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Intellectual property

Roschier

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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.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
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Rainer Hilli
Partner Rainer Hilli is Head of Roschier’s award-winning Intellectual Property practice, which is one of the largest in the Nordic region. The practice has been recognized as the IP Law firm of the Year for Finland by Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards several times. Rainer has more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property disputes, including civil and administrative court proceedings as well as arbitration. He has also represented clients in various fields of industry including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, media, paper & pulp, engineering and brand intensive industries. He is frequently involved in multi-jurisdictional IP litigation. Rainer has experience from working in cross-border litigations both as lead coordinator and as lead of the national team. He has also been advising on product liability and product safety, as well as regulatory compliance. Rainer’s practice also includes IP & technology driven transactions, licensing, franchising and technology transfers.
Leading partners
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Mikko Manner
Mikko Manner is the Managing Partner of Roschier. He has extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious IP and ICT work, with an emphasis on patent, copyright and trade secrets licensing both on a standalone basis and in connection with products and services. He also has considerable experience in IP disputes. Mikko has acted for clients representing a wide range of IP-intensive industries, such as software and services, media and entertainment and telecommunications. He also regularly advises clients on IP and technology issues in transactional and strategic contexts. In addition, Mikko has first and second chair trial experience of arbitration, mediation and litigation before the Helsinki District Court and the Helsinki Court of Appeals.
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Johanna Flythström
Partner Johanna Flythström is specialized in both contentious and non-contentious IP and technology work with an emphasis on commercial and transactional IP and technology work as well as IP and technology disputes. She has extensive experience in advising clients on a broad range of strategic and commercial IP and technology issues, such as advisory work on all stages of IP and technology lifecycle including IP and technology acquisition (whether stand-alone, in employee contexts, or in collaborations), IP and technology commercialization, and enforcement. Her broad experience includes, among others, advising in complex licensing, development, and collaboration arrangements, as well as IP and technology transfers. In addition to IP and technology advisory work, Johanna also regularly advises IP and technology driven businesses in various contractual, regulatory, and marketing law matters in particular in the fields of life sciences, TMT, ClimateTech, and digitalization. Johanna has also considerable experience from acting as a counsel in IP and technology disputes, including in multi-jurisdictional IP litigations, in various fields of industry such as telecommunications, life sciences, process technology and chemistry, paper&pulp, engineering, and various high technologies.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rainer Hilli

Other key lawyers

Mikko Manner, Johanna Lilja, Markku Tuominen, Johanna Flythström, Kaisu Korpua, Niklas Östman, Asta Uhlbäck

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