patents • News

Lassi Saarela joined our team of patent attorneys

Kolster

30.10.2020

Trademarks • patents • News

Kolster service team supports you in all administrative IPR work

Kolster

21.10.2020

legal services • Trademarks • patents • News

Leverage innovations and brands! Juha Kukkonen strengthens our IPR service, especially in southwestern Finland

Kolster

14.10.2020

cases • Trademarks • patents

A large proportion of Finnish corona tests are performed with Mobidiag’s technology – intellectual property rights (IPR) protect innovations

Kolster

12.10.2020

patents • Blogs

What testing techniques and innovations can be used to cope with the growing number of COVID-19 tests?

Simon Mügge

01.10.2020

cases • Trademarks • patents • design rights

Take a look at your wrist – it may contain hundreds of Polar patents

Kolster

29.09.2020

patents • Blogs

Veggie sausage revolution! A patent protects plant-based innovations on the fast-paced playing field for food products

Kirsi-Marja Pitkänen

17.09.2020

patents • News

Coronavirus pandemic throws oral proceedings at the EPO into turmoil

Marjut Honkasalo

17.09.2020

patents • ip careers

Lucky coincidence ignited a passion for patents

Kolster

10.09.2020

patents • Blogs

Artificial intelligence controls diabetes and replenishes your refrigerator – the COVID-19 crisis is accelerating the development of AI solutions in the US

Kolster

07.09.2020

patents • Blogs

What are the challenges, advances and opportunities in COVID-19 vaccine formulation?

Simon Mügge

03.09.2020

patents • News

Fast lane to Eurasia for patents – PRH started cooperation with the Eurasian Patent Office

Marjut Honkasalo

02.09.2020

cases • legal services • Trademarks • patents

Zoy melts hearts with its patented sound jewellery technology

Kolster

24.08.2020

patents • News

Patent Agent Maaria Rantala strengthens our ICT and electrical engineering team

Kolster

18.08.2020

cases • Trademarks • patents • design rights

Cerenion harnessed artificial intelligence to measure brain function – patented invention onto the global market

Kolster

10.08.2020

cases • patents

From tickets to pulp bales and servers – Confidex is a global pioneer in remote tags

Kolster

06.08.2020

cases • Trademarks • News

Systematic trademark watch pays off in China – Saga Furs won long-running trademark dispute in Beijing Supreme Court

Kolster

02.07.2020

cases • legal services • Trademarks

Take-off to growth! Kide Science makes children excited about science in both Finland and China

Kolster

23.06.2020

innovations • Blogs

How does your story end when you recount the coronavirus spring from your rocking chair?

Timo Helosuo

22.06.2020

News • innovations

IPR survey: According to corporate decision-makers, innovation is an important success factor

Kolster

22.06.2020

cases • patents

Safety glass and windshields fresh out of the furnace! TaiFin Glass was born directly onto the global market

Kolster

15.06.2020

cases • patents

Finland and Novatron lead the digitalisation of the earthmoving industry – patents secure the leading position in the global market

Kolster

03.06.2020

cases • patents

Towards cleaner air and better cars – Pegasor’s sensor technology and IPR portfolio are ready for major partnerships

Kolster

26.05.2020

patents • people • Blogs

Experience, scale and internationality: the three cornerstones of our strong biotechnology and chemistry team

Kolster

19.05.2020

cases • legal services • Trademarks

A victory in the EU Court of Justice in the fight against counterfeiting

Kolster

15.05.2020

cases • patents

Pike or barramundi? Rapala’s innovative lures attract fish and fishermen all over the world

Kolster

13.05.2020

legal services • IP strategy • Blogs

Exceptional situation encourages business acquisitions – valuation of IPR portfolio is in the interest of both the buyer and the seller

Timo Helosuo

11.05.2020

cases • patents

Patent portfolio attracted buyers and gave wings to new business − Ekahau is now using artificial intelligence to improve wireless networks

Kolster

11.05.2020

design rights • Blogs

Low-threshold design rights will stop your competitors already at the starting line

Kolster

08.05.2020

patents • News • Blogs

A patent is a potential source of revenue even if your business fails

Kolster

30.04.2020

cases • patents • News

Innovative Vauhti Speed patented new generation ski waxes ─ and jumped instantly to produce hand sanitiser for the needs of Finns

Kolster

29.04.2020

cases • patents

Breakthrough with a combination of biodegradable glass fibre and plastic – Arctic Biomaterials is embarking on an ecological world conquest

Kolster

29.04.2020

Trademarks • patents • News

Check real time status of IP offices worldwide from FICPI database

Kolster

27.04.2020

patents • Blogs

A patent is a great way to combat climate change – this is how green technology innovations should be protected

Kolster

26.04.2020

Trademarks • patents • design rights

Going to the UK after Brexit? Now is the time to get your EU trademarks, community designs, design patents and patents in order

Kolster

23.04.2020

Trademarks • IP rights

Cannabis products will be the next source of IP disputes in the US

Kolster

15.04.2020

patents • News

Coronavirus vaccine creates unique global cooperation in drug development

Kolster

14.04.2020

cases • patents • IoT

Serial entrepreneur brought artificial intelligence to ski tracks, microwave ovens and the treatment of pain patients

Kolster

14.04.2020

patents • News • UPC

Germany cannot immediately ratify the Agreement on the European Unified Patent Court – the unitary patent system delayed to unforeseeable future

Kolster

01.04.2020

cases • Trademarks • design rights

Menstrual cup developed by a doctor is the trump card of a two-person startup on the femtech market

Kolster

24.03.2020

cases • Trademarks

From a cap to a lifestyle brand! Tella is aiming to the international market

Kolster

23.03.2020

patents

Yes, it is possible to obtain exclusive rights to the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine – but it is not that simple

Kolster

20.03.2020

IP rights

Coronavirus: Kolster continues to provide services normally

Kolster

18.03.2020

cases • Trademarks • patents

“Demand is fierce” − Aalto Haitek’s wave layered timber got a swift start from Toholampi to global metropolises

Kolster

17.03.2020

IP firm ranking • Trademarks

MIP EMEA Awards 2020: Kolster wins category for trademark firms

Kolster

16.03.2020

News • IP rights

Artificial intelligence is changing innovations and the IP industry

Kolster

16.03.2020

China • Trademarks • News

The coronavirus mobilised fraudsters in China – trademark hijackers take advantage of every opportunity

Kolster

09.03.2020

Trademarks • dispute resolution

WTR1000 ranks Kolster as one of the leading professionals for trademark prosecution, strategy and dispute resolution ─ special mention to Joose Kilpimaa and Jani Kaulo

Kolster

25.02.2020

patents

A good patent application has these four things – a bad one is at risk of being left as just a wall ornament

Kolster

20.02.2020

China • IP strategy • News

China’s new scoring system causes additional work for companies – being blacklisted may spell trouble

Kolster

17.02.2020

China • Trademarks

China’s new trademark law finally bans bad-faith trademark applications – but there are still loopholes

Kolster

10.02.2020

Trademarks • design rights

Brexit is coming – here’s what you should know about the impact of the departure on trademarks and designs

Kolster

05.02.2020

patents

Artificial intelligence as an inventor? Who invents and whose are the rights in the era on AI solutions?

Kolster

03.02.2020

cases • Trademarks • utility models

Polarmoss creates design products from reindeer moss – IPR secures growth in Asia and America

Kolster

28.01.2020

cases • legal services

Helsinki is Juneyao Air's port to Europe – Kolster as its legal partner

Kolster

27.01.2020

China • IP rights

Kolster’s winning streak in China: The best international IP agency once again

Kolster

22.01.2020

China • Trademarks

How to bring your trademark to the Chinese market: familiarise yourself with regulations and update your IPR strategy

Kolster

09.01.2020

legal services • Trademarks • patents

EUR 80 billion funding for businesses and the rise of a Finnish company to become a partner to the world’s giants – here are Kolster’s most read articles of the year 2019

Kolster

08.01.2020

IPR Business

At the turn of the decade, Kolster and customer innovations share the same goal and direction: international, environmentally friendly and efficient

Timo Helosuo

07.01.2020

Trademarks

Trademark for a legalised drug – international conference discusses hot topics in the IP industry

Kolster

03.01.2020

patents • Kolster 145

How the Finns became a nation of inventors – 145 years of internationally successful innovations

Kolster

23.12.2019

IP strategy • IPR Business

Different types of IPR strategy: aggressive or defensive

Kolster

20.12.2019

legal services • patents • people

Our chain of top experts is growing

Kolster

16.12.2019

cases • patents

Maritime innovator Langh Group turned competitors into customers by patenting SOx scrubbers

Kolster

13.12.2019

patents • people • ip careers

Leaping into the unknown paid off – IPR turned into a new profession for an electromechanics expert

Kolster

04.12.2019

patents • people

The secrets of successful patent applications – revealed by a 35-year veteran of the IPR industry

Kolster

29.11.2019

legal services • Trademarks • patents

This is how Kolster’s partner network works – consider these 5 things when you need international IPR services

Kolster

25.11.2019

patents • people

Measurements and mathematics increasingly important in protecting inventions

Kolster

22.11.2019

patents • people

Patent Attorney Christoffer Karlsson joins Kolster – chemistry, mechanics and sustainable development at the core of competence

Kolster

20.11.2019

licensing • patents

Your microwave oven might be cooking up a patent dispute – here’s how to avoid it

Kolster

20.11.2019

China • IPR Business

We are not talking about it enough in Finland: China’s digitalisation offers huge volumes for Finnish companies

Timo Helosuo

19.11.2019

IPR Business

Small digital steps straighten out the tangles of work

Kolster

14.11.2019

cases • Trademarks • patents

Textbook example of brand protection: Mobile app Hookle gains traction on international markets

Kolster

14.11.2019

patents • people

From Germany to Finland: European Patent Attorney Simon Mügge strengthens our patent unit for chemistry and biotechnology

Kolster

12.11.2019

patents • Kolster 145

HI-FOG® water mist invention for fire fighting

Kolster

23.10.2019

Trademarks

Marques 2019: Change is everywhere – is your brand ready?

Kolster

22.10.2019

legal services • people • ip careers

Legislation, legal practice and the world are in a constant state of renewal – the IPR lawyer develops his expertise at the same pace

Kolster

21.10.2019

patents • people

Tapio Kinnunen is our new patent attorney in the ICT & Electrical Engineering team

Kolster

16.10.2019

cases • Trademarks • patents

VM-Asfaltti to patent a revolutionary method for precise patching of roads

Kolster

15.10.2019

cases • patents

Gobbas Gård and Härmän Rati awarded innovation prize for their Finnish-made organic broad bean-based food product

Kolster

14.10.2019

Trademarks • people

Jani Kaulo, IP expert at ECTA, influences trademark law in the European Community

Jani Kaulo

14.10.2019

legal services • patents

A co-owned invention requires a joint ownership agreement

Sanna Häikiö

09.10.2019

IP strategy • people • ip careers

IPR expert can see to the core of companies

Kolster

07.10.2019

IPR Business • Kolster 145

“Inspiring and useful!” The big picture in IPR encouraged dialogue

Kolster

07.10.2019

IPR Business

Taloustutkimus and Kolster detected an obstacle to the growth of Finnish businesses: Poor commercialisation of innovations slows down success

Kolster

03.10.2019

IPR Business • Kolster 145

145-year-old Kolster: “It’s not an innovation if it cannot be commercialised”

Kolster

03.10.2019

News • IPR Business

Certification Association Russian Register and IP law firm Kolster launch cooperation to help companies in entering new markets

Kolster

30.09.2019

IP strategy • IPR Business

Entrepreneur, do you want to succeed? Ask IPR strategists to help you

Timo Helosuo

30.09.2019

patents • people

Ville Nieminen strengthens Kolster’s patent team in Oulu

Kolster

27.09.2019

patents • Kolster 145

Abloy – the lock that can’t be picked

Kolster

25.09.2019

China • IP strategy

IP strategy turns the Chinese threats into opportunities

Kolster

24.09.2019

patents • people • ip careers

A patent attorney’s most important tool is the ability to listen

Kolster

20.09.2019

China • IP strategy • IPR Business

Increasing trade wars raise many questions

Timo Helosuo

19.09.2019

cases • Trademarks • patents

Montisera commercialises promising bioactive compounds – Montinutra revolutionises the circular bioeconomy

Kolster

17.09.2019

patents • people • ip careers

An ordinary patent attorney is a bona fide whiz with words

Kolster

11.09.2019

cases • patents

The University of Oulu protects its research results with diligence – creating new business through IPR

Kolster

10.09.2019

patents • people

Ulla Lenkkeri-Schütz is our new European Patent Attorney in Munich

Kolster

06.09.2019

Trademarks

Seven steps for proper influencer marketing

Kolster

30.08.2019

Trademarks • people

European Trademark and Design Attorney demonstrates professional skill

Kolster

29.08.2019

patents • IPR Business

Patent world visionary Toni Nijm: The IP industry will keep pace with innovations through technology

Kolster

28.08.2019

legal services • people

Leena-Maija Marsio set to lead Kolster’s Legal and Trademarks unit

Kolster

22.08.2019

IP strategy • patents • people

Liisa Nieminen strengthens our patent team in Tampere

Kolster

12.08.2019

patents • Kolster 145

Azipod® thruster – a pioneer in the marine industry

Kolster

01.08.2019

design rights • utility models

An alternative to a patent – how to use design right and utility model protection effectively

Kolster

25.07.2019

China • IP strategy • patents

China’s potential lies in intense competition

Kolster

23.07.2019

patents • people • ip careers

The opportunity to work with customers is what tempted this organic chemistry expert to return to Kolster

Kolster

17.07.2019

patents • people

Life without IP rights – like in the Wild West?

Kolster

15.07.2019

patents • Kolster 145

ALD technology – an invention in the pocket of every Finn

Kolster

11.07.2019

China • patents • News

Survey: Corporate decision-makers do not see China as a competitor — however, they believe in increasing Chinese investments

Kolster

03.07.2019

Trademarks

Make sure your trademarks are up-to-date

Kolster

28.06.2019

cases • utility models

Utility model for hemp sauna – Lehtinen entrepreneur brothers invent as much as they have time from their work

Kolster

27.06.2019

cases • patents • IP valuation

Idea-Keksi Oy refines innovations into products and reforms working methods

Kolster

25.06.2019

patents • Kolster 145

Kohonen map – enabler of self-learning artificial intelligence

Kolster

24.06.2019

patents • Kolster 145

Celebrating 145 Years of Kolster

Kolster

20.06.2019

patents • Kolster 145

AIV fodder – the cream of the crop of Finnish inventions

Kolster

11.06.2019

Trademarks • patents • design rights

What will happen to trademarks, design rights and patents with Brexit?

Kolster

10.06.2019

Trademarks • News

INTA Annual Meeting 2019: New innovations for using trademarks!

Kolster

06.06.2019

patents • Kolster 145

Postdoctoral Researcher Matti La Mela: Finnish IP developed in relation to other countries

Kolster

05.06.2019

patents • people • ip careers

Patenting visionary creates valuable works for the patent portfolio

Kolster

04.06.2019

legal services • Trademarks • patents

Kolster opened its first representative office in Russia

Kolster

23.05.2019

IP strategy • patents

Protect the uniqueness of your company

Kolster

23.05.2019

cases • patents

iLOQ brought locks to the digital age with patents

Kolster

08.05.2019

Trademarks • News • EU

The new Finnish Trademarks Act became effective on 1 May 2019 ─ classifications must be revised retroactively

Kolster

07.05.2019

legal services • copyrights

The author is entitled to a copyright − unless otherwise agreed

Kolster

03.05.2019

patents • News • USA

An abstract idea or a patentable invention?

Kolster

26.04.2019

cases • Anti-counterfeiting • Trademarks

Supreme Court of Finland makes rare request for preliminary ruling: trademark dispute advanced to European Court of Justice

Kolster

25.04.2019

patents • Kolster 145

The sauna stove – Evolution from a pile of rocks to a designer product

Kolster

23.04.2019

patents • Kolster 145

Heteka - an iron bed that became a bestseller of its day

Kolster

15.04.2019

patents • people • ip careers

The IP deep diver is a champion of summaries

Kolster

15.04.2019

Trademarks

This is how you can make the most out of your trademark

Kolster

14.04.2019

legal services • Trademarks • people • ip careers

Designs, brands and dispute resolution at the heart of IP Lawyer’s work

Kolster

08.04.2019

IP firm ranking • Trademarks • patents

MIP IP Stars 2019: Kolster leads the field – Awarded special recognition as Prosecution Firm of the Year

Kolster

03.04.2019

cases • patents

Grip and glide! Vauhti Speed races to the global top of ski wax

Kolster

02.04.2019

cases • Trademarks

Pizza parlours at disputes over a trademark – how to avoid pitfalls

Kolster

28.03.2019

cases • patents

Oulu-based UROS rose to become a partner to the world’s giants in record time

Kolster

26.03.2019

people • Kolster 145

Kolster as life’s work, family as life’s centre

Kolster

11.03.2019

IP strategy • patents

IP Director of Orion, Heidi Adler: Strong IP portfolio makes company attractive

Kolster

06.03.2019

cases • licensing • patents

Amandan Healthcare developed the world’s healthiest shower

Kolster

05.03.2019

patents • people • ip careers

Science and art combined in the work of an IP veteran

Kolster

04.03.2019

design rights • News • copyrights

A design rug was not granted copyright protection − is creative work without protection?

Kolster

01.03.2019

IP strategy • people • IPR Business

Timo Joutsenoja joins Kolster − a boost in our diverse IPR know-how for the Kuopio office

Kolster

27.02.2019

IP firm ranking • Trademarks • News

Kolster’s trademark attorneys highly ranked for prosecution and strategy − special mention for dispute resolution and IP commercialisation

Kolster

26.02.2019

patents • people • Kolster 145

IP makes the world better

Kolster

21.02.2019

patents • people • ip careers

Virtuoso of new technologies powered by challenges

Kolster

19.02.2019

patents • people • ip careers

IP specialist from northern Finland enjoys team play

Kolster

18.02.2019

patents • News • Kolster 145

Kolster’s first patent served the paper industry

Kolster

14.02.2019

IP firm ranking • China

Kolster awarded as the ‘Most Recommended International IP Agency 2019’ in China

Kolster

13.02.2019

patents • people

Sini Petsalo strengthens our local service in Kuopio

Kolster

13.02.2019

cases • patents • IoT

Digitizer of seafaring tamed the ionosphere with its patents

Kolster

05.02.2019

patents • News • ICT

Apple and Qualcomm are fighting over a patent infringement ─ how does the legal struggle affect the IP field?

Kolster

04.02.2019

patents • News • EPO

New patenting instructions for software - ambiguousness remains

Kolster

31.01.2019

cases • IP strategy • Trademarks

Paint and coating brands in a managed way into trademark portfolio

Kolster

29.01.2019

IP strategy • patents • News

These phenomena reverberate into the IP year 2019: Climate change, artificial intelligence, and uncertainty

Kolster

29.01.2019

licensing • patents • people

Kati Vesterinen is our new European Patent Attorney at Kolster Tampere office

Kolster

28.01.2019

China • Trademarks • News

Kolster’s Partner Jani Kaulo appointed as one of the four members of the new ECTA China Task Force

Kolster

28.01.2019

China • patents • News

The Chinese IP market in a nutshell

Kolster

27.01.2019

patents • News

IP & Brexit - what changes, what does not?

Kolster

25.01.2019

patents • people

Julia Urbanec strengthens our mechanical engineering patent team

Kolster

18.01.2019

cases • patents • Ductor

IPR protect the innovations of a circular economy developer

Kolster

17.01.2019

IP strategy • patents • people • ip careers

Patent attorney is a risk analyst

Kolster

11.01.2019

Trademarks • patents • News

China Mythbuster

Kolster

21.12.2018

Trademarks • people

IP lawyer helps customers succeed

Kolster

20.12.2018

patents • News • innovations

Best IP tips for innovation contests

Kolster

19.12.2018

cases • Anti-counterfeiting • Trademarks

Journey to the world’s most valuable car brand

Kolster

05.12.2018

legal services • Trademarks • EU

The Finnish Trademarks Act harmonised as EU-compatible

Kolster

28.11.2018

cases • China • Trademarks

China is a direction of interest to many

Kolster

27.11.2018

innovations • EU • Horizon 2020

Entrepreneur, secure your share of EUR 80 billion funding

Sanna Häikiö

26.11.2018

Trademarks • News

Greetings from the Frontline: INTA Leadership Meeting in New Orleans

Kolster

22.11.2018

people • business program • digitalisation

Salla Lamberg to steer Kolster’s development projects

Kolster

20.11.2018

IP strategy • patents • people • dispute resolution

Chemistry specialist, European Patent Attorney Krister Karlsson returns to Kolster

Kolster

13.11.2018

China • patents • News

Shenzhen - the IP and innovation centre

Kolster

12.11.2018

IP strategy • IP rights • fashion

Comprehensive IP strategy a lifeline for a brand product

Maria Ojala

09.11.2018

China • Trademarks • people

Jani Kaulo of Kolster in The Economist: A Chinese trademark hijacked in Finland, too

Kolster

08.11.2018

patents • people • IP rights • ICT

Europe-expert handles patents from ICT to concrete

Kolster

07.11.2018

cases • IP strategy • patents

Hookle patented a social media application and charmed Google

Kolster

02.11.2018

legal services • IP rights

Helping to untangle employee inventions

Kolster

30.10.2018

licensing • legal services • people • valuation

Hannes Kankaanpää complements our expertise in IP, technology and corporate law

Kolster

26.10.2018

China • patents • News

Kolster set up an office in the Chinese innovation area

Kolster

25.10.2018

cases • patents • Plantui

The success of smart gardens has its roots in IPR

Kolster

22.10.2018

cases • China • Trademarks

Fashion IP rights in good hands

Kolster

18.10.2018

China • Trademarks • IP rights

The wild Chinese market – how to protect your trademark in China

Kolster

15.10.2018

IP strategy • patents • people

Biotechnology sector is growing strongly – funding depends on patents

Kolster

01.10.2018

cases • patents • innovations

Butter & Egg Spread makes history – European patent opens door to the world

Kolster

28.09.2018

China • IP strategy • News

Kolster’s IP expertise increasingly valued in China

Kolster

25.09.2018

China • IP strategy • people

IP Specialist building bridges between China and Finland

Kolster

24.09.2018

IP strategy • Trademarks • News

Food counterfeiting is spreading – also poses a threat to Finnish companies

Kolster

21.09.2018

China • IP strategy • people

Asia specialist helps you succeed in the Chinese markets

Jani Kaulo

17.09.2018

China • IP strategy • people

In the new era of product protection, the West and China stand together

Timo Helosuo

12.09.2018

patents • people • News

European Patent Attorney Kati Leinonen strengthens our ICT patent team

Kolster

07.09.2018

patents • people • ip careers

To the patent specialist, quality comes first

Kolster

07.09.2018

cases • patents • innovations

A glass artist aesthetised concrete and patented her method

Kolster

20.08.2018

legal services • people • ip careers

A legal design expert polishes contracts and commercialises ideas

Kolster

15.08.2018

patents • people • ip careers

Patent attorney protects the latest innovations in ICT

Kolster

09.08.2018

China • News • intellectual property rights

“We were honored to have Hunan IPO in Finland”, says CEO Timo Helosuo

Kolster

03.07.2018

legal services • Trademarks

Changes to trademark legislation set to open new doors for companies

Kolster

27.06.2018

cases • patents • innovations

The ultimate protection for forest machine innovations

Kolster

07.06.2018

Trademarks • News

Is North Korea opening up to western brands?

Juhana Hietala

07.06.2018

people • kolster • ip careers

2017 ─ a year of transition at Kolster

Timo Helosuo

07.06.2018

China • News • intellectual property rights

Latest developments from the Chinese IPR field

Kolster

04.06.2018

patents • people • ip careers

The developer of pharmaceutical innovations in the world of patents

Kolster

25.05.2018