki Local Division of the Unified Patent Court examined infringement proceedings involving EP 3 295 663, with AIM Sport Development AG asserting patent rights against multiple TGI Sport entities across European jurisdictions. The case included a counterclaim for revocation, requiring the court to analyze validity under Articles 54, 56, and 123(2) EPC alongside infringement claims under Article 69 EPC.

On 12 September 2025, the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) became applicable across the EU. Finland’s complementary enforcement legislation, the Act on the Supervision of Data Management and Data Sharing (laki datan hallinnan ja jakamisen valvonnasta 1148/2025), entered into force on 1 January 2026.

In our blog series regarding the Finnish gambling system reform, we have previously published five blogs (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV and Part V), where we reported that the Finnish Government was reforming the gambling system and opening it to competition under a licence-based model.

Käyttääpä taidemaalari mitä sivellintä tahansa, syntyy hänelle tekijänoikeus maalaukseensa.

Moni ajattelee, että patentti antaa luvan hyödyntää keksintöä tai innovaatiota kaupallisesti.

Paras ja helpoin tapa suojata verkkotunnus on rekisteröidä yrityksen tavaramerkit jo yritystä perustettaessa.

Arbitration is often the preferred method of dispute resolution especially because the arbitration award is final and binding upon the parties when rendered.

A wave of reform continues to sweep through major international arbitration institutions.

On 21 May 2011, a new law was issued regarding the mediation of civil matters and enforcing the agreement resulting from mediation (394/2011).