Lassi Saarela
Associate Partner, European Patent Attorney, European Design Attorney
Lassi Saarela helps Kolster’s clients protect technical innovations and designs, and leverage them to gain a competitive advantage.
Lassi serves as a European Patent Attorney and Design Attorney at Kolster. He has extensive experience in comprehensive protection strategies and dispute resolution, particularly in the manufacturing and consumer goods sectors. He holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and, before his IPR career, worked in industry focusing on production planning and development.
Lassi is also an IPR trainer, tailoring company-specific training programs for the staff of Kolster’s client companies.
He emphasizes the importance of protecting all aspects of product development and utilizing the IPR portfolio to defend competitive advantage. A strong IPR portfolio can open new cooperation opportunities with competitors instead of leading to disputes, and strengthens one’s position in negotiations.
IP-expertise
- The patenting process from drafting applications to granted patents and oppositions
- Invention evaluation
- Freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses
- Expert opinions on the scope of patent protection
- Patent infringement assessments
- IPR strategy and consulting
- Design protection process from drafting design applications to granted rights
- Production and finalization of design representations (images/renderings)
- Expert opinions on the scope of design protection
- Design infringement assessments
- Dispute resolution and litigation
- IPR training and workshops
Technical Expertise
- Mechanical engineering
- Production technologies
- Production economics
- Internet of things (IoT) in the manufacturing industry
Client Industries
- Automotive
- Consumer goods
- Paper and forest industry
- Industrial machinery and equipment
- Measuring instruments and technology
- Tire industry
- Sports equipment and products
- Construction industry
- Floating construction
Professional Memberships
- epi – Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office