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Education

M.Sc. (Tech.), Chemical Engineering

Technical fields

Chemistry & Materials, Life Sciences, GreenTech, Circular Economy, Wood, Pulp and Paper, Energy Technology

Specializations

Production processes, process engineering, compositions and formulations, food and food technology, bioproducts and processes utilizing bio-based raw materials, materials, supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)

Languages

Finnish, English, Swedish, French

Assisting specialists

Essi Pösö

Janina Hakanpää

European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative

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IP Expert since 2016

Berggren | Janina Hakanpää
Janina has worked in the field of intellectual property since 2016. She helps clients protect their inventions and handles patent oppositions, appeals and disputes. Her expertise includes developing business-driven IP protection strategies that take into account both clients' objectives and patentability requirements. She also conducts patent searches and analyses.

Janina has experience managing parallel opposition proceedings in multiple countries and assisting clients in patent disputes before the Finnish Market Court and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). She is a skilled advocate who can manage complex matters and help clients navigate patent office proceedings across different jurisdictions.

Janina's technical expertise covers chemistry, process engineering and materials. She has extensive experience particularly in production processes, compositions and formulations, food technology, bioproducts and processes involving bio-based raw materials. Before entering the patent profession, she worked in commercial pharmaceutical formulation development and conducted university research on polyelectrolytes, fuel cells and lithium batteries.

Janina is the right person to contact when your company needs support in protecting inventions in chemistry or process engineering, or strategic guidance in handling patent oppositions, appeals and disputes.

Memberships in professional associations 

  • The Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys

  • Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)

  • Finnish Association for Industrial Property Rights