Marjut Honkasalo
"The intelligence applied in an invention can often be patentable. Don’t forget that software can be patented too. Before publication, it’s always worth checking whether your solution is patentable."
Marjut Honkasalo helps clients identify technical solutions in software inventions that enhance the likelihood of obtaining a patent.
Her expertise covers the entire patenting process from drafting the application to securing the grant and handling opposition proceedings. She evaluates inventions, conducts freedom-to-operate analyses, and provides expert opinions on the scope of patent protection. Marjut is also experienced in assessing patent infringements and advising on IPR strategies and consulting. Reinstatement of rights is one of her areas of specialization.
Thanks to her strong technological background, Marjut has in-depth knowledge of telecommunications, information technology, mobile services, and software-based solutions. She also has a solid understanding of construction engineering.
Marjut regularly shares her expertise by lecturing on patenting practices, particularly in the field of software patents.
According to Marjut, if something cannot be kept secret, it is worth considering protecting it. This is especially important for software, as the problems solved in implementation can, in themselves, be patentable.
IP-expertise
- Patenting process from drafting the patent application to its granting and opposition matters
- Evaluations of inventions
- Assessments of freedom to operate
- Expert opinions on the scope of protection of patents
- Patent infringement evaluations
- IP strategy and consulting
- Restoration of rights
- Presentations on patenting practices, particularly software patents
Technical Expertise
- Telecommunications
- Information technology
- Mobile services
- Software-based solutions
- Construction engineering
Client Industries
- Automotive
- Communications and media
- Consumer goods
- Financial services
- ICT
- Media and entertainment
- Public services
- High tech
- Industrial equipment
- Software
- Telecommunications
Professional Memberships
- SPAY – The Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys
- FICPI – International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, Executive Committee Delegate for Finland
- Finnish Association of Industrial Property Rights
- epi – Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office: epi delegate, member of European Patent Praxis and ICT committees
Marjut Honkasalo
Partner, European Patent Attorney
Helsinki