About Johanna Lilja

Johanna Lilja is specialised in intellectual property (IP), with a focus on patent litigation. She has first and second chair trial experience of IP litigation before the Market Court and the Finnish Supreme Court, involving questions on infringement, equivalence, invalidation, burden of proof, infringing acts, availability of preliminary injunctions and damages. Johanna has represented clients in various fields of industry, including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, engineering, energy and shipping. Johanna is a UPC representative, and also has experience in technology-related arbitration proceedings (ICC, FAI, SCC). Johanna is described as “fantastic because she is always approachable, on top of the case and hands-on. She knows every detail, and her pleading in court is strong” (Chambers 2025). She is President of the Finnish AIPPI Group.