Education
LL.M., BBA, Licensed Legal Counsel
Specializations
IP law, trademarks, agreements, domains
Languages
Finnish, English
Assisting specialists
Riikka SoininenAtte Karineva
Lawyer, European Trademark and Design Attorney, UPC Representative
Partner
•IP Expert since 2018
Atte provides comprehensive support to our clients in various intellectual property matters, particularly in relation to trademarks, domain names and design rights. He assists clients throughout the lifecycle of their intellectual property rights, from filing to defending rights and drafting agreements. Atte also has experience in infringement and enforcement matters, including infringement assessments, disputes, litigation and settlement negotiations. In addition to trademarks and designs, Atte's expertise includes domain name disputes, in which he has been involved at the national level as well as in UDRP and URS dispute resolution proceedings. Atte also assists our clients in complex patent disputes in collaboration with Berggren's experienced patent attorneys.
Prior to starting as a lawyer in 2019, Atte worked in Berggren as an IPR Legal Trainee.
Prior to starting as a lawyer in 2019, Atte worked in Berggren as an IPR Legal Trainee.
Recent Posts By Atte Karineva
Why monitor your trademarks?
Building a strong brand isn’t just about developing sales and marketing. It’s also long-term work...
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The Difficulty of Proving Trademark Use - McDonald's Lost (One) Big Mac Registration for Chicken Burgers
McDonald's lost its BIG MAC registration for chicken burgers after the General Court ruled that...
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Inappropriate Sharing of Personal Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 3 Short Stories from Europe
The Covid-19 pandemic has received its share of attention over the past 20+ months, and this also...
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Administrative revocation proceedings now available for unused company names
As of 1 May 2021 it is possible to seek revocation of an unused company name from the Finnish...
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Domain Name Dispute Resolution Options: Features, Benefits and Other Considerations for Selecting Between UDRP and URS
The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) and the Uniform Rapid Suspension System...
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KEY ASPECTS OF GDPR APPLIED BY FINNISH DPA IN TWO RECENT CASES
The Finnish Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman recently published two decisions applying GDPR in...
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