Team
Moosedog’s team of experts has more than 70 years of experience in protecting innovations and the brand for companies of different sizes, shapes and industries. At Moosedog, we have been able to follow closely the development of our customers from small startups to big world conquerors – in this inspiring process, innovation and its protection have played a major role.
Moosedog is a founding member of the international Aalbun network. Thanks to the network, we can handle cost-efficiently your patent-related matters almost anywhere in the world.
Janne
CEO, European Patent Attorney
Janne Aaltonen has more than 15 years of expertise in the telecom industry and venturing with a proven track record of fund raising, innovating and protecting new products, concepts and ideas. He is a strong visionary with the capability to create and execute sustaining growth strategies for existing and early phase companies.
Janne is CEO and founder of patent attorney office Moosedog. Before Moosedog, he was a Managing Director of CVON Ltd. There, he built and commercialised the leading patent portfolio in the field of mobile marketing. He was also a member in a team behind Blyk, the world’s first advertisement-funded mobile operator. Before the start-up era, Janne was Director of Business Development at Nokia Venture Organization where he was the founder of the mobile television business and the main innovator of the concept.
Janne holds a PhD in telecommunications and is a recognized innovator with more than 200 patents or patent applications in various fields of mobile services. He was selected as the engineer of the year 2007 in Finland.
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Tel. +358 40 5833824
Anu
European Patent Attorney
Anu Maasik has been working in the patent field over 10 years. She obtained European Patent Attorney qualification in 2018 and is an Estonian Patent Attorney since 2016. Before joining Moosedog, Anu worked in Estonian patent agency AAA Legal Services. Anu enjoys advising clients with innovation protection and drafting/prosecuting patent applications in different fields of technology. She has a MSc in Chemical and Environmental Technology from Tallinn University of Technology and has taken part in several different educational programmes for European Patent Law. Anu is a member of EPI (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office), AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) and Examination Board of Chamber of Estonian Patent Attorneys.
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Tel. +372 5666 7535
Juha
Innovation Expert,
Patent Attorney
Juha Lempinen is an innovation expert and a registered patent attorney. He assists our clients in IPR strategy, freedom to operate studies and patents commercialization activities. Juha has expertise in consulting services in research and development projects and publicly funded projects. In addition to assignments, Juha lectures on IPR issues and participates in customer relationship management and development.
Prior to Moosedog Oy, Juha has worked in research and development, as a patent attorney and as an in-house patent expert for more than 10 years. He has patenting experience in vehicle technologies, including autonomous driving, blockchains, lighting, wireless charging, power converters, navigation, telematics, and batteries of electric vehicles (EV).
Juha holds a physicist degree and has a postgraduate degree in engineering in the field of power electronics.
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Tel: +358 45 2546965
Timo
Innovation Hunter,
Funding Expert
Timo Lahnalampi is an innovation hunter. Timo concentrates to find brilliant innovations together with clients, then to protect and to monetize them to help companies to grow faster.
Timo has substantial experience in high-tech ICT-consumer/telecom industry from Research, Development & Innovation to internet video services sales. Timo has a specialty in video/TV/streaming business ecosystems and technology.
Prior to Moosedog Oy, Timo has been working as a specialist and advisor in several European Union funded ICT-projects and he has supported SMEs to apply for EU/national funding instruments.
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Tel. +358 40 5456 971
Mikk
Patent Attorney
Mikk Putk is a patent attorney and he has experiences in private patent practice since 2002. He has advised hundreds of tech companies & startups in IP related matters and carried out thousands of hours in patent, trademark & design searches.
He is a mentor at startup programs, a lecturer at IP seminars and a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Tartu University.
Before joining Moosedog, he was a partner of Estonian patent agency and he is associated partner of Lithuanian IP law firm Metida. He has also been a founder of UK startup CrowdIPR, which developed crowdsourcing platform for technology and patent research and later another startup, which developed IP audit and risk evaluation tool.
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Tel. +372 5303 9088
Aliisa
IP Rights Specialist
Aliisa Siivonen (LL.M. Law and Technology) is a young, passionate intellectual property rights specialist with an international legal background. She has studied at Tallinn University, Estonia, and Tilburg University, the Netherlands and worked at the Council of Europe’s Internet Governance unit before joining Moosedog. Beyond intellectual property rights, she holds specific expertise in the field of trade secrets. When off duty, Aliisa enjoys gaming, travel, and good wines and beers.
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Tel. +358 40 7739650
Pekka
Innovation Expert,
Patent Attorney
Pekka Laakso holds a degree in mechanical engineering (M.Sc) and has started to work with intellectual property in 2003. He has gained experience in patent drafting and patent prosecution due to his work as a patent attorney in private patent agency, and has as gained broad experience in patent management and innovation management from his previous duties in industry as a patent & innovation manager. He enjoys helping clients to find the hidden gems in the innovation jungle and further to seek appropriate protection for their inventions. Pekka is a registered Patent Attorney in Finland.
Pekka has knowledge and experience in production technology, mechatronics, vehicle technology, mining technology and environmental technology and as well in building and wood processing technology.
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Tel. +358 40 1823300
Ruchi
Patent Attorney
Ruchi Garbyal has more than 13 years of experience in the field of intellectual property. She is a computer science and engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (India), and is a registered Indian patent agent.
Ruchi has primarily dealt with the drafting and prosecution of patent applications pertaining to computer science, optics, electronics and mechanics. She handles various aspects related to inventions, ranging from drafting patent applications and preparing responses to office actions to advising clients on issues of patentability, validity of patents and infringement of patent rights. She has also been involved in training of patent practitioners.
Outside work, Ruchi’s interests include learning about food and nutrition, nature-walking, cycling and gardening.
Riin
Patent Attorney Trainee
Riin Rebane is an intellectual property specialist who holds a PhD degree in analytical chemistry and has a Master’s degree in law.
For the latest 15 years she has been working as a research scientist in University of Tartu developing analytical methods as well as providing analytical support for companies in the network of Estonian Centre of Analytical Chemistry.
In recent years she has moved her focus towards technology transfer and patenting and did a LifeArc-AUTM technology transfer fellowship, a program designed for scientists. Now she is moving into patenting and works as a patent attorney trainee at Moosedog.
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Tel. +372 50 52696
Johan
Legal Counsel, IP Coordinator
Johan Nilsson (B.Sc in International Business Management) is an optimistic and cheerful guy. With some years of experience from the Banking industry in Sweden, he brings his contemplated and disciplined way of working into his role as an IPR coordinator here at Moosedog.
He spends his spare time creating music (blues, jazz, reggae and the occasional rock), riding his motorcycle or walking his dog in the forest.