1. PRH patent eServices today 28.03.2001 Juha Rekola Head of Development Division Patents and Innovations Line

2. eServices of patentit Electronic services via Internet: l Online filing of applications l Other communications l File inspections l Electronic payments l Patent information services

3. FI Patent Data Flow Secure File Inspection Online Filing Application Server Key-in Scanning Indexing Paper Files Common Software JPhoenix Electronic Document Archive Publication Module: Applications Patent U-models Patent Magazine Weekly Issue EPO Data: espacenet/Inpadoc Publications Examiner Reports Strong encryption Strong authentication FW 128 bit SSL patent.prh.fi Esp@cenet WOM Patent Register Jukeboxes FW PatRek Publications File Inspection Bank files

4. patentIT-epoline cooperation Online filing of applications l OLF - EASY project l Other communications l Electronic archive system l File inspections l Common Software l Patent Register “WebRegister” 2002 l Search Reports l Mailbox “my.epoline”

5. Online Filing rules New filing rule article 2§ l Application can be filed online or using CD-R l Rules for online filing in annex l Annex will be applied also to CD-R filings l CD-R application has to be filed together with application form with hand written signature l CD-R will be used for ”Mega applications”

6. Online Filing rules New annex for online filing 01.04.2001: l Act for eServices will be applied l EPO filing standard chapters 5-7 will applied l Filing address https://olf.prh.fi l Filing software will be provided free of charge l FINEID identity card l PKI digital signature

7. Act on e-services in the public administration l Electronic document fulfils requirements of ”written” l Electronic document will be signed with digital signature (certificate) The certificate shall be based on public key technology

8. Act for e-services in public administration l Sender has always responsibility get the electronic message through l office has responsibility to send a receipt l Message has been received when it is available in office’s data system l Office can process received messages if contents is not changed l Always on voluntary basis

9. Puclic Key Infrastructure l PKI satisfies the requirements for l Authentication / Verification l Each party ‘”knows” who the other is l Confidentiality / Privacy l No-one else can see the data transmitted l Integrity l Data transmitted and received are identical l Accountability / Non-Repudiation l Both parties can “prove” receipt

10. Electronic identity card l Public key infrastructure l iD2 technology l Smartcard l Relevant PKSC standards: l PKSC#7 for digital signature l PKCS#11 for token l PKCS#15 for card l X.509 v.3 certificates l Meets the EU directive requirements

11. Electronic identity card l Every card is unique (cannot be copied) l Two card holder certificates, key length 1028 bits l Authentication certificate l Signature certificate l Two PINs l CA certificate, key length 2028 bits l to sign certificates and revocation lists l FINUID number

12. Electronic identity card l Certification authority, Population Register Centre (FINSIGN for citizens) l Directory services: –LDAP –Revocation list l Helpdesk l Cards are issued by police l More information available: l www.vaestorekisterikeskus.fi

13. Electronic identity card l Will be used in Finnish Patent Office in electronic services for authentication and for digital signature: l online filings l file inspection l patent information services l And when using our partners’ services: l EPO, WIPO

14. OnLine Filing Standards l Filing standard l WIPO standard for electronic filing l EPO filing standard l http://www.european-patent-office.org/epoline/pdf/epo-olf-standard.pdf l Data standard l XML l Emerging de-facto market standard l Will eventually replace SGML for IP documents l IFF

15. OnLine Filing Formats l Document formats l PDF l Market standard for Documents l Guarantees “What you see is what I sent” l XML will replace pdf in the future l ASCII l Sequence listing

16. FI OnLine Filing FI-OLF milestones l Domestic FI filings l External testing 03.2001 l External “production like” testing 09.-11.04 l In operation 17.04.2001 l FI-EP translations l External testing 06.2001 l In operation 08.2001 l Other communications l External testing 11.12.2001 l In operation 1.1.2002

17. FI OnLine Filing l If online filing successful receipt will be delivered in the end of session l Online flings have own application number series starting from YYYY5001 l Online filing server is running 7/24 but Office opening hours from 08.00-20.00 from Monday to Friday l Filings received after office hours will be received on next office day

18. FI Online filing l Olf test users: l Kolster l Anki Lybeck l Berggren l Seppo Laine l Jari Lipsanen l JVP-palvelu l Juha Salomäki l Nokia MP l Filing Center, Sinikka Haikonen

19. FI Online Filing l FI OLF deployment phase I l Open production system tests 9.-11.4.2001 l Production starting day 17.04.2001 l All users has to be registered l All users are registered to epoline users as well l Software packages are supplied by PRH l Includes all current EASY modules: EP, FI, FR (diskette), PCT (diskette) l ”Slow start”

20. Online filing configuration l Hardware: l Operation systems: l Windows 98/NT/2000 l Win 2000 recommended l Smartcard reader

21. Online filing configuration l Softwares: l Adobe pdf writer, Adobe distiller (recommended) l Internet browser with 128 bit encryption: l Netscape 4.76 or Explorer 5.05 l Smartcard reader drivers l iD2 Personal toolkit 2.4.1 l Sun Java runtime environment 1.1.8 l Online filing client software

22. PRH patent eServices web pages l eServices web site: l http://patent.prh.fi l PRH online filing pages l http://patent.prh.fi/easy