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PO BOX 7131
103 87 STOCKHOLM
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Karin Westerberg
Work Department
Intellectual Property / Dispute resolution
Position
Advokat, Partner.
Specialises in dispute resolution, intellectual property (mainly patent, copyright and trademark law), marketing law and protection of trade secrets.
Karin Westerberg is a skilled litigator with extensive experience from litigations concerning intellectual property rights. Karin Westerberg frequently represents Swedish and international clients in all fields of technology (e.g. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and mechanical engineering) in patent infringement and revocation proceedings in Sweden (including pan-European litigations). Karin Westerberg is also a Unified Patent Court (UPC) representative with experience from infringement and revocation proceedings before the Nordic Baltic Regional Division of the UPC. Karin Westerberg also represents clients in the pharmaceutical industry with regulatory issues, as well as represents clients in complex copyright and trade secrets litigations involving multiple infringement investigations and interim proceedings.
In relation to copyright, Karin Westerberg has a particular interest in works of applied art and is the chairman of the Svensk Form Copyright Panel, which is an impartial expert body within the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design, with the task to express an opinion on copyright protection for works of applied art and whether a copyright-protected work of applied art has been plagiarized.
Career
Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2004-2005
Law Clerk, the District Court of Stockholm 2005-2006
Reporting Clerk, the Svea Court of Appeal, 2006-2007
Associate, Sandart & Partners 2007-2019.
Partner since 2019
Qualified member of the Swedish Bar Association since 2011
Secretary of the Svensk Form Copyright Panel 2016-2021
Chairman of the Svensk Form Copyright Panel since 2021
Languages
English and Swedish
Memberships
Swedish Bar Association, EPLAW, AIPPI and the corresponding Swedish organisation SFIR, ALAI and the corresponding Swedish Association SFU, the Swedish Competition and Market Law Association, the Swedish Pharmaceutical Society, the Committee on Intellectual Property ICC Sweden.
Education
Gothenburg University (2004 LLM), Bond University, Australia (law studies).
Lawyer Rankings
Sweden > Dispute resolution
Sandart&Partners Advokatbyrå KB has a strong reputation for its experience handling arbitrations in the pharma, media, energy, and insurance sectors, as well as for its IP disputes expertise. Linda Landén stands out for her experience in construction, insurance, IP, IT and energy disputes, while Peter Sande
represents major pharma, tech, and auto clients in commercial litigation and ADR proceedings. Anders Kylhammar’s IP litigation practice covers copyright, trade mark, and patent matters. Karin Westerberg is also a key contact.
Sweden > Intellectual property and media
Sandart&Partners Advokatbyrå KB is a highly regarded name in the practice area, with significant aptitude in contentious mandates, including both litigation and arbitration proceedings. The group covers the pharmaceuticals, technology, and media sectors, among others, and covers all aspects of IP. Key names in the team include Dag Sandart, who is highly active in litigation; Karin Cederlund, whose specialism is IP and advertisement law; and Julia Ericsson, an expert in patent litigation and trade secrets work. Anders Kylhammar shares Ericson’s aptitude in trade secret disputes, in addition to a broader range of commercial litigation. Karin Westerberg covers patents, copyright, and trade marks, and Mattias Erdös is active for numerous prominent media clients. Anna Bladh Redzic has key expertise in litigation.