We are pleased to announce that HH Partners’ IP team has been shortlisted in the Finnish national category of Trademark Disputes at the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025. In addition to the firm-wide nomination, two of our proficient IP experts are in the running for individual awards: Partner Pamela Lönnqvist has been shortlisted for the […]
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We advised The Skating Music Guy in contractual and copyright matters
Our IP lawyers Pamela Lönnqvist and Ilari Talman advised The Skating Music Guy in contractual and copyright matters in its business field of provision of music editing and composition services for figure skaters. The assignment involved drafting of certain key contracts and giving advice in the copyright matters related to the business model of the […]
Read MoreOur IP Practitioners recognized in MIP IP Stars
We are delighted to announce that our IP Practitioners have been recognized in MIP IP Stars. Esa Korkeamäki has once again been recognized as a “Trade mark star 2024”, Martin von Willebrand as a “Transactions star 2024” and Pamela Lönnqvist as a “Notable Practitioner” in the newest edition of IP Stars. In addition, HH Partners […]
Read MoreHH Partners team at Mindtrek 2016
HH Partners took part in the international Mindtrek conference held in Tampere, Finland, from 17th to 19th October 2016, sponsoring the event together with Validos ry. Having established its place in the vanguard of Finnish tech events, Mindtrek attracts each year participants from dozens of countries all over the world to network and to check […]
Read MoreAIPPI World Congress in Milano September 16–20, 2016
The annual World Congress of the AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle) organization was held September 16–20, 2016 in Milano. Finnish IPR knowledge and HH Partners were both strongly represented this year as well. AIPPI is the world’s leading non-governmental organization in the field of immaterial property rights. Examining the national […]
Read MoreHH Partners and Esa Korkeamäki ranked in Media Law International’s survey
HH Partners has been ranked by Media Law International 2016 –survey. According the publication: “Copyright and marketing specialist HH Partners works closely with publishing and technology companies on all aspects of licensing and dispute resolution. Key practitioner Esa Korkeamäki represents domestic and international clients in courts, including administrative courts”. Media Law International’s publication provides comprehensive […]
Read MoreBreakfast seminar on May 18, 2016: Using open source in the enterprise
HH Partners Attorneys-at-law Ltd in collaboration with Cybercom and Black Duck Software will organize a joint breakfast seminar on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 concerning e.g. the following topics:
– The state of open source software
– Open source compliance in the enterprise
– How to identify and manage security risks in open source
– Open source usage at Cybercom
Creative Commons 4.0 licenses translated into Finnish with the assistance of the experts at HH Partners
The official Finnish translation of the international Creative Commons 4.0 license family has been published. The translation is the first translation worldwide of the new license family. The English license texts have been translated into Finnish in the copyright advice project of the University of the Arts, Helsinki, and financed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. The Finnish translation was done by Attorney-at-law, Partner Martin von Willebrand, Associate Henri Tanskanen and Authorized Translator Liisa Laakso-Tammisto / IDE Oy Translation Agency. The translation work has been directed by Copyright Attorney Maria Rehbinder of the University of the Arts, Helsinki, and cooperation with the Creative Commons organization has been coordinated by Researcher Tarmo Toikkanen of Aalto University. From the left: Maria Rehbinder, Martin von Willebrand, Tarmo Toikkanen, Henri Tanskanen and Liisa Laakso-Tammisto. Photo by Mikko Säteri, CC BY 4.0
Read MoreExpertise in open technologies at HH Partners
In its communication, HH Partners, Attorneys-at-law, now distinguishes open technologies as a specific area of expertise. The open technologies practice forms a part of the wider technology practice of HH Partners. “For some time now, we have been receiving a clear message from our clients: it is hard to find high-quality legal expertise in questions related to open technologies, and the know-how of HH Partners in the field is highly valued,” says Martin von Willebrand…
Read MoreArticle: Legal tools in creation of an open source business
The legal rules often play a key role when it comes to business models in software businesses and notably in free and open source software projects. This is particularly true when the project owner wants to maintain some level of control over the software and the project itself. The balance between control and freedom is achieved by legal tools and policies, such as licenses, compliance policies, contracts, trademarks, organization rules, contribution policies, only to name a few.
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