PRH requests investigation of suspected scam site
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) has asked the police to investigate a suspected scam website with the address traderegistry.fi. The website has been published in several languages, including Finnish, and its title is Finland Trade Registry.
The website poses as an information service and gives the impression that it is possible to search for and buy Trade Register extracts and companies’ articles of associations, financial statements and other documents on the site. The document prices vary from several dozen to a few hundred euros.
The PRH always wants to warn its customers about possible scam websites. In this case, there is a significant risk that the English site, in particular, could mislead those who require information from the Finnish Trade Register. The PRH considers the matter serious enough to file a request for investigation with the police.
The site has nothing to do with the Finnish Trade Register maintained by the PRH and the Virre Information Service. Extracts and documents from the Finnish Trade Register are available in the Virre Information Service where you can download a Trade Register extract free of charge and buy documents such as articles of associations and financial statements.
Read more about the information services of the Finnish Trade Register at prh.fi:
- Trade Register extract and information services
- Information service fees of the Finnish Trade Register
Go to the Virre Information Service.
For further information, please contact
Sami Sihvonen
Leading Legal Counsel
Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
Tel. +358 29 509 5043
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We work for the benefit of companies and organizations.
We register companies, associations, foundations and other organizations and corporations, as well as enterprise mortgages and LEI codes. We examine and grant patents and register utility models. We also register trademarks for products and services and provide design protection. We oversee and approve auditors and monitor foundations and the collective management of copyright.
We offer our customers advisory services and courses. We give information about companies, organizations, corporations and immaterial rights.
Our office is an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for international PCT patent applications.
Our office comes under the administrative sector of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE), and we negotiate each year with the MEAE on our performance targets. Our office is subject to net budgeting, meaning that about 95% of our expenses are covered by the income we make from our services.
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