In trademark as well as patent firm rankings in Finland and Russia, Papula-Nevinpat continues in the top tiers in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP STARS, the guide to the world’s leading IP firms and practitioners.
Also this year our patent and trademark attorneys gathered many IP STARS 2021 nominations. IP STARS are IP experts who have been highly recommended by their peers and customers.
In Finland, our Managing Director Markku Simmelvuo was named as a patent star 2021. Trademark stars were given to our European Trademark Attorneys Heidi Mikkola and Jussi Mikkola.
In Russia, Eurasian Patent Attorney Alexander Polikarpov and Patent Attorney Marina Sokolova were named as patent stars 2021.
The research for IP STARS covers a variety of IP practice areas and more than 70 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive and widely respected IP guide in the legal profession.
Released annually, the results are based on extensive research, assessing the strength of the firm’s IP team, workload, outcomes achieved for clients and track record.
Read more about MIP Stars 2021 here.
Russia continues to adopt countermeasures against the sanctions imposed on Russia. One of the most recent countermeasures concerning intellectual property rights is the Decree-Law of March 2022 which legalized parallel import of certain goods into Russia.
Read an article in the latest issue of the World Intellectual Property Review (issue 1/2022) where our European Patent Attorney Matti Brax, who has been in the business since 1995, shares his expertise about patenting quantum computing.
Ukraine to suspend IP deadlines after a new bill is approved. Read our piece of news.
Kindly note that our Helsinki head office will be closed for the Easter weekend from Friday 15 April to Monday 18 April and will be fully operational again on Tuesday 19 April.
