Intellectual Property and Technology

Our Finnish IP and Technology team has a proven track record in advising clients and negotiating complex commercial transactions involving technology and intellectual property rights.

We advise IT suppliers and service providers as well as IT departments of large corporations in IT contracting and outsourcing transactions. Our clients include companies within cleantech, fintech, edutech, and other sectors.

We provide legal advice and support to Finnish technology companies who are building their global businesses. Our team also frequently advises start-ups on a variety of IP and technology matters.

Technology and Sourcing

Technology is a key enabler for growth for our clients. Our Finnish Technology & Sourcing team regularly advises both suppliers and customer organisations on IT contracts and outsourcing transactions. We draft and negotiate licensing and service agreements and advise in other aspects of technology transactions, including domestic and cross-border HR and privacy issues. We also advise numerous developing technology companies in all of their operational contracting, including sales, supply, distribution, JV and other commercial contracts.

Our global presence makes us well placed in advising global outsourcing transactions, major contracts under foreign jurisdiction, privacy and other compliance and regulatory matters.

We advise on all phases of our clients' transactions, from strategy development and bid preparation through final contract negotiations and implementation. Leveraging hundreds of complex and market leading deals, we advise on deal structuring, scoping, service levels and pricing so as to deliver an efficient and joined-up result for clients.

Our team includes years of hands-on experience working with both international and domestic procurement organisations, including extensive in-house experience of legal support for ICT and Indirect Sourcing. 

We support strategic and global IT projects within various industries and jurisdictions, including large-scale IT infrastructure and application development and maintenance outsourcing, business process outsourcing, cloud computing, IT system deliveries as well as data security and privacy related matters.

Our clients include large corporations, government entities, suppliers and service integrators, as well as technology companies. 

We advise and support our clients in relation to the following:

• Outsourcing
• Licensing and service agreements
• Cloud contracts
• Licensing audits
• Distribution and agency agreements
• E-commerce
• New business models and compliance issues

IP

Our team advises in all aspects of intellectual property related matters including trademarks, brand protection, copyright, trade secrets, database rights and designs. 

We assist our clients with drafting and negotiations of IP related agreements and in prosecution, opposition and litigation of intellectual property rights. We also assist in developing filing strategies, carrying out clearance searches, filings, renewals and we provide various portfolio management services. 

We have experience in providing advice to our clients globally in relation to the following:

• Trademarks, including clearance, filings and prosecution 
• Patents
• Copyrights
• Business Secrets
• Designs
• Data based rights 
• Internet/domain names
• IP Portfolio management
• Litigation
• Licensing
• Anti-counterfeiting
• Unfair competition and other marketing law issues

Data Protection and Cybersecurity

Data is among your most valuable business assets, but using it safely and compliantly requires careful governance, robust infrastructure and a cyber-conscious culture. We help you stay compliant across jurisdictions and respond effectively to incidents in an ever-changing threat landscape. We provide clear and customised guidance on how to handle data in accordance with applicable regulations.

Our services and support:

• Assistance with all necessary documentation such as privacy policies, records of processing activities (RoPAs), data processing agreements (DPAs), legitimate interest assessments (LIAs), data protection impact assessments (DPIAs)
• Audits, GAP analysis and data mapping under the GDPR
• Privacy and cybersecurity compliance (including NIS2, DORA and the Cyber Resilience Act), covering contractual terms, compliance programmes, policies and related training
• Data retention analysis
• Cross-border data transfers and transfer impact assessments (TIA) including assessments of technical and organizational measures 
• Data breaches, data incident response and notifications to governmental authorities
• Data subject access requests and opposition rights
• Regulatory investigations, enforcement and litigation
• Whistleblowing hotlines, employee monitoring and investigations
   

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence and automation are changing the way we do business. Companies across all industries are deploying a variety of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning technologies to automate and optimize business processes. We can help you understand the risks and opportunities of creating and deploying these game-changing technologies. From compliance with an array of global regulations to ethics and everyday business decisions, our global team has you covered.

Our clients range from FDA breakthrough-designated device-makers to leading national security developers to some of the largest financial and consumer companies implementing AI into legacy systems. We cover all elements that touch AI, including compliance with an ever-increasing array of global AI regulations, procuring, and contracting for AI-enabled systems and services, intellectual property strategies, data management and cybersecurity, privacy laws and data protection, liability for operators and users of AI systems, and issues of ethics and transparency.  

We collaborate with clients across the AI ecosystem – developers of AI technologies, investors, and established businesses implementing AI solutions – to understand the legal and compliance risks and develop the right compliance and government affairs strategy for your success.