Mr Gunnar Meyer > Wikborg Rein > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
Wikborg Rein Offices
Dronning Mauds gate 11
P.O.Box 1513 Vika
NO-0117 Oslo
Norway
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Mr Gunnar Meyer
Work Department
Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property
Position
Gunnar specialises within intellectual property law, with a particular focus on patent, trademark and trade secrets litigation. He has in-depth knowledge within life sciences, including pharmaceuticals, and related regulatory issues. Gunnar has extensive litigation experience before all courts, including the Supreme Court. He has argued a substantial number of cases within patent and trademark law. He regularly represents businesses within the pharmaceutical industry, oil and gas, renewables, agriculture and branded consumer goods. Gunnar is recognised by Chambers and Partners as ‘Senior statesperson’ in the category Intellectual Property, and by Legal 500 within ‘Hall of Fame’ in the category Intellectual Property. He is also ranked as Patent Star and Trademark Star by Managing Intellectual Property, and in the top category in Patent Litigation by IAM Patent 1000. “He is very dedicated and service-oriented. He always works with integrity and manages to have client satisfaction firmly at the centre of his focus.” Chambers Europe 2023 “Gunnar Meyer is ‘one of Norway’s most experienced patent litigators‘.” The Legal 500 2023
Career
2000-2022 Partner, Wikborg, Rein, Oslo
1993-2000 Partner, Lund, Gundersen & Co. (later Gundersen & Co.), Oslo
1991-1993 Senior Associate, Haavind & Haga, Oslo
1987-1991 Senior Associate, the Attorney General, Oslo
1986-1987 Associate, Hauge & Stang Lund, Oslo
1984-1985 Deputy Judge, Nordre Sunnmøre District Court
1983-1984 Executive Officer, Legal Department, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1979-1980 Assistant Lecturer, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo
Memberships
Norwegian Bar Association
Education
1990 Admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court
1985-1986 Diplôme Supérieur d’Université in French Civil Law, Université de Droit, d’Economie et des Sciences Sociales, Paris
1983 Cand. jur., University of Oslo
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)Lauded by clients as ‘one of Norway’s strongest‘, Wikborg Rein’s intellectual property offering spans all core areas of IP law, with notable emphasis on contentious matters, particularly patent litigation. Hanna Beyer Olaussen heads up the ‘stellar‘ team, which sits within the firm’s broader tech and digitalisation practice, led by Lars Erik Steinkjer. Olaussen advises start-ups and large multinational corporations on intellectual property rights related to emerging technology, while Steinkjer has particular experience handling complex patent disputes in the offshore, aquaculture, and pharma sectors. The core team also includes Gunnar Meyer, who is ‘one of Norway’s most experienced patent litigators‘, as well as the ‘highly competent‘ Nora Bratheim.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Intellectual property
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- Offshore construction and shipbuilding
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- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
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