Heli Pihlajamaa

Patent Law of European Patent Office, Director

Heli Pihlajamaa, Director Patent Law, EPO Munich, studied Law at Helsinki University and at Max 

Planck Institute in Munich. Heli acts as legal member in opposition cases and advises EPO higher 

management on policy issues and legal amendments. She is responsible for supporting the EPO 

policy by developing, strengthening and promoting the EPC, including proposals for legal changes, 

compliance of operations with patent law-related norms and case law. Before joining the EPO 

she worked in both the private and public sectors.

Heli has written several books and articles on patent law in Finnish.