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Arttu advises clients in IP strategy and registration processes as well as enforcement and litigation. He also helps clients with drafting commercial contracts and licenses. In addition, Arttu has particular expertise in personal data legislation and practices. Before joining Berggren in 2015, Arttu worked in the IP and technology practices of some of Finland’s largest law firms. Arttu has an earlier degree in English and is an authorized Finnish–English translator with several years of industry experience in legal translations.
Timo has wide-ranging and extensive experience in helping clients with IP rights. Thanks to his experience, Timo has strong expertise in the cost-efficient protection of IP rights of start-ups and SMEs. He specializes in protecting inventions in the fields of physics, information technology and software. His particular areas of expertise also include novelty searches and working with small clients. Before joining Berggren in 2007, Timo worked at the Finnish Patent and Registration Office as a patent examiner and consulting engineer.
Fu-Chia is qualified as a patent attorney in both China and Finland. Fu-Chia offers comprehensive consultancy in patenting processes directed towards the Chinese and Taiwanese markets and she also assists in intellectual property infringement cases. She holds a LL.M. degree and a bachelor’s degree in biology, both from Taiwan, and she previously worked as a patent engineer for an IP office in Taiwan, as a translator of patent applications (English–Chinese) and as a research assistant in a biochemistry laboratory.
Matias is a patent attorney specializing in chemistry. He handles national and international patenting processes with more than 10 years of experience. Before joining Berggren, he worked as a patent attorney for a Finnish patent agency and as a researcher in the chemical industry. Matias’ areas of special expertise are organic chemistry and polymer technology. Matias carries out novelty and availability searches as well as various other searches and analyses for clients and he also organizes Invention Hunt events. Close cooperation and good relationships with foreign patent attorneys are an important aspect of his job, as they help ensure the best possible international protection for the client’s inventions.
At Berggren, Krista assists clients in various patenting-related assignments, including freedom to operate analyses, novelty and availability searches and the preparation of patent applications. Krista has a strong technical background, particularly in the areas of radio engineering and space technology. Before joining Berggren in 2015, Krista worked as a university researcher in various electronics and electrical engineering research projects.
On parental leave. Paula is an IP expert focused on protecting the results of creative work. With over a decade of experience related to design rights, she is a seasoned and versatile professional who specializes in design and brand protection. Paula understands the business objectives of industrial design and the designer’s standpoint. Her areas of practice include Finnish and international design, clothing, packaging and the industrial design of branded products in traditional industries.
Kaisa is a seasoned professional in the field of contract law and litigation. She heads the Contracts team at Berggren. Kaisa has more than 20 years of experience in drawing up commercial contracts and negotiating, as well as related litigation. In particular, she specializes in ICT project and service contracts, IP license agreements, R&D projects and data protection. Throughout her career, Kaisa has also handled assignments related to advertising and marketing. Prior to joining Berggren, Kaisa worked as a senior lawyer at a state-owned company and, before that, she spent some 20 years as a lawyer specializing in IP and ICT-related assignments.
Kim is an experienced attorney with extensive knowledge of IP on an international level. He is primarily focused on technologies related to mechanics. He is an expert in patent disputes and has been responsible for patent litigation in Europe for years. He also has in-depth knowledge of route selection at the protection stage of the patenting process (national patents, European patents, PCT and PPH) and the significance of these choices in business and patent portfolio management. Kim joined Berggren in 2012. He has more than 30 years of experience from both private practice and industry. Kim has been closely involved in the development of the European patent system since the mid-1990s. He is a well-known and active influencer in domestic and international associations and organizations in the IP sector. He has vast experience of chairing such organizations as well as holding other leadership and committee positions.
Tommi has been employed by Berggren since 2006. He can provide expert assistance in all matters related to the protection of inventions. Tommi specializes in patents in the area of mechanics and electrical engineering. He also has a wealth of experience in handling IP matters concerning start-ups.
Irene is a lawyer specializing in intellectual property rights and marketing law, advising our Finnish and international clients in matters related to brand protection and IP strategies as well as the use of music and audio branding. She provides strategic support for our clients on issues ranging from the selection of brands to their effective utilization and the enforcement of IP rights. Irene has gained valuable international experience by working on trademark matters at the European Union Intellectual Property Office, EUIPO (formerly OHIM) in Alicante, Spain, in 2015–2016. During her studies, Irene worked for a leading law firm specializing in business law.
Hannu is an experienced IP lawyer with in-depth knowledge of trademark and design right legislation and copyright. Hannu’s expertise provides our clients with the tools to build a strong brand. He helps our clients protect their new designs with design rights and use trademark protection to support their brand building efforts. Clients also consult Hannu on matters related to the selection and appropriate use of trademarks. In addition to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Hannu specializes in handling various IP infringements. He defends clients in demanding IP disputes and litigation and is experienced in drafting IP contracts. Hannu is an influential member of international expert bodies in the field of IP.
Pekka has extensive experience as a patent attorney and he is well versed in conducting patentability searches and investigations. Pekka works efficiently and professionally to achieve the best possible outcome from the client’s perspective. Pekka has handled opposition and appeal proceedings in Finland and at the European Patent Office. Pekka is a member of the thematic subcommittee in the field of Mechanics at the European Patent Practice Committee (EPPC) during the 2018–2020 term. The purpose of the committee is to proactively improve European patent practices. Pekka also teaches the subject in various courses. Pekka accumulated more than 10 years of experience in academic post-doc research before joining Berggren.
Sebastian is an experienced IP lawyer specializing in trademark law. He handles our clients’ trademark affairs using the vast international experience he has gained from various sectors and in several languages. His wide-ranging expertise covers the processes associated with the selection and registration of trademarks, trademark monitoring and enforcement, infringement cases and, where necessary, defending clients in legal proceedings. Sebastian also handles IP contracts and offers comprehensive consulting on matters ranging from trademark strategies to the correct use of a trademark.
Marianne has extensive experience in the field of intellectual property and technology law. Marianne advises clients on a variety of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters as well as in contractual and other legal matters. Marianne specializes in brand protection and contractual matters, including licensing, global IP portfolio management, prosecution and litigation. Marianne also provides strategic advice in matters related to IP and marketing law. Prior to joining Berggren in 2018, Marianne worked as an in-house IP counsel in a pharmaceutical company as well as in a leading Finnish law firm.
Elisa specializes in agreements and intellectual property rights. Elisa has more than 10 years of experience in the field of intellectual property and contracts. She has assisted Berggren’s clients with trademark, patent and copyright-related matters, with technology and license agreements and with the settlement of disputes and litigations since 2010. Elisa is well versed in the methods and tools used in the protection of trademarks, works, the products of R&D activities and information. She helps Berggren’s clients protect and utilize their intellectual property. Previously in her career, Elisa worked for an international technology company and the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Ville is a member of Berggren’s information technology team. He has extensive experience in patenting inventions related to physics, optics, electronics, measuring instruments, manufacturing processes, materials synthesis, aerosol physics, telecommunications and biomedical technology. Before joining Berggren in 2004, Ville worked as a senior researcher in the Optics Laboratory of Tampere University of Technology, where he was responsible for developing advanced measuring instruments within the framework of various EU research programs. Ville holds a doctorate in science (engineering physics) and master’s degree in science (electrical engineering). Ville is a member of the Council of the European Patent Institute (2014–2016, 2017–2019).
Jenni has over 12 years of experience in intellectual property rights. She has the passion to assist our clients in building strong and valuable brands especially by means of trademark protection as well as management of global trademark portfolios. Jenni provides support also in the enforcement of IP rights, which includes defending clients in IP disputes and litigation as well as drafting IP related agreements. She has also gained experience of public procurement. Before rejoining Berggren in 2019, Jenni worked nearly 1,5 years as a judge at the Market Court, where she handled cases relating to public procurement and intellectual property rights.
Suvi’s strengths include patentability and freedom to operate analyses, the preparation of patent applications and interaction with the patent authorities. Thanks to her academic and professional background, she has a wide-ranging understanding of different fields of technology. Before joining Berggren, Suvi worked as a Simulation Scientist in a software company that specializes in the mathematical modeling of biological phenomena, particularly serving the needs of the pharmaceutical industry. She also has several years of experience in research related to computational molecular science.
Jukka has broad and extensive experience in protecting the rights of SMEs, particularly in the fields of chemistry and mechanics. Jukka specializes in patenting, patent strategies, patentability searches and information searches for SMEs. He has previously worked as an expert for the Finnish Patent and Registration Office and as an advisor with the Foundation for Finnish Inventions. Jukka provides expert and thorough advice to start-ups as well as more mature enterprises on all issues related to inventions. He provides local and business-oriented service, especially in the Lahti economic region.
Suvi has wide-ranging experience in the field of intellectual property and technology law. Suvi advises clients on a variety of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters including trademarks, designs and patents as well as in copyright, contractual, employee invention and privacy matters. Suvi specializes in contractual matters, including licensing and ICT contracts, prosecution and litigation as well as strategic questions related to the commercialization and internationalization of products and services. As a patent attorney, Suvi’s technical competence includes software and mobile technologies and standards. Suvi serves as a senior specialist in a consulting role in the commercialization of innovations as part of the business development services provided by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. Before joining Berggren, Suvi worked for an international listed company as an expert on IT and information security.
Hanna-Leena has a long and versatile career as a patent attorney. Hanna-Leena has more than 30 years of experience assisting companies of all sizes in the area of industrial property rights and patents, especially in business-driven patenting based on the connection between industrial property rights and business operations. Hanna-Leena specializes in the drafting and processing of patent applications related to various sub-fields of mechanics as well as oppositions and appeals. Hanna-Leena also has extensive experience of serving as an external patent expert for companies. Before joining Berggren, Hanna-Leena worked as a corporate patent attorney in a major industrial enterprise and as a patent attorney in a Finnish patent agency.
Soile has more than 20 years of diverse experience in handling trademark and design right matters locally and internationally. She has commercial and judicial knowledge in counseling clients on choosing the most appropriate way to protect and focus their IP. In addition, Soile provides consultation to clients on a broader basis in questions related to trademark and design right strategies as part of the clients’ IP strategies. Soile also assists our clients in assessing trademark and design right infringements.
Henna-Maaria is a patent attorney specializing in inventions in the fields of process engineering, chemistry and mechanical engineering. She helps clients find solutions that provide comprehensive protection for inventions and support business objectives. Henna-Maaria drafts patent and utility model applications, conducts novelty searches and draws up oppositions and appeals. Before joining Berggren in 2009, Henna-Maaria worked at well-known Finnish companies.
Markku’s role as a patent attorney includes tasks related to the drafting and processing of patent applications in various fields of mechanical engineering. He also conducts various types of patent searches and investigations. Markku also has experience of working as an external IP expert for a company.
Seppo has more than 17 years of experience in strengthening the business of clients both small and large as well as ensuring their productivity. Seppo is an expert in the identification and protection of inventions, IP studies and patent utilization, defense and invalidation. Seppo specializes in IP issues related to inventions and industrial processes in chemistry and biotechnology. He also handles cross-disciplinary inventions, such as IT applications. In recent years, Seppo has devoted significant time to patent litigation and the upcoming new European patent system. Before joining Berggren, Seppo worked as an academic researcher. Seppo also has experience of working as a patent engineer in the industrial sector.
Heikki serves as an expert to assist clients in matters related to IP strategy and management. He specializes in connecting intellectual property to business activities and business management. He approaches intellectual property particularly from the perspective of management and business strategy. His area of expertise includes defining business strategies and business models as well as planning and executing their implementation. He also has an extensive understanding of how to leverage the opportunities presented by the digital transformation in business development. Heikki is responsible for Berggren’s business development and digitalization. He is in charge of the MarCom team and the Digi team.
Intellectual property management, IP strategies, business strategy, business development and digitalisation.
Markku has diverse experience as a patent attorney. His special areas of expertise include patenting in the fields of mechanical and construction engineering. With his broad expertise and extensive experience, Markku can provide professional assistance on all patenting-related issues. Markku understands the commercial starting points of start-up companies and advises them on how to find cost-efficient IP solutions. Markku also helps his clients solve general issues related to their IP strategies and inventions, ranging from invention protection analysis to infringement examinations regarding granted patent rights and defining the best geographical scope for protection. Markku also participates in the handling of disputes.
Antti is an experienced expert in protecting and defending the product development efforts of companies of all sizes. In addition to having in-depth knowledge of chemistry and biotechnology, he also has experience of working in start-ups, where he has been involved in business development as well as the commercialization of product development. Full of ideas, Antti is a hard-working professional who aims to refine inventions into solutions that support the client’s business operations. He is also a popular IP trainer and lecturer who is frequently featured in events for new companies and entrepreneurs. In addition to being a member of the European Patent Institute, Antti has been involved for several years in the Licensing Executives Society (LES), which focuses on technology transfer, licensing and IP-related matters.
Teija has over 15 years of experience in intellectual property rights in both in the private and public sectors. Teija counsels both domestic and foreign clients in obtaining optimal protection in view of their business needs and helps them solve various challenging problems. In addition to trademarks and design-related matters, Teija has experience in patent disputes. Before joining Berggren in 2017, she represented clients successfully in numerous litigations and drafted and negotiated various types of agreements. She has also worked as a judge in the Market Court where she handled cases relating to intellectual property rights and public procurement.
Mika possesses wide-ranging technical expertise as an attorney specializing in various areas of physics. He draws up business-driven patent applications and takes responsibility for the various stages of the patenting process. He also carries out patentability searches and freedom to operate analyses and draws up IP strategies and competitor assessments corresponding to the client’s operations. Mika also assists in patent disputes and represents clients at oral proceedings at the European Patent Office. Mika also serves as an external patent engineer in industrial client companies and works closely with inventors and IP specialists in companies ranging from start-ups to major international corporations.
Ari assists clients in all matters related to patenting and patents. Prior to joining Berggren in 2010, Ari worked as a patent engineer in the patent department of a major international industrial company, where he was responsible for handling inventions and patent applications in his area of technological expertise. He also has more than 10 years of experience in R&D roles, which also saw him participate in international standardization efforts. Ari’s expertise is particularly notable in the fields of signal processing, information technology and telecommunications as well as the patenting of inventions related to software and algorithms.
Marjut has extensive experience of patenting in the field of information technology, particularly in the United States and Europe. She has comprehensive knowledge of IP perspectives related to product development and productization, patenting processes, perspectives related to IP utilization as well as IP strategies. She also provides assistance in infringement cases and prepares various types of assessments to support patenting decisions. Based in Lappeenranta, Marjut also serves as a local first point of contact in matters related to trademark and design rights. Marjut has been working at Berggren since 2002.
Sangkyung is a US patent agent in the field of electrical engineering, and is specialized in telecommunications, information technology, and signal processing. He received a Ph.D. from Ajou University, Korea and has more than 15 years of research experience in various research projects. Sangkyung has also several years of experience as an in-house patent agent at Samsung Research America.
Mika has over 20 years comprehensive IP experience and especially he has focused on IP commercialization. So far he has prepared material and participated in many important patent portfolio licensing or selling projects which have generated significant profit for IP owners (up to hundreds of millions). In his work Mika is able to benefit his broad contact networks to different kinds of global companies and patent acquiring organizations (e.g. patent funds). Mika started his IP career by working for Nokia on 1996. During his over 15 years career in Nokia he managed many demanding positions relating to different areas of IP e.g. in patent prosecution area, managing significant patent portfolios and commercializing patents. In 2011 Mika joined Berggren and has commercialized patents in various fields, including ICT, chemistry and machinery. He is also helping clients with IP risk management and IP strategies.
Sarina is a special expert in domain names. Her work includes domain name investigations and monitoring, the registration of new domain names and the comprehensive management of clients’ domain name portfolios, as well as the preparation of various instructions and strategic consulting. Sarina also handles various domain name disputes, helping the IP lawyers involved in the dispute processes.
Milla has more than a decade of wide-ranging experience in the field of intellectual property rights. Milla assists our clients particularly in the areas of brand and design protection as well as the management of trademark and design right portfolios. She also handles disputes and agreements related to all types of intellectual property. Milla also counsels our clients in trademark and design right strategy, domain name disputes and marketing law. Prior to joining Berggren, she spent time as a trainee in the District Court and, during her studies, she worked in the legal department of a global food company.
Antti is an experienced author of patent applications and novelty searches. He handles patenting-related matters ranging from availability searches to oppositions and appeals. Antti also has experience related to the restoration of the lost rights of a patent holder. Antti drafts patent applications particularly in the field of mechanics, related to machinery, equipment, vehicles, construction, packaging and consumer products. Antti has worked in the patent sector since 2006. Prior to joining Berggren, Antti worked as patent engineer in industry and as a patent examiner at the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.
Silla has nearly two decades of experience as a patent attorney. She specializes in patenting in the fields of process chemistry and mechanics. She also possesses strong expertise in opposition and appeal procedures at the European Patent Office.
A senior level Intellectual Property Rights professional with proven history of effectively handling various IPR commercialization projects including technology / patent licensing, IP asset sales / acquisitions and assessments. Tuomas has worked within the IP area since 2000, which gives him a firm experience on evaluating patents and identifying infringements, but also on understanding a broad range of technologies, building business opportunities and orchestrating negotiations. Tuomas started his IP career at Nokia and worked there for 12 years in patenting, portfolio management, IP litigation and technology out-licensing. He knows how selling or licensing patents is used to make profit to the client – in other words how to commercialize IP. Tuomas feels the most proud of his work when a customer finds his work profitable.
Kristian handles national and international patenting processes for clients’ chemistry-related patenting applications. While Kristian specializes in organic chemistry and pharmacochemistry, he also has extensive knowledge in polymer chemistry, analytical and inorganic chemistry, environmental chemistry and biochemistry. Kristian works with customers in Finnish, English and Swedish in all matters related to patenting and IP. Kristian has a master’s degree in organic chemistry from the University of Helsinki and a doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry with a focus on drug development. Having been involved in many international research teams over a period of several years before joining Berggren, he is very familiar with academic research. He has also taught at university level.
Joni is a versatile attorney whose extensive IP-related experience from industry and as an attorney enables him to provide diverse assistance to clients in various practical situations. Joni’s expertise covers, in addition to patenting, consulting clients on the effective management of IP portfolios, patent strategies and processes, IP risk management and business-driven IP management. Having started his career at Berggren and subsequently spent more than a decade in IP-related roles in international corporations in Finland and Germany, Joni returned to Berggren in 2011.
Having worked in the IP sector and at Berggren since 2006, Katja can provide expert assistance in all matters related to the protection of inventions. She focuses particularly on the protection of inventions in the fields of biotechnology and process engineering using patents and utility models. Her wide-ranging technical expertise also extends to pulp and paper industry applications as well as mechanical inventions.
Anssi is able to assist in all matters related to intellectual property rights, particularly the protection of technical solutions. Anssi has several years of diverse experience of patenting in various countries and involving inventions in different technical fields. Anssi has a doctorate in science in electrical engineering. Prior to joining Berggren, Anssi worked as a researcher in two different universities, studying the operation of solar photovoltaic power systems as well as smart grid data transmission.
Katariina primarily handles assignments related to software-based inventions, particularly involving imaging methods and image processing, in close cooperation with the client and inventors. She is also a valuable resource when it comes to protecting inventions related to medical technology and medical physics. Prior to joining Berggren in 2013, Katariina worked as a university researcher and earned a doctorate in medical physics.
Virpi assists our clients in all patenting-related assignments ranging from novelty searches and patent applications to risk assessments, oppositions and appeals. Before joining Berggren in 2015, Virpi worked as a researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, where she also got her doctorate in chemistry. In addition to chemistry, Virpi specializes in organic chemistry, biochemistry, material technology and mechanics.
Terhi is in charge of Berggren’s Materials and Mechanics patent team. Terhi has 18 years of experience in the patenting of innovations, defending patents and conducting IP studies. In addition to the protection of inventions, Terhi’s special areas of expertise include various IP studies and related measures aimed at supporting business operations through anticipation, protection, monitoring and defending. Prior to joining Berggren, Terhi worked as an IP expert in an international enterprise where her duties were related to the protection of inventions, tutoring and training, IP risk management and minimization as well as managing internal protection activities in Europe.
Jukka is an experienced lawyer specializing in the protection of different types of intellectual property and various disputes. Jukka represents our clients in all kinds of IP-related matters (including trademarks, patents, utility models, designs and copyrights), advertising and marketing law, IP litigation (including the EU courts), IP agreements and the assessment of various kinds of IP infringements. Jukka is also responsible for domestic and global strategic IP planning and the global protection of challenging trademark portfolios, as well as searches related to these matters. Jukka works together with patent attorneys to assess global strategic patenting and he also carries out patent portfolio valuations. Prior to joining Berggren, Jukka worked at the University of Helsinki as a doctoral researcher and docent.
Eero is in charge of Berggren’s ICT patenting team. He is an experienced attorney with a career spanning more than two decades and he specializes in the protection of inventions in the field of telecommunications and information technology as well as dispute processes. Eero has also handled various assignments related to IP agreements and employee inventions. Prior to joining Berggren in 2005, Eero spent nearly 10 years working for an attorney’s office and as a patent engineer in the industrial sector.
Mika’s fields of expertise in Berggren are patent portfolio monetisation, infringement analysis, IP strategies and risk management and technologically SW & applications, mobile & communication technology and mechanical engineering. He understands the technological but also the commercial aspect which is crucial in IP commercialisation for making an infringement analysis, IP valuation and gaining maximum profit for customers. Long experience in the industry side makes him easy to adapt to a customer point of view and gives the ability to see what is best for the customer. That makes him a remarkable expert in IP commercialisation. Mika has a strong, 20 year IP experience mainly from various roles in the industry. During that time Mika has been working in numerous successful international patent licensing, sales and litigation projects and negotiations and he has prepared marketing materials and hundreds of claim charts for the same purposes. He has 15 years of experience in Nokia IPR in various positions from patent prosecution area to patent licensing and he joined in Berggren in 2014.
Timo is an attorney with diverse and extensive experience in various fields of technology. He is well versed in the patenting of inventions related to mechanics, electronics, data communications, control, automation and software sectors as well as the processes related to utility models. Timo is also an expert in design rights and has an illustrative way of explaining to clients how design rights can be used, if necessary, to complement an invention’s IP protection. Timo previously worked as a patent engineer in the industrial sector. Timo’s expertise also includes the drafting of patent and utility model applications and the drawing up of IP strategies. He also assists clients in patent disputes and infringements and provides training in IP matters. During his career spanning more than two decades, Timo has protected products with patents all around the world, even in countries where Finnish enterprises rarely seek protection.
A very experienced patent attorney, Timo is in charge of the Machines&Chemistry patent team. Timo has nearly 25 years of experience as a patent attorney. In addition to drafting patent applications, Timo has extensive experience in evaluating inventions, conducting analyses related to a patent’s scope of protection and the development of IP strategy. Timo is a seasoned expert in patent infringement cases and he has participated in handling numerous disputes. Prior to joining Berggren, Timo spent about 10 years working in R&D in a large Finnish company in the field of automation.
Erkki has more than 20 years of wide-ranging experience as a patent attorney. Erkki specializes in mechanical engineering, such as hydraulics and various production machines and their smart control. Erkki provides comprehensive assistance related to the drafting and application processes of Finnish and international patents as well as European patent applications, working together with attorneys from different countries as necessary. The evaluation of inventions, monitoring, patent oppositions and appeals are also part of his work.
Throughout his long career as an attorney Olli-Pekka has formed long-lasting client relationships. Olli-Pekka has worked as an attorney in Finnish agencies, and most recently at Berggren, where he has been for over 20 years. His long-lasting client relationships that have developed over the years have brought him a deep understanding of how to protect and defend the technology of an invention. Olli-Pekka is a distinguished expert in his field and he takes care of his clients’ patenting process in a way that is sustainable for their business.
Paula has nearly 20 years of diverse experience as an IP lawyer, particularly in managing trademark and domain matters. She assists our clients in all stages of the trademark life cycle, from the trademark selection process to trademark enforcement. Paula has extensive experience in settling trademark disputes both amicably and in various courts of law in Finland and elsewhere in Europe. Her job description also includes challenging consulting assignments related to IP agreements as well as copyright issues. Paula is actively involved in IP organizations and she frequently features as an expert in related media and events in Finland and abroad. She has participated in INTA and FICIPI activities and committees for several years.
Päivi has more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property rights and wide-ranging expertise in managing the registration of trademarks in Finland and internationally. She advises our clients on trademark strategy, including trademark selection and the appropriate use of trademarks in business operations. Päivi also works closely with our IP lawyers to assist our clients in various trademark disputes.
Sasu has 15 years of diverse experience as a patent attorney. His special fields of expertise include medical technology and inventions related to measuring techniques, electrical engineering and mechanics. Sasu assists clients in a wide range of patenting processes related to the drafting and global processing of patent applications as well as general IP consulting. Sasu conducts IP-related analyses and investigations, such as novelty searches, freedom to operate analyses and competitor monitoring. Prior to becoming an attorney, Sasu worked in radio technology R&D in a company in the mobile phone industry.
Tarja is an IP expert specializing in protecting the results of creative work. She helps our clients protect new designs with design rights. With more than 30 years of experience related to design applications, she is a seasoned and versatile professional in design protection. Tarja understands the business objectives of industrial design and the designer’s standpoint.
Susanne is a patent attorney in the field of chemistry, specialized in biology, biochemistry, and applications in plant sciences. She is a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Turku, and she has also taken the Master of Intellectual Property Law degree in the United States, and passed the USPTO bar. For the last decade, Susanne has worked as a USPTO registered patent practitioner in two US IP-law firms. Her work has included managing US patenting processes for her clients. During this time, she has also worked as a foreign associate for Berggren, taking care of US applications for certain Berggren clients, as well as various surveys and analyses relating to patenting. Before her career as an attorney, Susanne acquainted herself with the commercialization of immaterial rights at Licentia Ltd, a company specializing in licensing for the University of Helsinki. Susanne is a well-recognized patent attorney in the field of chemistry, and she has also been active in positions of trust in the IP field. At Berggren, Susanne in based at the office of Berggren LLP in Hoboken, New Jersey, where she works closely with her Finnish colleagues on a daily basis.
Eren is a US patent agent specializing in chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology. He has a B.Sc. in chemical engineering as well as a M.Sc. in biotechnology and medical engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and has been working as a US patent agent since 2014.
In 2015, Markku joined Berggren. He manages protection of designs.
Protection of designs in Finland and abroad.
Johanna assists our clients particularly in the area of trademark law, including the protection, monitoring and enforcement of trademarks, including litigation when necessary. Before joining Berggren in 2018, Johanna worked as a trademark attorney and as a Trainee District Judge. In addition to her studies at the University of Helsinki Faculty of Law, she has studied law at Middlesex University in London.
Tarja is in charge of Berggren’s Legal, trademarks and design rights business. She has wide-ranging experience in business law and intellectual property rights. She handles demanding IP assignments, with a particular focus on settling patent disputes for Finnish and international clients both amicably and in court. She also specializes in employee inventions, IP due diligence statements and the evaluation of patent portfolios. Before joining Berggren in 2008, Tarja spent more than a decade as a lawyer specializing in IP, contract law and business law, handling a large number of legal cases. Prior to that, she gained experience in the Supreme Administrative Court in relation to trademark and patent cases as well as administrative law.
A patent attorney in the Chemistry team, Pirta has versatile IP experience and specialized knowledge in applications related to the food and pharmaceutical industries. She assists her clients in protecting their inventions in Finland as well as abroad. For example, she carries out novelty searches and analyses relating to patentability, freedom to operate and scope of protection. She also handles assignments related to supplementary protection certificates for pharmaceuticals and plant protection agents. Pirta also participates in handling patent disputes and serves as an expert in legal proceedings related to patent infringement and invalidation. She has increased her expertise in patent law by completing training at Université Strasbourg III and she is authorized to practice before the Unified Patent Court. She also helps our clients effectively utilize their IP assets and draw up IP strategies. Having worked in the field since 1990, her previous positions include working as a patent engineer in a Finnish pharmaceutical company, a patent expert in an international food company and a patent attorney in a Finnish patent agency.
With more than 19 years of experience as an attorney, Jorma has wide-ranging expertise in the patenting of inventions related to mechanical engineering and mechanics. He also has experience in using patents and utility models to protect numerous construction technology products and solutions. In addition, Jorma advises clients on more general issues related to the protection of inventions and provides assistance in dispute resolution (patents and utility models). Jorma’s career history includes spells as a researcher in sheet metal technology and product development engineer in the steel industry.
Jorma has considerable experience in the field, particularly in solving the IP-related challenges faced by SMEs. Jorma handles processes related to the protection of clients’ inventions and he also conducts freedom to operate analyses and infringement analyses. He specializes in IP assignments related to mechanics, civil engineering, concrete technology, building engineering physics and cleantech. Jorma is also familiar with the research activities of universities. In addition to handling patenting processes, Jorma has drawn up IP strategies and participated in legal proceedings pertaining to IP disputes. Before joining Berggren, Jorma held teaching and research positions in the higher education sector.
Susa is a patent attorney familiar with the world of academic research. Her areas of expertise are the biosciences, biochemistry, biology and applications in the fields of biotechnology and medicine. Susa is involved in the drafting and processing of patent applications in Finland and abroad and she conducts novelty searches and various investigations related to intellectual property rights. She conducts a comprehensive assessment of the client’s IP situation and finds business-driven solutions for start-ups as well as mature companies. Prior to joining Berggren in 2016, Susa worked as a patent attorney in a Finnish IP company and as a patent examiner at the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.
Before joining Berggren, Outi built a well-rounded career as a research scientist and a patent attorney at Finnish patent agencies and also as a patent manager at a Finnish industrial biotechnology company. She handles assignments related to the protection of technology in the fields of chemistry, biotechnology and biochemistry. She knows the IP processes of companies and has the ability to examine IP matters from various perspectives. Outi handles clients’ patenting processes and assists in matters related to the drafting of IP strategies. She also conducts various analyses and investigations and provides tailored training services.
Jarkko has more than seven years of research experience related to the modeling of catalytic reactions and the magnetic and optical properties of nanomaterials such as graphene and related materials. He has also specialized in optical measurements and calibrations as well as spectroscopy and spectral imaging. Jarkko provides versatile support for Berggren’s clients in the preparation and processing of patent applications and he also conducts novelty searches. Before joining Berggren, Jarkko worked in expert and product development roles in an optoelectronics company and as a university researcher.
Sakari is an experienced and widely recognized IP expert. His career as an attorney spans many years and he also has work experience related to R&D processes in industry. Sakari understands the commercial starting points of start-ups as well as the business objectives of global enterprises and the significance of IP in both types of scenarios. He helps pinpoint innovations and has the ability to proportion IP processes to organizations’ different business models. His expertise also includes the tasks of an outsourced patent engineer and external patent panelist. Sakari also appears as a professional expert witness and issues statements concerning patent technology in legal proceedings. Sakari identifies the most relevant issues in each case and offers flexible and tailored expert knowledge to support the successful achievement of goals. He is a member of domestic and international organizations and was on the Board of the Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys for several years.
Friederike is skilled in patenting of inventions in the fields of mechanics, packaging and construction. Her areas of competence also include manufacturing and production technology. Friederike’s native language is German. Friederike has a broad range of experience as a patent engineer. Her previous employments include the positions of a development engineer as well as a designer of mechanical parts and a design models in industry. She has also made translations from Finnish and English into German for patent agencies. With Berggren, Friederike works in the Mechanics team, assisting in the drawing up of patent and utility model applications in the fields of her expertise, and making novelty searches.
Pauliina is a member of Berggren’s information technology team. She has extensive experience in helping clients with various matters related to intellectual property rights, such as patenting processes and the identification of inventions. Pauliina handles assignments related to software-based inventions as well as mechanical inventions. Before joining Berggren in 2007, Pauliina worked at Tampere University of Technology and at a start-up.