Hanna Paloheimo
Castrén & SnellmanCastrén & Snellman provides advice on all aspects of trade mark, copyright and design prosecution and IP portfolio management. Practice head Sakari Salonen stands out for his experience in trade mark, design and brand protection and prosecution work, copyright issues, anti-counterfeiting mandates, unfair competition work and marketing matters; while Nina Mikander leads the IP prosecution group and Hanna Paloheimo, who leads the life sciences team, is highly regarded for patent litigation, pharmaceutical regulatory matters, and food and health technology matters, among others. Kim Parviainen is also recommended and specialises in IP and technology law as well as data protection matters.
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Key clients
- Alma Media
- Anora Group
- BMW AG
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Crocs Inc.
- Merck KGaA and Merck Oy
- OP Financial Group
- Patria
- Teosto
- Valio
- Wärtsilä
Work highlights
- Representing Google in its day-to-day legal matters in Finland, and handling IP advisory, trade mark enforcement, customs seizure, copyright and marketing law matters, as well as in data privacy and technology related work.
- Successfully represented BMW in a complex trade mark dispute, where the Market Court prohibited the defendant from infringing BMW’s trade mark and dismissed the opposing party’s claim to invalidate BMW’s trade mark.
- Advising Valio Ltd on brand protection and intellectual property enforcement matters globally.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Sakari Salonen
Castrén & SnellmanNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Kim Parviainen
Castrén & SnellmanPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sakari Salonen, Nina Mikander, Hanna Paloheimo