Intellectual Property

Wikborg Rein's leading intellectual property experts assist Norwegian and international clients in matters across all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, design, copyright and protection of trade secrets. We also have expertise and wide experience with assisting clients in matters related to marketing law, particularly protection against counterfeiting and unfair competition, and compliance with consumer protection regulations.  

Our lawyers have extensive dispute resolution experience, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector, as well as leading players in the fishing industry, the oil and gas industry, the consumer goods industry, and well-known Norwegian and international brands. This includes disputes before the ordinary Norwegian Courts, the EFTA Court and Norwegian and international arbitration, and proceedings before the authorities on an administrative level.  

In addition, we assist clients within all sectors with agreements and strategic work to protect intellectual property rights and create and secure value related to technology, brands and creative works. Our lawyers are prominent in handling intellectual property rights in agreements, including drafting license agreements, research and development agreements, confidentiality agreements and agreements on the assignment of intellectual property rights.