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Intellectual Property - Norway
What the Team is Known For
SANDS offers support in a broad array of topics pertaining to the management, protection and infringement of intellectual property. The team is well-versed in contentious and non-contentious proceedings involving trade marks, copyright and royalties. The practice also assists with breach of NDAs and trade secrets.
Strengths
The team evaluates the pros and cons of complex matters very well and comes back if it sees better solutions than initially discussed.
The team provides high-quality advice and service, with quick response times.
SANDS is proactive and shows great skills in getting a good overview and understanding of the case.
They are always able to balance the commercial outcomes with the hard legal requirements.
SANDS demonstrates a strong ability to handle complex matters by quickly understanding the context and identifying what truly matters to us.
Work Highlights
SANDS assisted Genexis with the transfer of IP in its acquisition of the European residential wi-fi business from Heimgard Technologies.
Notable practitioners
Katrine Malmer-Høvik acts for prominent Norwegian clients on a range of strategic trade mark mandates. She also assists with trade secrets and patent matters.
Katrine stands out through her strong combination of legal expertise and strategic perspective. She is highly knowledgeable, calm and articulate in her communication.
She shows great understanding of the law and has a great ability to deep dive and get to know all aspects of the case.
Katrine is able to deliver excellent outcomes.
Katrine is highly experienced and knowledgeable in her field. With her thorough insight in our industry and business, high service level and swift response times, she is an excellent partner for our needs.
What distinguishes Katrine from peers at other firms is her rare combination of responsiveness, legal precision and commercial instinct.