Marjut Honkasalo

Marjut Honkasalo holds an MSc from Helsinki University of Technology's Department of Civil Engineering where she majored in concrete technology. Marjut has also studied telecommunications systems and software in Helsinki University of Technology. Before joining Kolster in 1996, she worked for six years in product development for a company that manufactures construction materials.

At Kolster, Marjut has concentrated on patents in the field of information technology, telecommunications, and software. She is familiar with current and developing network solutions, for instance, as well as software utilized in construction design, healthcare and mobile services.

Marjut has also served as an in-house IPR consultant at a client end. She is also familiar with infringement and scope-of-protection analyses. She gives lectures on patent protection and especially on the practices of the European Patent Office. She actively follows EPO practices and is involved in their development as a member of the epi (European Patent Institute) European Patent Practice Committee.