Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen

Finnish

7+ years of experience

Language:

English

Swedish Excellent
German Good
Dutch Good
French Fair/Good
Spanish Fair/Good
Portuguese Fair/Good
Finnish Native

Present Function:

European Patent and Trademark Attorney, Kolster Oy Ab.
Appointed Judge as IPR expert member, Market Court of Finland.

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

European Patent Attorney.
European Trademark and Design Attorney.
Finnish Patent Attorney.
Finnish Trademark Attorney.
Finnish Design Attorney.

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Appointed as an expert member (IPR) of the Market Court of Finland for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2028; took the Judge’s Oath on 18 April 2018. The Market Court is a specialised court handling matters relating to market law, competition law, public procurement, and civil intellectual property cases in Finland.

President and Chairman of the Board of the Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys (2023–2025).

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Senior Patent Engineer in Nokia Telecommunications, Fixed Access Systems division with R&D units Finland, UK, Germany and Australia, 24.02.1992-30.11.1998.
Principal Patent Attorney in Ericsson EuroLab Netherlands, 01.12.1998-31.05.2001.
Patent and Trademark Attorney in patent law firm Borenius & Co, 01.06.2001-31.03.2009.
Patent and Trademark Attorney in patent law firm Kolster Oy Ab, 01.04.2009-present.

Memberships and/or accreditations

Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys.
EPI, Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office.
Finnish Association for Corporate Patent Agents.
Finnish Association or Industrial Property Rights.