
Johanna Rahnasto
Senior Associate, Helsinki
Intellectual Property, Data Protection
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Johanna Rahnasto is a Helsinki-based Senior Associate working with Roschier’s Intellectual Property and Data Protection practices. In addition to her Finnish LL.M., she also has a Master’s degree in genetics and molecular biosciences and a post-graduate LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School. Johanna focuses on assignments relating to intellectual property, data protection and regulatory matters particularly in the pharma, life sciences and healthcare fields. Johanna joined Roschier in 2019.
Career
Roschier (2019-)
Memberships
Member of the Finnish Bar Association
Member of the Finnish Association for Industrial Property Rights (STY)
Member of the Finnish IT Law Association
Member of the Finnish Sports Law Association
Member of the Finnish Fashion Law Association
Publications
“Genetic data are not always personal—disaggregating the identifiability and sensitivity of genetic data”, Journal of Law and Biosciences 10(2) (2023)
“Exploring the Role of Patent Offices in Climate Change Mitigation”, Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property 23(1) (2023)
“Orphan Does Not Always Mean Alone—A Case Study of Eosinophilic Esophagitis, an Orphan Disease”, Food and Drug Law Journal 78(3) (2023)
Education
Harvard Law School, LL.M. (2023)
University of Helsinki, M.Sc. in Genetics and Molecular Biosciences (2020)
University of Helsinki, LL.M. (2018)
Languages
English, Finnish