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According to the IAM, Boco IP “has had another banner year: it has seen an uptick in EPO matters, particularly from international clients; moved over to a new case-management platform which allows its IP experts to spend more valuable face-to-face time with clients; and onboarded several new practitioners to an already deep bench.”  

As described by IAM, the firm’s Managing Director and Partner,  Karri Leskinen, is entrusted with ”the most complex and super technical matters . You can undoubtedly rely on him to deliver work of the highest quality and the cooperation is guaranteed to be smooth too.”  Jonna Sahlin “is appreciated by patrons for her ability to communicate clearly, explain complex technical arguments to judges in a way that is easy to understand, and provide commercially insightful analyses that are vital to those looking to mitigate risk”. Jaana Hämäläinen “really gets to grips with the technology behind an invention and looks to build a great rapport with inventors, and as a result she brings great value to the patents she drafts.”  

”For those looking to overcome seemingly insurmountable oppositions hurdles, Christian Westerholm is a wise choice, while industrial machinery expert Sini-Maaria Mikkilä is a big-picture thinker with a great eye for detail and a tremendous knowledge of patenting processes across multiple jurisdictions. As a former senior IP manager at Nokia, Marja-Liisa Autti has an intimate understanding of the telecommunications industry and knows the best way forward in research and development (R&D) settings.” 

Anu Keinänen is described to be “extremely diligent and insightful” who is ”exceptionally talented at drafting applications due to her ability to cooperate well with inventors, understand the invention at its core, and formulate claims precisely and clearly.” 

Commenting on the results, Managing Director and Partner, Karri Leskinen said, “We are more than delighted about the results. Sincere thanks to our clients for the reviews they gave to the IAM researchers, and especially our devoted personnel for all the work that we have done together over the years.” 

Finland’s rankings can be found here: https://www.iam-media.com/rankings/patent-1000/country/finland 

Jonna Sahlin, is European Patent Attorney and an Authorized Patent Attorney in Finland. She has also successfully completed the CEIPI course on Patent Litigation in Europe. She consults clients on matters relating to intellectual property and IP strategy and prosecutes Finnish and European patents in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, food industry, process technology and biofuels. She also handles opposition and appeal cases and has been involved in patent litigation cases as well as Finnish national utility model registration nullity actions. She further conducts freedom-to-operate analyses and prepares opinions on the interpretation of patents. She has been employed at Boco IP since 1998.

The list, first published in 2013, recognizes “senior female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year.” The list is put together based on feedback and recommendations from clients and peers in the IP industry and clients and reflects to importance of the selected practitioners to the success of their firms.

More information about the individuals and their offices can be found on the IP Stars website: https://www.managingip.com/article/2a7cr03ux3sqhec2ycrgg/the-top-250-women-in-ip-2022