Roschier’s ‘powerhouse’ IP practice provides clients with a wide array of advice on the entire spectrum of IP issues throughout the life cycle of IP from identification, acquisition and registration issues to enforcement work and transactions; the department is also reputed for the depth of its expertise in complex IP litigation, exemplified through the experience of practice head Rainer Hilli. Managing partner Mikko Manner assists clients in the software and services, media and entertainment and telecoms industries with patent, copyright and trade secrets work as well as IP disputes; while Johanna Flythström is experienced in a broad range of IP and technology licensing and commercialisation matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Superb team of lawyers handling complex IP litigation.'
‘Rainer Hilli is top of his game. Great fun to work with. Clear, helpful and a master in courts up to the very highest levels.’
‘Mikko Manner is simply excellent, always pragmatic and solution oriented, and is astonishingly effective in grasping the important aspects of a case. Surely one of the best - perhaps even the best - IP lawyers in the Nordics.'
‘Niklas Östman is a highly appreciated adviser but also very much a business partner. His vast experience and knowledge help moving the needle and he has on several occasions solved locked negotiations.’
‘Kaisu Korpua and Asta Uhlbäck, they both are true experts in the trade mark, design and enforcement matters and always available and responsive. I highly appreciate their support and knowledge in all kinds of IP matters.’
‘Roschier's IP team is a veritable powerhouse that is equally strong in all aspects of IP work, contentious as well as non-contentious. I don't think any of the Helsinki competitors come close to showing the muscle they do.'
- 'Johanna Lilja is very thorough and knowledgeable, and very nice to work with.’
‘We work a lot with a Finnish team, headed by the excellent Markku Tuominen. A highly committed lawyer who is extremely responsive and a quick thinker. He is taking care of wonderful brands. His team provides excellent work.’
Key clients
- Pfizer
- Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Nokia Oyj
- Valmet Oyj
- The Telia Company
- AIM Sport
- Procter & Gamble
- Neste Oyj
- Novartis
- Brown-Forman/Jack Daniel's/Finlandia Vodka
- Supercell Oy
- Fiskars Oyj Abp
- Moomin Characters Oy Ltd
- Marimekko Oyj
- Nokian Tyres
- Metso Oyj (formerly Metso Outotec Oyj)
- Halti Oy
- Autoliv Inc.
- Fortum Oyj
- HERE Global B.V.
- Konecranes Oyj
- Rovio Entertainment Corp.
- Stora Enso Oyj
- Lidl Suomi Kommandiittiyhtiö
- Orion Oyj
- Gilead Sciences Inc.
- Eli Lilly and Company Limited
- Specsavers
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- Alko Oy
- InterMune Inc.
- Metacore Games Oy
- Aiven Oy
- Varjo
- Peak Performance Production AB
- Bristol-Meyers Squibb
- Astellas Pharma GmbH
- Takeda
Work highlights
- Advising Nokia Corporation on its most substantial global patent licensing activities, both as licensing and litigation counsel.
- Acting for Telia Corporation as a defendant in a copyright infringement case related to broadcast programming.
- Acting for Eurosport in a high-profile case concerning the free retransmission of television broadcasts within the EU.
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