About

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Schjødt's team of specialist intellectual property ("IP") lawyers provides legal advice to Nordic and international companies on matters relating to IP issues such as patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, marketing law, media and entertainment law, and market regulations. Our work is focused on IP dispute resolution, IP transactions, and IP advisory work.


Our lawyers have an excellent track record in patent, trademark and marketing law litigation, both before the ordinary courts and in arbitration. We also have vast experience handling IP matters before several industrial property authorities, such as the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights. In fact, several of our lawyers have served the Board of Appeal, either as clerks or external board members.


Our services include:

  • Advisory services and litigation in matters relating to IP issues, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, design registrations, trade secrets and unfair competition
  • Define and develop IP portfolios
  • Due diligence of companies and their intellectual property capital
  • IP assets management
  • IP strategy
  • Marketing and competition advice
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Preparation and negotiation of license agreements, R&D agreements, consortium agreements and joint ventures
  • Technology transfer and licensing
  • Transactions related in whole or in part to IP assets

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Norway

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Schjødt's strong practice is focused on contentious IP. Its particular areas of strength include trade mark and patent infringement cases. It appears in both domestic and international litigation. Schjødt also advises on non-contentious matters, including strategic mandates and those that pertain to transactions. The law firm regularly acts for clients in the life sciences and technology sectors.

Work Highlights

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

  • Schjødt assisted Nykode Therapeutics with its manufacturing partnership with Richter-Helm BioLogics, including the transfer of IP from Nykode to Richter-Helm.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Halvor Manshaus
1
Halvor Manshaus
1
Band 1

Halvor Manshaus is highly regarded for his work on IP litigation, especially in relation to trade mark and patent infringement cases.

Halvor Manshaus is the best lawyer I've ever worked with. He combines stellar commercial, legal, procedural and technical knowledge, which I think is unique.

Halvor Manshaus is a very knowledgeable lawyer who is very focused on you as a client and shows a real interest in the case.

Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen
4
Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen
4
Band 4

Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen frequently advises clients from the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors on contentious and non-contentious matters related to patents and SPCs as well as licensing and partnering agreements.

Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen is a brilliant lawyer who is always solving issues at the highest level.

Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen has a customer service mindset and is always on top of things, delivering work beyond expectations.

Sigurd Holter Torp
4
Sigurd Holter Torp
4
Band 4
Sigurd Holter Torp has experience advising on patent litigation. He also represents clients in trade secret disputes.

Sigurd Holter Torp is extremely quick at getting to the core of the problem and coming up with a good strategy.

Sigurd Holter Torp is a very good litigation lawyer.

Thomas Hagen
4
Thomas Hagen
Head of Intellectual Property
4
Band 4
Thomas Hagen leads the law firm's intellectual property practice. He advises clients on matters related to trade secrets as well as the IP aspects of joint ventures. He also assists with IP strategy and trade mark protection.

Thomas Hagen is very technically smart and understands our business and problems very well.

Thomas Hagen has a very strong ability to organise and categorise documents and other information, making it easy to follow the case in court.

Thomas Hagen is a highly skilled lawyer who is always available and provides advice based on his extensive knowledge of the industry.

Thomas Hagen is highly-skilled, has a keen eye for details, is always up to date on legal developments and has a friendly demeanor towards his peers.

Thomas Hagen is very reliable, responsive, detailed and comprehensive in his work.

Ranked Lawyers at
Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

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Norway

Intellectual Property

Halvor Manshaus
1
Halvor Manshaus
1
Band 1
Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen
4
Knut Sverre Skurdal Andresen
4
Band 4
Sigurd Holter Torp
4
Sigurd Holter Torp
4
Band 4
Thomas Hagen
4
Thomas Hagen
Head of Intellectual Property
4
Band 4

Members

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Anna Eide

Katarina Foss-Solbrekk

Paal-André Storesund

Sigurd Fjærtoft-Andersen

Thomas Hagen

Thomas Hagen

Head of Department

Tord Fondevik

William Eitrem

Øyvind Eidissen

Clients

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Altus Intervention AS

Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company

Deep C Solutions

Devico AS

Erling Braut Haaland

FMC

Heim Global Investor AS

Madshus

Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)

NEC Oncoimmunity AS

Nordic Unmanned AS

Nykode Therapeutics ASA

Optimar

Polaris Media ASA

Rottefella

SLB

TV 2

Vard Group

Viking Arm

Industries

Provided by Advokatfirmaet Schjødt

Automobiles

Bank

Biotech

Capital Markets

Computer science

Construction

Digital Innovation

Electronics

Engineering

Fashion

Fast moving consumer goods

Financial Services

Fisheries

Food and Beverages

Furniture

Health care

IT

Life Sciences

Mechanical industry

Media

Mining & Minerals

Oil & Gas

Pharmaceutical industry

Real Estate

Renewable Energy

Retail

Shipping

Software

Sports

Supply industry

Technology

Textile

Trade & Industry

Transport