A highly recognized survey Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) has ranked our partner, attorney-at-law Esa Korkeamäki as a “Patent Star 2016” and a “Trade mark Star 2016”. According the IPStars 2016 -publication ”The IP department of law firm HH Partners is headed up by Esa Korkeamäki. The firm is seen in trade mark litigation as well as technology matters…
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Breakfast 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
International recognition for HH Partners’ IPR expertise
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive international publications in the field of IPR and has been active since 1990. MIP has recently published the results of the up-to-date research IP Stars 2016 – Trade Mark / Copyright Firm Rankings. According to the publication, HH Partners has been ranked among the best IPR experts in the fields of Trade Marks and Copyright.
Read MoreBest Lawyers once again ranked lawyers of HH Partners among the best lawyers in Finland
Lawyers of HH Partners have again had success in the ranking list drafted by the American publication Best Lawyers.
Read MoreFounders’ Agreement – version 1
Founding a company can be cumbersome. Founders and would be entrepreneurs are often trying to balance working for their new venture and completing the formalities of founding. Establishing a company and agreeing on a shareholders’ agreement can be a project of its own. It is often prudent to first test the waters to some extent […]
Read MoreCreative 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 MoreHH Partners as seller’s counsel the sale of Checkout Finland Oy to OP Group
HH Partners acted as counsel to the owners of Checkout Finland Oy when the shares of the company were sold to OP Group. The sellers were advised by attorney-at-law Martin von Willebrand who is a partner at HH Partners. Founded in 2008, Checkout Finland is an online payment service provider offering various bank, card, and […]
Read MoreHH Partners supporting Checkout Finland Oy with payment services regulation
HH Partners is supporting Checkout Finland Oy in the regulatory aspects of payment services. Checkout Finland is advised by attorneys-at-law Martin von Willebrand and Henri Tanskanen. Founded in 2008, Checkout Finland is an online payment service provider offering various bank, card, and mobile payment methods as well as a range of invoice and instalment services.
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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