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Although most companies operating in the Nordic region (whether in the basic industry, service or high-tech sector) tend to be aware of the value of the company’s intellectual property assets (including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, etc.), few have yet drafted an IP strategy laying down a policy and process on how to best protect and preserve IP assets and use IP to generate value for the business.

Patents are of pivotal importance for protecting innovations throughout the quantum industry. When it comes to technology, three areas stand out as particularly significant. Quantum computing encompasses the development of hardware, software, and algorithms that harness quantum mechanical phenomena to perform calculations beyond the reach of classical computers. Quantum communication covers technologies that use quantum principles, most notably quantum key distribution to transmit information with a level of security that classical encryption cannot match.

‘Data is the new oil' has been a popular phrase in recent years, but perhaps a more apt comparison would be solar power: a renewable natural resource that can benefit everyone at once, without diminishing.

Game IPs are more popular than ever and protecting the distinctive features of a game has never been more important.

Trade secrets regulation was unified by the Trade Secrets Act, which came into force in 2018.

On 12 September 2025, the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) became applicable across the EU. Finland’s complementary enforcement legislation, the Act on the Supervision of Data Management and Data Sharing (laki datan hallinnan ja jakamisen valvonnasta 1148/2025), entered into force on 1 January 2026.