Papula-Nevinpat’s Mikko Nissinen and Juha Voutilainen have been recognised as Managing IP’s Rising Stars

26.10.2021

Mikko Nissinen

Juha Voutilainen

We are extremely delighted to announce that our patent attorneys Mikko Nissinen and Juha Voutilainen have been recognised as Rising Stars of the 2021 edition of Managing IP’s Rising Stars publication.

This special publication recognises some of the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners in private practice who contributed to the success of their firms and clients.

Managing IP features more than 1,000 IP practitioners and over 400 firms across 54 jurisdictions. Read more about Rising Stars here.

Huge congratulations to our Mikko and Juha!

 

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