1. Sähköinen asiointi tulee 9.6.2000 Innotalo Juha Rekola Head of Development Division Patents and Innovations Line

2. Finnish Information Society l Initiatives to improve efficiency, flexibility and quality of services in administration l Identity card law 1.12.1999 l Electronic identity card FINEID –Based on PKI l Act on electronic services (e-commerce) in the public administration 1.1.2000 l Provisions for certificates and certifiers

3. Law for e-commerce in the public administration l Mailing of decisions only with permission of concerned l Mail box for out going mails l Electronic document fulfils requirements of ”written” l Electronic document will be signed with digital signature (certificate)

4. Law for e-commerce in public administration l Sender has always responsibility get the electronic message through l office has responsibility to send a receipt l Office can process received messages if contents is not changed l Always on voluntary basis

5. E-commerce projects of PRH patentIT Electronic services via Internet: l Online filing of applications l Electronic correspondences l File inspections l Electronic payments l Patent information services

6. patentIT-epoline cooperation Electronic services: l Online filing of applications l EASY project l Other transactions l Electronic archive system l File inspections l Mailbox l Fee payments l renewals - MIPEX

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. Electronic identity card l Will be used in Finnish Patent Office in electronic services for authentication and for digital signature l And when using our partners’ services: l EPO, WIPO, MIPEX

11. Online filing l FI-EASY developments l Domestic FI filings l Testing 06.2000- l In operation 01.2001 l FI-EP translations l Testing 09.2000 l In operation 12.2000 l EP-EASY online filing piloting l In the near future

12. Electronic identity card

13. patentIT More information: http://patent.prh.fi juha.rekola@prh.fi timo.junnonen@prh.fi

14. Kiitos!