Katja Weckström

Professor Katja Weckström is a faculty member at the University of Eastern Finland's Law School, part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Her research focuses on emerging markets, global trade regulation, digitalization's impact on commerce, intellectual property rights (IPRs), and food law. She explores hybrid governance models to address fraud in international supply chains and supports innovative entrepreneurship through regulatory frameworks.

Her work bridges legal frameworks with technological advancements, particularly in digital content, e-commerce, and IPR enforcement. Key areas include policing criminal activity in IPRs, food security through legal innovation, and comparative analyses of EU and Vietnamese IP laws. She contributes to research groups like 'Global Development' and 'Commercial and Trade Law.'

Publications span book chapters, journal articles, and policy reports, emphasizing themes like trademark law, cybercrime, and sustainable market regulation. Her recent work includes analyses of farmer's privilege exemptions and EU consumer law fitness checks.