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AI and IP Strategy – The On-Going Transformation of Innovation and Value Creation

November 2025Intellectual PropertyGeneral

Abstract

This article is based on the panel discussion “IP Strategy and AI – Industry Perspective,” which Sonja London moderated at the Helsinki IP Summit 2025. The discussion brought together IP leaders from Finnish industry: Pirke Fustinoni (Metso), Heidi Adler (Orion), and Mika Timmerbacka (UPM). Together, we explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping the strategic role of IP in companies. This is not as a distant prospect, but as an active transformation already underway.

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Authors

Sonja London

Founder, Advisor, Fearless IP, Finland

Pirke Fustinoni

Vice President IP & Tech Legal, Metso Corporation, Finland

Mika Timmerbacka

Director of Intellectual Property, UPM-Kymmene, Finland

Heidi Adler

Director, Intellectual Property Rights, ORION Corporation, Finland

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