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Simonsen Vogt Wiig's Intellectual Property Practice

Simonsen Vogt Wiig is widely regarded as market leader within securing and enforcing legal rights to inventions, designs, trademarks and artistic works. Simonsen Vogt Wiig IPR practice team is further highly regarded as market leading in online content protection. 

The firm undertakes advisory work on legislative changes and both civil and criminal enforcement work for content owners, such as US and Norwegian movie industries and major media companies. In addition, the team also works with content protection for the music and the publishing industries.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Norway

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Simonsen Vogt Wiig has an intellectual property practice which covers a broad scope of contentious and non-contentious mandates. The department frequently assists with trade mark opposition and infringement as well as copyright enforcement and advocacy. Unfair market practices is another area of expertise that the team possesses.

Work Highlights

  • Simonsen Vogt Wiig represented Sorb Industri in a dispute against the former owner of Fiberworks pertaining to copyright infringement, trade secrets and unfair competition issues.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Rune Ljostad
4
Rune Ljostad
4
Band 4

Rune Ljostad handles a broad range of IP mandates, with particular experience in copyright issues. He is also knowledgeable in trade mark and unfair competition matters.

Rune really takes the time to understand our needs and does whatever it takes to achieve our goals. The quality of his work is consistently high and he is very approachable.

Rune has an unmatched level of command and experience of anti-piracy cases.

Rune is an excellent lawyer who has very good in-depth knowledge of IP.

Rune is constructive and pedagogic. He doesn't seek conflict or wins; he seeks the optimal solution. It's very comforting to have him in negotiations.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Intellectual Property

Rune Ljostad
4
Rune Ljostad
4
Band 4

Members

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Catherine Haugaa

Espen Tøndel

Hedda Baumann Heier

Kristoffer Johansen

Marit Stubø Jorde

Nicholas Foss Barbantonis

Rune Ljostad

Tor Stokke

Torunn Hellvik Olsen

Øyvind Akerholt