Bird & Bird boasts expertise in trademark prosecution, cross-border IP investigations, unfair business practice disputes, and transactional IP matters. The firm’s client base spans a range of industries, including technical wholesalers, beverage conglomerates, and personal protective equipment companies. The team handles trademark and patent-related matters across multiple jurisdictions, focusing on tech start-ups and mid-size companies in the life sciences, retail, healthcare, and media sectors. Practice head Henri Kaikkonen is an expert in patents, trade secrets, and unfair business practices, with a wealth of experience in IP licensing agreements. Tom Vapaavuori is a standout trade secret litigator.
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  • ‘The team has strong expertise and good international reach.’
  • ‘Henri Kaikkonen manages the matters very efficiently.’
  • ‘Very professional, high quality, fast performance.’
  • ‘Fast to react and deliver. Easy access and availability.’

Kernmandanten

  • Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Monster Energy
  • Metso
  • MTV
  • Eezy Group
  • Valoo
  • Isojoen Konehalli
  • Glaston Corporation
  • Tempur Sealy
  • The Finnish Red Cross Blood Service

Highlight-Mandate

  • Represented a US corporation in a trade secret and copyright litigation with multi-million damage claims before the Market Court.
  • Represented a Finnish publicly listed company in a strategically important unfair business practice litigation before the Market Court.
  • Advised a Finnish software company on devising a licensing strategy for their technology protected by standard essential patents.

Anwält*innen

Partner*innen der nächsten Generation

Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.

Praxisleitung

Henri Kaikkonen

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Tom Vapaavuori