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Intellectual Property

About

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We are committed to providing unique IP solutions.


We are one of Finland’s leading and most experienced IP practices. Our versatile team of lawyers and specialists cover every area of IP, from protection to commercialisation and enforcement.


A diverse range of clients come to us for our practical and business-oriented advice on patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, employee inventions, trade secrets, advertising and marketing law.


The solutions we provide and our expertise have repeatedly been acknowledged in the top tier by international directories such as Chambers Europe and Global, Legal500, World Trademark Review and IAM Patent 1000.

Contact: Sakari Salonen, Kim Parviainen, Hanna Paloheimo and Nina Mikander

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Finland

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Castrén & Snellman enjoys a much-admired practice which handles a broad range of IP matters, including trade mark infringement cases, patent disputes and brand protection issues. The team also advises on marketing and advertising matters, and is retained by a sizeable client roster which includes technology, manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies.

Work Highlights

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  • Castrén & Snellman represented BMW before the Finnish Market Court in a trade mark infringement case.

Strengths

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"Castrén & Snellman are amazing. Their advice is very pragmatic and adapted to our business needs. It comes with additional information and is detailed."

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Notable Practitioners

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Sakari Salonen
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Sakari Salonen
Head of Intellectual Property
2
Band 2
Sakari Salonen regularly advises clients from the manufacturing and technology industries on issues related to portfolio management and brand protection issues, including representing them in patent and trade mark infringement and invalidity proceedings and anti-counterfeiting matters.
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Hanna Paloheimo
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Hanna Paloheimo
Head of Intellectual Property
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Band 4
Hanna Paloheimo is head of Castrén & Snellman's life sciences practice. She advises pharmaceutical companies on a broad range of issues, including patent disputes, marketing law and the intellectual property aspects of commercial agreements.
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Kim Parviainen
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Kim Parviainen
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Up and Coming
Kim Parviainen continues to display a robust IP practice. He assists clients with a broad range of relevant mandates, including trade mark prosecution and enforcement matters, patent infringement proceedings and trade secrets litigation.
"His particular skill is that he writes the most excellent briefs. He is a skilled lawyer, knowing laws by heart and every case that has ever happened in Finland, but he also gets how things work in practice and gives super practical advice, and that's how he writes his briefs, which makes them understandable."
"Kim Parviainen has very broad knowledge of IP, and of copyright in particular. When it comes to case law from the EU, the underlying directives and subject matter knowledge, he is at a very high level."
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Castrén & Snellman

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Intellectual Property
Sakari Salonen
2
Sakari Salonen
Head of Intellectual Property
2
Band 2
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Hanna Paloheimo
4
Hanna Paloheimo
Head of Intellectual Property
4
Band 4
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Kim Parviainen
U
Kim Parviainen
U
Up and Coming
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Members

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Hanna Paloheimo

Hanna Paloheimo

Head of Department

Hilma-Karoliina Markkanen

Kim Parviainen

Nina Mikander

Head of Department

Piia Raappana

Sakari Salonen

Sakari Salonen

Head of Department

Tiina Orre

Clients

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Anora Group

BMW AG

Boehringer Ingelheim

Google

Innohome Oy

Merck KGaA and Merck Oy

OP Financial Group

The Finnish Composer’s Copyright Society Teosto

Valio Ltd

Wärtsilä Corporation

Industries

Provided by Castrén & Snellman

Construction & industrial services

Energy & Infrastructure

Financial institutions

Food industry

Forestry & natural resources

Healthcare & social care

Life sciences

Media & entertainment

Private equity & venture capital

Public sector

Real estate

Technology & communications

Transport & logistics

Wholesale & retail