Marte Thorsby > CMS Kluge > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
CMS Kluge Offices
BRYGGEGATA 6
PO BOX 1548 VIKA
0117 OSLO
Norway
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Marte Thorsby
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Intellectual property expert with long experience as a key representative for the Norwegian and international music industry in Norway
Career
2021-YTD Partner, CMS Kluge law firm; 2006-2020 Managing Director and National Group Director, IFPI Norway (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry); 2000-2006 Lawyer/associate, Grette law firm; 1998-2000 Management consultant, Ernst & Young Management consulting; 1997-1998 Associate, Ernst & Young, tax departement
Languages
Norwegian, English
Education
1998 University of Oslo, Cand. jur.; Griffith University, Australia, Exhange semester, legal subjects, IP, International privacy law, environmental law
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Intellectual property
CMS Kluge‘s intellectual property practice has positioned itself as the go-to adviser for the music industry; Marte Thorsby stands out as ‘the leading expert in Norway’ within this field. Practice head Thomas Rieber-Mohn advises on both contentious and non-contentious patent, copyright and trade mark work, while Kyrre Tangen Andersen focuses on technology-related IP work.
Norway > TMT
Offering ‘deep expertise, client-focused service, and innovative problem-solving’ to its diverse client roster, CMS Kluge handles the whole gamut of contentious and non-contentious TMT matters and has particular expertise within the media segment. Marte Thorsby oversees the team and has a broad practice across the media industry, handling media rights and licensing work. Fellow practice head Anne Buan delivers clients ‘actionable advice’ on IT and technology procurements, as well as digitalisation projects and complicated sourcing issues. Linn Cathrine Jøsendal advises on complex technology and innovation projects, while Ole André Oftebro handles privacy and data protection matters. Torstein Arendt left the team in February 2024 and Stian Hultin Oddbjørnsen departed to Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS in June 2024.