Zacco > Copenhagen, Denmark > Firm Profile

Zacco
ARNE JACOBSENS ALLE 15
DK-2300
COPENHAGEN S
Denmark

Denmark > Intellectual property Tier 5

Zacco‘s team manages trade mark and design portfolios, customs actions, and infringement disputes for a diverse client base, including LEGO, Pandora and Chanel. Leading the team, Thomas Mølsgaard has broad expertise in handling trade mark portfolios and protecting trade names, secrets, domain names and patents. Peter Gustav Olson joined the practice from NJORD Law Firm in early 2024, adding his trade mark and design expertise.

Practice head(s):

Thomas Mølsgaard

Other key lawyers:

Lone Prehn; Fabio Pezzolato; Peter Gustav Olson

Testimonials

‘Very flexible, knowledgeable, and able to draw on subject matter experts when needed.’

‘The are a joy to work with.’

‘Very dedicated to understanding and covering the customer’s need. Dedicated resources knowing and understanding our business and understanding the unique details of new products and functionality. Very easy to work with.’

‘The team is friendly and straightforward with their advice. They have a great knowledge of the business strategy and provide advice accordingly.’

‘Lone Prehn and Fabio Pezzolato are friendly, knowledgeable and make us feel safe. We have a lot of trust in them and their work.’

Key clients

LEGO Juris A/S

Pandora A/S

Arla Foods AmbA

The Scotch Whisky Association Ltd.

Chanel

Sunoco Overseas, Inc (et al.)

The Sports Federation of Denmark & The Olympic Committee of Denmark

Toms Group A/S

Anticimex Innovation Centre

Co-Ro A/S

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA

Copenhagen Chocolate Factory A/S

Sanrio Corporation Ltd.

Sony Corporation Ltd.

Bauerfeind

Prime Music

432 Records

Work highlights

  • Led Sunoco Oil in a successful Europe-wide trademark infringement case that established insight into fair use of third-party trademarks.
  • Worked with The Scotch Whisky Association in a Geographical Indications case, resulting in the DKPTO aligning registration practice with the EUIPO.
  • Successfully concluded a landmark case for Chanel that sought to address customs enforcement of counterfeits imported within personal luggage.

Zacco is an international full-service IP solutions and brand protection specialist, with around 125 authorised patent attorneys and 75 authorised trademark and design attorneys, operating globally and in most sectors. Our combined aim is to view the world as our customers do, building practical strategies that cover their IP, brand character and content.

Zacco became a part of the OpSec Group in 2023 so we are now around 1300 experts. Together we help organisations to develop, manage and protect the value of their IP throughout its lifecycle. Combining physical and digital brand protection solutions to bring authenticity and assurance, from the creation of new assets and identities, to monetisation of rights and content, to protection against infringement and abuse.

Zacco, and many of our colleagues, regularly achieve Top Tier rankings and recommendations from Managing Intellectual Property, World Trademark Review, Intellectual Asset Management and The Legal 500, which we believe independently verifies our commitment to quality, excellence and innovation.

Patent, Trademark and Design Prosecution

Our international presence means a single point of contact can handle IP prosecution in multiple jurisdictions. Many of our patent attorneys are authorised EPAs so we have an expert ready to advise you on nearly all current and emerging fields of technology. As a client, you will find a skilled and knowledgeable practitioner able to help you secure, monetise and enforce your ideas, whether you work physically in chemistry, greentech, mechanics, materials or biotech, or digitally in digitalisation, software, AI or machine learning, among other areas. We also provide many IP portfolio management and in-sourced services, such as in-house paralegals.

Our trademark and design practice assists all industries with filing and prosecution, availability and infringement opinions and has a special focus on EU trademark practice, including oppositions, cancellations and appeals before the EUIPO.

We cover multiple European jurisdictions directly including the EUIPO/EPO, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and we operate internationally through a comprehensive network of trusted long-term global partners.

Litigation and Disputes

When in need of expertise in IP litigation and dispute matters, clients can rely on Zacco. We are renowned experts in IP, with both the legal and the technical proficiency in-house to successfully represent your interests and enforce your IP rights. This could be directly, in cooperation with leading law firms, or providing litigation and technical support to other counsel or trusted representatives before the authorities.

The legal practice serves all industries with advice and assistance related to IP. This includes due diligence, drafting and negotiation of contracts or licensing agreements, or Data Protection, marketing law and other compliance matters. We also advise on e-commerce, litigation, domain name conflict resolution, customs surveillance and counterfeit prevention, among other areas. Zacco has successfully represented international clients in proceedings before national courts and the European Court of Justice.

Digital Brands and Security

With a significant portion of IP infringement now taking place online, we have introduced services to help clients stay ahead of new and emerging threats to both physical and digital IP. Our Digital Brands team can actively monitor your IP and brand rights online, assisting with registration and securing of traditional and emerging domains, and identifying and removing potential counterfeits or infringements across online marketplaces, social media and the metaverse. We also provide cybersecurity training and testing, digital forensics and secure software development services.

IP 360: The Future of Intellectual Property

Zacco takes care of our clients’ innovation, identity and digital assets – everything that you literally cannot put your finger on. We help define them, evaluate them, release their hidden value and protect them, both now and in the future.

The world changes, and so do we. Zacco continuously evolves to best serve the changing needs of IP. Digitalisation means traditional borders or sectors no longer apply and we have broadened our scope of services to meet the implications, threats and opportunities that emerge.

More than 150 years of innovative thinking

We have a long history of protecting, monetising and enforcing IP, and list many leading brands and innovators as clients. Our focus on close collaboration, technical expertise and high quality makes Zacco one of Europe’s leading IP solutions specialists.

Department Name Email Telephone
Copenhagen, Denmark Thomas Mølsgaard Thomas.Molsgaard@zacco.com +45 39 48 80 89
Photo Name Position Profile
Bolette Isholt Andersen photo Ms Bolette Isholt Andersen Associate, Trainee Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Thomas Mølsgaard photo Mr Thomas Mølsgaard Partner, Regional Director – TM/Legal – Denmark and Germany, Attorney at Law,…
Peter Gustav  Olson photo Mr Peter Gustav Olson Senior Associate, Attorney at Law, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Fabio Pezzolato photo Mr Fabio Pezzolato Associate, Trainee Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Lone Prehn photo Ms Lone Prehn Senior Associate, Attorney at Law, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Louise Thorning Ahle photo Ms Louise Thorning Ahle Associate, Attorney at Law, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Knud Wallberg photo Mr Knud Wallberg Senior Associate, Attorney at Law, European Trademark and Design Attorney
Senior Attorney at Law : 4
Attorney at Law : 1
Trademark & Design Attorney : 16
Patent Attorneys : 30
English
Danish
Swedish
Norwegian
German
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPA)
INTA - International Trademark Association
ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association)
Czech Arbitration Court
Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES)
Member of the arbitrators’ and mediators’ panel of the WIPO Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for Art and Cultural Heritage, Geneva, Switzerland