Sini Petsalo

Sini Petsalo assists our clients in all kinds of IP issues, especially related to patenting, trademarks, contracts, commercialisation of technology and licensing. Sini is also our local contact person in Kuopio, channelling Kolster’s entire supply of services to Eastern Finland. Before Kolster Sini worked in the legal field e.g. in district and administrative courts, and in the technical field e.g. at Fortum Oyj for nearly ten years.

IP expertise

• Patenting process from drafting a patent application to grant, also opposition and infringement issues
• Searches (patents, trademarks)
• Trademark application process, oppositions, revocations, invalidations
• Contracts and IP commercialisation
• Legal proceedings
• Work against counterfeits and co-operation in customs surveillance issues

Technical expertise

• Energy and process technology
• Power plant and combustion technology
• Energy efficiency, process modelling
• Renewable energy sources
• Environmental technology
• Electric power engineering

Client industries

• Automotive
• Biotechnology
• Consumer goods
• Energy
• ICT
• Life sciences
• Media and entertainment
• Paper and forest industry
• Freight and logistics
• Health care
• High tech
• Industrial equipment
• Natural resources
• Electric measurement technology
• Utilities / cleantech