Jussi Mikkola is a European trademark attorney at Papula-Nevinpat. He is also a Partner in the company.
Jussi is responsible for conducting preliminary examinations, registering Finnish and foreign trademarks, handling international trademarks, drafting agreements, managing disputes, overseeing domain names, addressing counterfeit cases, and handling oppositions and appeals. He is also authorized to represent clients in all courts in Finland.
Jussi started his intellectual property career in 2002 at Papula-Nevinpat as a trademark attorney. During 2003 – 2004, he completed training at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM). From 2004 to 2007, he worked as a trademark attorney in a Finnish patent agency.
Jussi was a member of the working group developing the comprehensive reform of the Finnish Trademarks Act, appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland from 2016 to 2018. From 2022 to 2023, he served on the INTA Legislation and Regulation Committee. Starting from 2024, Jussi has been an active member of the INTA Harmonization of Trademark Law and Practice Committee.
He has also been ranked in many renowned IP reviews over the years:
Managing IP: Trademark Star since 2021
World Trademark Review: Highlighted Individual since 2021
Who’s Who Legal: Recommended since 2021