DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd serves a diverse clientele comprising both Finnish and international clients on the full range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. The team is noted for its active IP rights offering, in addition to handling commercial contracts, data privacy, and national and global trademark strategies and patent filings. The practice is co-led by Markus Oksanen, a trusted adviser for IP rights, privacy and technology licensing matters, and Sami Rintala, who brings extensive expertise in outsourcing transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Petteri Günther has strong expertise and professionalism, as well as in-depth knowledge of IP and technology law.’
  • ‘DLA Piper Finland is one of the most established legal practices in Finland. Its team of tech law experts is particularly strong.’
  • ‘Petteri Günther is one of the rare legal IP experts with intellectual curiosity, broad and strong expertise, and an agile approach to IP rights, enabling him to provide legal advice on overcoming tensions between novel technological innovations and obsolete legal frameworks. He is visionary enough to examine new approaches that fit the digital age.’

Key clients

  • Spinnova Oy
  • LähiTapiola Mutual Insurance Group
  • Picosun O

Work highlights

  • Advised Spinnova Oyj on all legal work, including negotiating new product agreements, joint development agreements, license agreements and joint venture agreements with leading global brands.
  • Assisted the Atomic Layer Deposition Technology company Picosun with the negotiations of a distribution agreement with a Fortune 500 listed company, Applied Materials Inc.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Markus Oksanen, Sami Rintala

Other key lawyers

Petteri Günther