Hands-on approach at the crossroads of Business, Law and Technology

Competum is a boutique law firm specialized in providing legal support to IT, Software and Technology firms related to contracts law, tech law, Intellectual Property, company law and other IP & legal matters. Our name “Competum” is the Latin word for a place where several ways meet. Accordingly, Competum provides services at the crossroads of Business, Law and Technology.

Competum has client & result oriented approach. Commercially astute hands-on services reflecting business needs and models is based on long (25+ Years) experience from firms of all sizes, from the leading international firms to start-ups in Finnish and in international business arenas.

Software and IT law

Competum Counsel Pasi Valtonen has been In-House Lawyer at Oracle, Fujitsu and Tieto as well as IPR Director of Tieto, in total 15 years.

In Competum Pasi has used and developed his extensive experience also for the benefit of Software & IT SMEs, StartUps and Growth Companies.

HealthTech & Other Tech law

Competum has assisted several Health Tech firms and StartUps, as well as other Tech firms.

Some Competum Health Tech Clients:

  1. Steripolar
  2. SCellex Oy (single-cell omics)
  3. PetBiomics
  4. Lynsight Oy (former name LS Cancerdiag)
  5. Genoscoper (MyDogDNA-service)

Competum Clients, e.g.

  • Software Suppliers, IT Services and Project Providers
  • Health Tech Firms
  • From SMEs to listed companies
  • From StartUps to established companies
  • From domestic to international businesses
  • Variety of others, combinations of above

Competum Pasi Valtonen project examples:

  1. Negotiated multi-million ERP and Financial Cloud Service project and maintenance agreements, incl. Private Sector and Public Procurement cases
  2. Negotiated multi-million Software delivery and licensing through local Prime Contractor to Western Europe
  3. Assisted Software Firms to close B2B Contracts throughout Western Europe and US
  4. Negotiated AI solution and license agreements
  5. Developed contract models and general terms, incl. AI terms
  6. Developed and reviewed data processing agreements, terms for processing of personal data and privacy policies
  7. Negotiated Global License, Development, Services and Distribution Agreement of laboratory test services with leading global US provider
  8. Reviewed and assisted in negotiations of several US and European distribution agreements for Nordic distributor
  9. Drafted Advisory Board agreements and charter for company
  10. Assisted in M&A selling laboratory test services provider to a leading global US provider
  11. Assisted Central European Client in its’ Finnish M&A acquisition project
  12. Assisted in concluding various M&A deals and Investment Agreements
  13. Has served as regular Company Board secretary, documented share issues, options and convertible loans
  14. Drafted Shareholder Agreements
  15. Renewed IPR Guidelines, Instructions and Invention Award Policy for Client