Henri Kaikkonen

Henri Kaikkonen is a partner in Bird & Bird's Helsinki office and Head of our Finnish Intellectual Property Group. His focus areas are contentious IP matters, brand protection and commercialization of digital assets. Henri has extensive experience in contentious IP and Tech matters. Having represented clients in all kinds of IPR infringement and invalidation actions, preliminary injunctions and IP related damages claims, he focuses on contentious trademark, patent and unfair business practices disputes. His litigation expertise also covers trade secrets, copyrights, database rights, marketing, consumer protection, technology transfers and distressed IT projects. On the non-contentious side, Henri regularly advises in local, EU and international brand protection, oppositions and office actions, as well as in the creation and development of IP strategies. Much of his work is also about ensuring marketing campaigns and product launches are done lawfully. · Bird & Bird

FinlandIntellectual Property Litigation, TrademarkFinnish, English

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Henri Kaikkonen is a partner in Bird & Bird's Helsinki office and Head of the Finnish Intellectual Property Group. His practice focuses on contentious IP matters including trademark, patent, and unfair competition disputes, as well as brand protection and commercialization of digital assets. He also handles non-contentious IP matters such as brand protection strategies, oppositions, and IP strategy development. He has over 10 years of experience and is recognized as a next generation partner.

Practice areas

Intellectual Property LitigationTrademarkPatentUnfair CompetitionTrade SecretsCopyrightBrand ProtectionIP StrategyTechnology TransactionsData SharingR&D AgreementsDistribution AgreementsFranchisingM&A IPMarketing LawConsumer Protection

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Bird & Bird · Henri Kaikkonen is a partner in Bird & Bird's Helsinki office and Head of our Finnish Intellectual Property Group. His focus areas are contentious IP matters, brand protection and commercialization of digital assets. Henri has extensive experience in contentious IP and Tech matters. Having represented clients in all kinds of IPR infringement and invalidation actions, preliminary injunctions and IP related damages claims, he focuses on contentious trademark, patent and unfair business practices disputes. His litigation expertise also covers trade secrets, copyrights, database rights, marketing, consumer protection, technology transfers and distressed IT projects. On the non-contentious side, Henri regularly advises in local, EU and international brand protection, oppositions and office actions, as well as in the creation and development of IP strategies. Much of his work is also about ensuring marketing campaigns and product launches are done lawfully.

Finland

Expertise

Contentious IP: trademark, patent, unfair business practices, trade secrets, copyright, database rights, marketing, consumer protection, technology transfers, distressed IT projectsNon-contentious IP: brand protection, oppositions, office actions, IP strategies, data sharing/acquisition/enrichment/utilization arrangements, R&D agreements, distribution, reselling, franchising contracts, IP transfer and licensing in M&AIP LitigationBrand ProtectionIP StrategyCommercialization of Digital Assets

Education

LL.M., University of Turku 2011

Admissions

Member of the Finnish Bar Association

Languages

FinnishEnglish