Russia’s location and vast territory makes the country vulnerable to IP piracy. In this article our experts examine how Customs procedures can help IP owners, in particular in the area of trade...

We would like to inform our clients of the false invoices and hoax letters in circulation. Some of our clients have received a number of false invoices and hoax letters concerning their industrial...

New Trade Mark Law has become into force on 15 November 2008. The main changes are the following: - Registration of well-known trade marks is now possible. Trade marks acknowledged as well-known will...

Changes in fees for trademark and design right matters in National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland enter into force as from 1 January 2009. Please read the announcement and price lists...

Some of our clients have received false invoices concerning industrial property rights (patents, designs, utility models, trademarks). In the typical case, these invoices refer to a private register...

Our experts, Dr. Teemu Lang (Helsinki) and Dr. Dmitri Popov (St. Petersburg), have studied patenting in the field of nanotechnology in Russia. Their report ”Patenting of Nanotechnology –...

Managing Director Markku Simmelvuo, has been nominated for the Litigation Committee of the European Patent Institute (epi) as the Finnish representative. The selection was made at the epi Council...

The last reform of the Russian patent law dates back to 1992. However, this law already saw some amendments towards legislation that would be more conformable to the western patent laws. With the...

Managing Director Mr Markku Simmelvuo was selected as the chairman of the board of the Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys (SPAY) at their autumn meeting of 20 November 2007. At the same time, he...