Finland’s most significant design competition for companies and organisations has started
Fennia Prize 22 competition rewards companies and organisations that use design as a strategic resource in their business operations. The Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) will award its own prize of EUR 5,000 for praiseworthy use of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).Fennia Prize 22 competition rewards companies and organisations that use design as a strategic resource in their business operations. This manifests itself in many different ways in products, services or business concepts. Service design is already well known to many companies, but the customer experience can also
In the Fennia Prize 20 design competition, the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) gave an honourable mention and a prize of 5,000 euros for the successful use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to Woodio Oy and Konecranes Global Corporation.Woodio Oy has developed a new kind of ecological water-resistant wood material which it uses to manufacture plumbing fixtures, for example, sinks. The products combine industrial design and an innovative approach to the use of wood material. A patent application has been made for the fixtures and their manufacturing method internationally.
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) is one of the organisations representing working life at the Takeoff event which will take place in Helsinki on Friday 22 November 2019. During the event, we will be running workshops to help young people understand what trademarks have to do with business activities and why they should be a part of every entrepreneur’s toolbox.Trademarks and other intellectual property rights (IPR) are an important and relevant theme also for the young. Knowledge about trademarks is not only an essential working life skill for the future but something they
