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28.03.2001 28.03.2001

Juha RekolaJuha RekolaHead of Development DivisionHead of Development DivisionPatents and Innovations LinePatents and Innovations Line

eServices of eServices of patentpatentitit

Electronic services via Internet: Online filing of applications Other communications File inspections Electronic payments Patent information services

FI Patent Data FlowFI Patent Data Flow

SecureFile

Inspection

OnlineFiling

ApplicationServer

Key-inScanningIndexing

PaperFiles

Common Software

JPhoenixElectronicDocumentArchive

PublicationModule:ApplicationsPatentU-modelsPatent MagazineWeekly Issue

EPO Data:espacenet/InpadocPublications

ExaminerReports

Strong encryptionStrong authentication

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128 bit SSL

patent.prh.fi

Esp@cenetWOM

PatentRegister

Jukeboxes

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PatRek

Publications

FileInspection

Bank files

patentpatentIT-IT-epolineepoline cooperation cooperation Online filing of applications

OLF - EASY project Other communications

Electronic archive system File inspections

Common Software Patent Register “WebRegister” 2002 Search Reports Mailbox “my.epoline”

Online Filing rulesOnline Filing rules

New filing rule article 2§ Application can be filed online or using CD-R Rules for online filing in annex Annex will be applied also to CD-R filings

CD-R application has to be filed together with application form with hand written signature

CD-R will be used for ”Mega applications”

Online Filing rulesOnline Filing rules

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

PKI digital signature

Act on e-services in the public administration

Electronic document fulfils requirements of Electronic document fulfils requirements of ”written””written”

Electronic document will be signed with digital signature (certificate)

The certificate shall be based on public key technology

Act for e-services in public administration

Sender has always responsibility get the electronic message through

office has responsibility to send a receipt Message has been received when it is

available in office’s data system Office can process received messages if

contents is not changed Always on voluntary basis

Puclic Key InfrastructurePuclic Key Infrastructure

PKI satisfies the requirements for Authentication / Verification

Each party ‘”knows” who the other is Confidentiality / Privacy

No-one else can see the data transmitted Integrity

Data transmitted and received are identical Accountability / Non-Repudiation

Both parties can “prove” receipt

Electronic identity cardElectronic identity card Public key infrastructure

iD2 technology Smartcard

Relevant PKSC standards: PKSC#7 for digital signature PKCS#11 for token PKCS#15 for card

X.509 v.3 certificates Meets the EU directive requirements

Electronic identity cardElectronic identity card Every card is unique (cannot be copied) Two card holder certificates, key length 1028 bits

Authentication certificate Signature certificate Two PINs

CA certificate, key length 2028 bits to sign certificates and revocation lists

FINUID number

Electronic identity cardElectronic identity card Certification authority, Population Register

Centre (FINSIGN for citizens) Directory services:

– LDAP– Revocation list

Helpdesk Cards are issued by police More information available:

www.vaestorekisterikeskus.fi

Electronic identity cardElectronic identity card Will be used in Finnish Patent Office in

electronic services for authentication and for digital signature:

online filings file inspection patent information services

And when using our partners’ services: EPO, WIPO

OnLine Filing StandardsOnLine Filing Standards

Filing standard WIPO standard for electronic filing EPO filing standard

http://www.european-patent-office.org/epoline/pdf/epo-olf-standard.pdf Data standard

XML Emerging de-facto market standard Will eventually replace SGML for IP documents IFF

OnLine Filing FormatsOnLine Filing Formats

Document formats PDF

Market standard for Documents Guarantees “What you see is what I sent” XML will replace pdf in the future

ASCII Sequence listing

FI OnLine FilingFI OnLine FilingFI-OLF milestones

Domestic FI filings External testing 03.2001 External “production like” testing 09.-11.04 In operation 17.04.2001

FI-EP translations External testing 06.2001 In operation 08.2001

Other communications External testing 11.12.2001 In operation 1.1.2002

FI OnLine FilingFI OnLine Filing

If online filing successful receipt will be delivered in the end of session Online flings have own application number

series starting from YYYY5001 Online filing server is running 7/24 but

Office opening hours from 08.00-20.00 from Monday to Friday Filings received after office hours will be

received on next office day

FI Online filingFI Online filing Olf test users:

Kolster Anki Lybeck

Berggren Seppo Laine

Jari Lipsanen JVP-palvelu

Juha Salomäki Nokia MP

Filing Center, Sinikka Haikonen

FI Online FilingFI Online Filing

FI OLF deployment phase I Open production system tests 9.-11.4.2001 Production starting day 17.04.2001 All users has to be registered All users are registered to epoline users as well Software packages are supplied by PRH

Includes all current EASY modules: EP, FI, FR (diskette), PCT (diskette)

”Slow start”

Online filing configurationOnline filing configuration

Hardware: Operation systems:

Windows 98/NT/2000 Win 2000 recommended

Smartcard reader

Online filing configurationOnline filing configuration

Softwares: Adobe pdf writer, Adobe distiller (recommended) Internet browser with 128 bit encryption:

Netscape 4.76 or Explorer 5.05 Smartcard reader drivers iD2 Personal toolkit 2.4.1 Sun Java runtime environment 1.1.8 Online filing client software

PRH patent eServices web pagesPRH patent eServices web pages

eServices web site: http://patent.prh.fi

PRH online filing pages http://patent.prh.fi/easy