Sakari Salonen

Partner, Member of the Finnish Bar

Services

  1. Intellectual Property
  2. Data & Technology
  3. Life Sciences
  4. Dispute Resolution

Contact details

I am the head of our leading Intellectual Property service. I have over ten years’ domestic and international experience in protecting, commercialising, and enforcing intellectual property rights. This includes having a successful track record in resolving complex patent, trademark, design, copyright, advertising, licensing, and franchise disputes for household name clients in virtually every major industry. My practice also covers unfair competition, consumer and marketing law, anti-counterfeiting, employee inventions, trade secrets and commercial IP agreements, such as licensing, franchising and distribution. I also advise clients on IP strategies and trademark prosecution.

As a former jazz musician, I really enjoy being on stage, which is why I’m an active lecturer in my field. I have published several articles on intellectual property and marketing law in legal journals and our own CastrenBlog. Legal directories, such as Chambers Europe and Global, the Legal 500, Managing IP, World Trademark Review and IAM Patent 1000, rank me among Finland’s leading experts in IP.

Latest references

Valio and C&S – Sustainable everyday life is created through bold reforms
Services Competition & Procurement, Data & Technology, Dispute Resolution, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure & Natural Resources, ESG and Corporate Sustainability, Intellectual Property, International Construction & Projects, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Investments & Transactions
Case published 4.5.2023
Huhtamaki – Sale of Russian operations
Services Banking & Finance, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Construction & Industrial Services
Case published 9.9.2022
Valio – Sale of Russian Operations
Services Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Food Industry
Case published 26.4.2022
Valio and Oddlygood Global – Significant Growth Funding Round
Services Competition & Procurement, Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Food Industry
Case published 17.12.2021
Valio – Global Brand Portfolio Management and IP Enforcement
Services Advertising & Marketing, Intellectual Property, IP Agreements, IP Disputes, IP Protection, Food Industry
Case published 30.9.2020
Anora Group – Global Brand Portfolio Management and IP Enforcement
Services Advertising & Marketing, Intellectual Property, IP Agreements, IP Disputes, IP Protection, Food Industry
Case published 11.5.2020
Shareholders of iLOQ – Sale of Share Capital
Services Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax & Structuring, Technology & Communications
Case published 17.10.2019
BMW AG – Enforcement of Trade Mark and Registered Community Designs
Services Intellectual Property, IP Disputes, IP Protection
Case published 17.4.2019
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