Henrik Wistam

Henrik specializes in IP litigation and IP strategy. He advises clients on trademarks, unfair competition, copyright and design issues in a wide variety of industries handling cases in the Swedish courts, at The Swedish Patent and Registration Office and at EUIPO. He is regularly involved in the co-ordination of proceedings with parallel actions in different jurisdictions.

Henrik has acted in a range of high-profile IP matters, which include applications for interim injunctions, asset freezing orders and search orders. Key cases are the first case on sanctions and the EU trademark before the Court of Justice of the EU; pharma trademarks before the General Court of the EU; community designs and the spare part exemption; unconventional trademarks including 3D and color marks; copyright and product design; and the launch of international unauthorized use programs and customs protection.

Henrik has advised on several governmental proposals including the implementation of the EC Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of IP rights. He lectures on IP law at the Faculties of Law at Stockholm University and Uppsala University.

Henrik is a partner at Westerberg & Partners.