INTA 2011 in San Francisco

15.2.2011

We will be attending this year’s INTA conference to be held in San Francisco during 14-18 May 2011.

Our conference attendees are:

Ms Heidi Mikkola, European trade mark attorney, Partner
Ms Riikka Palmos, European trade mark attorney, Partner
Mr Jussi Mikkola, European trade mark attorney
(Helsinki office)

Ms Marina Smirnova, Trade mark attorney
Ms Elena Gogoleva, Patent attorney
(St. Petersburg office)

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

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