Mr Tommy Dahlen > Arntzen de Besche > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Arntzen de Besche Offices
PO BOX 2734
SOLLI
0204 OSLO
Norway
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Mr Tommy Dahlen
Work Department
Intellectual property law and marketing law, Privacy and data protection, Technology and innovation
Position
Partner. Dahlen has over 20 years’ experience of transactions and advising technology and knowledge companies, educational establishments and industrial actors. He advises national and international businesses in a number of industrial fields on matters relating the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) rights, such as patents, trademarks, designs and trade secrets.
He also assists major business enterprises and research institutes to facilitate and execute R&D projects, and has considerable experience with contract models, project execution and external framework conditions for projects fully or partly financed from public funds, typically through financing programmes managed by the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway and the EU’s various framework programmes.
Dahlen has previously worked as a lecturer at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)’s Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management (IØT), where he was closely associated with the NTNU School of Entrepreneurship.
Dahlen has a strong understanding of business and technology, and is always up-to-date on the latest trends, methods and developments in key areas of technology, including the development and internationalisation of medical equipment, materials technology, software and electronics. He works closely with technical resources and project managements, and devotes time getting to know each client to ensure his advice is tailored to their organisational culture, operational needs and expectations.
Dahlen is a sought-after public speaker and regularly lectures at many of the largest technology conferences in Norway.
Career
2019 – Arntzen de Besche – Partner
2019, OKEA – Lawyer
2009 – 2019, Arntzen de Besche – Partner
2006 – 2009, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt – Partner
2005 – 2006, Revolt Technology – Chief Patenting Officer
2002 – 2005, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt – Senior Associate
1998 – 2001, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt – Associate
Languages
Norwegian, English
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association, LES Scandinavia.
Education
1998, Candidate in Jurisprudence, University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Intellectual property
Tommy Dahlen oversees Arntzen de Besche’s intellectual property team, which continues to advise on the IP aspects of large transactions, particularly for start-ups and established clients in the tech industry. Dahlen takes point on non-contentious mandates and has particular expertise in advising on the preparation and implementation of protection strategies. He is ably assisted by the ‘constructive, pragmatic and responsive‘ Christopher Hestnes; both are based in Trondheim.
Norway > TMT
Hailed by clients as having a ‘good understanding of technology‘ and fielding ‘pragmatic people’, Arntzen de Besche has an expert tech practice with cross-border capabilities, especially in the energy, offshore, automotive and aquaculture industries. Practice head Tommy Dahlen focuses on transactions, acting for tech and knowledge enterprises. The group also includes Knut Martinsen, who assists with transactional and advisory matters in the IT and tech sectors, and Christopher Hestnes, who leads on TMT issues as well as tech-heavy M&A mandates. Marianne Lutterloh Ljones is also a key contact.