ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS > Oslo, Norway > Firm Profile
ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS Offices
GREV WEDELS PLASS 7
0151 OSLO
Norway
ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS > The Legal 500 Rankings
Norway > Intellectual property Tier 1
Boutique firm ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS is for its ‘market-leading expertise across the IP spectrum’, which includes advising on trade marks, patents, and copyrights. Domestic and international clients across a range of sectors regularly turn to the team, which includes experienced litigator Ida Gjessing
. Other notable team members are Amund Brede Svendsen, who specialises in patents, trade secrets, and unfair competition litigation, and Yngve Øyehaug Opsvik, who ‘delivers strategic advice’ on contentious and non-contentious patent, trade mark and copyright matters. Felix Reimers left the team in October 2024. Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Their specialist IP knowledge is very impressive.’
‘Yngve Opsvik is an excellent operator. He advises in a confident, straightforward manner that engenders trust in the client. His experience shines through in the way he delivers strategic advice.’
‘GjessingReimers is an outstanding litigation boutique with market-leading expertise across the IP spectrum. We highly recommend the team for trade mark infringement, copyright matters and patent disputes.’
‘Ida Gjessing is friendly and highly professional at the same time. Great willingness and ability to adopt technically complex concepts.’
‘GjessingReimers is the leading IP practice in Norway with an exceptionally deep knowledge of the subject and a stellar client list.’
‘Yngve Opsvik is an exceptional litigator who has an eye for both the big picture and the detail, undoubtedly a star in the Norwegian IP litigation scene.’
‘Ida Gjessing and Yngve Opsvik, again and again, demonstrate their brilliant ability to quickly understand relevant technical details required to conduct legal assessments and present conclusions in a precise and comprehensive manner.’
Key clients
Orkla ASA
Glamox AS
Aker Solutions AS
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
Welltec A/S
Zoetis LLC
Schneider Electric AS
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Beckmann AS
Buypass AS
KORO
Work highlights
- Representing well intervention specialists Welltec in patent infringement and revocation proceedings against Altus Intervention AS.
- Represented the backpack manufacturer Beckmann in a design infringement case against Frii of Norway in the Oslo District Court.
- Representing the German entertainment company Star Entertainment GmbH in a dispute with Warner Bros.
Norway > TMT Tier 4
ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS > Firm Profile
Advokatfirmaet GjessingReimers AS is a boutique IP and tech law firm, the first of its kind in Norway. We opened in April 2019.
Who we are
GjessingReimers is a new firm but has considerable experience within all areas of IP and technology law. We worked together in the IP/technology department of a larger Oslo law firm, which was top ranked in Intellectual property for many years running by all the major lawyers’ directories and rankings. In February 2021, Norwegian lawyers again voted us the best IP team in Norway in Finansavisen’s (a Norwegian business daily newspaper) annual lawyers ranking.
We are passionate about IP and technology, and about providing the best legal services to our clients.
While we are curious and keen to learn new things, we want to concentrate on what we do best – providing legal advice in the fields of IP and technology, regulatory and IP/tech related commercial law, and dispute resolution in all these areas.
We are internationally oriented, and have a strong international client base.
We work with some of the best law firms in a number of jurisdictions, but we are not members of any exclusive network or referral arrangement.
What we do …
IP: We have comprehensive experience in litigation and non-contentious work in all fields of IP and neighbouring fields of the law, such as unfair competition and marketing law.
Our counselling work spans from helping clients develop IP strategies to advising on and negotiating technology transfer contracts and commercial contracts, in which intellectual property rights are almost always important, to performing due diligence on IP rights and IP- relevant contracts in corporate transactions.
TMT and data protection: We have experience in the areas of TMT and Data protection, having worked with technology and media companies, as outside counsel as well as in-house. We assist technology companies as well as companies on the customer side, in connection with IT procurements and other technology projects, and frequently assist clients in contract negotiations and dispute resolution.
We also handle regulatory issues relating to the telecommunications industry and other regulated industries, and in recent years, an increasing number of issues relating to the processing of personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) across all business sectors. We have expertise within digitalisation, e-commerce, digital signatures, digital content services and domain names. Two of the partners are members of the Norwegian Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the country code Top Level Domain .no . We advise several right holders organisations and have substantial experience relating to copyright and the use of protected materials on the Internet, anti-piracy and platform liability.
Regulatory: Many industry sectors are heavily regulated, and it is critical for businesses not just to be compliant but to develop compliance strategies that give them a competitive advantage. First hand knowledge and experience from relevant sectors and their regulatory frameworks are extremely valuable when advising in these areas.
Commercial: Our background and expertise in IP and IT law, regulatory matters, and dispute resolution is combined with experience in providing strategic advice to clients on commercial matters, especially where IP rights and the access to and control of technology are important. This goes hand in hand with providing advice also in neighbouring areas, such as unfair competition law, marketing law, franchising and distributorship matters. Our track record spans across a number of sectors, but there is a concentration around consumer goods/retail and the pharmaceutical, the oil and gas services and the aquaculture industries, the last two being the most important domestic industries.
Dispute resolution
General: We represent clients before all Norwegian courts. Two of the partners are admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway. Some of us have pleaded cases before the EFTA court. We also have experience from alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration.
Our clients are entitled to the most vigorous defence of their position or rights. However, sometimes litigation is not the best way to resolve a dispute. We always consider carefully if a dispute should be settled, or if alternative dispute resolution methods should be explored.
IP litigation: When we help clients develop their IP strategies, we also help them define their IP litigation strategies, be they enforcement strategies or defensive strategies. Experienced IP litigators work with regulatory lawyers to create the right strategy for the client. This is essential if a strategy is to be successful, especially in the strictly regulated industries, such as the pharmaceutical industry, the food and beverages industry, aquaculture, and the oil and gas services industry. It also applies when a litigation strategy has to be developed for a specific dispute, often on short notice.
We are used to working closely with foreign clients and their foreign counsel. We understand the importance of developing and implementing IP and litigation strategies that are consistent across multiple jurisdictions.
The lawyers of GjessingReimers have litigated an impressive share of the patent and trademark cases in Norway in recent years.
Commercial litigation: Our litigation practice also includes representing clients in commercial disputes that concern intellectual property rights, e.g. disputes about the interpretation of contracts, or disputes relating to statutory employee inventors’ rights.
…and what we don’t
We want to do what we do best, and will not take instructions that would require us to step outside our comfort zone, but will refer to others, whose experience and skills are better suited for the assignment in question.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| IP | Felix Reimers | [email protected] | +47 920 16 530 |
| IT and data protection | Øystein Flagstad | [email protected] | +47 913 48 501 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Ms Nathalie Bailey | Associate | View Profile |
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Mr Simen Blaker Strand | Partner who specialises in IT/technology law, personal data law, and intellectual property… | View Profile |
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Mr Øystein Flagstad | Partner whose areas of concentration are TMT law and copyrights. He has… | View Profile |
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Ms Ida Gjessing | Partner Ida Gjessing is a litigator who concentrates on patent and trademark… | View Profile |
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Mr Yngve Øyehaug Opsvik | Partner who advises clients on patent, trademarks, copyright, unfair competition and trade… | View Profile |
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Mr Amund Brede Svendsen | Partner who litigates patents (especially pharmaceutical, biosimilar and oil and gas services… | View Profile |
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Diversity
Advokatfirmaet GjessingReimers AS is committed to treating all people fairly and with respect, regardless of their gender, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, disability or sexual orientation, and expects everyone at the firm to do likewise. We wish to preserve and develop an inclusive work environment and believe this is key to being a successful law firm.
Human Rights Policy
Advokatfirmaet GjessingReimers AS has approved and applies a Human Rights policy.
GjessingReimers, its lawyers and staff will respect human rights in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We will be an active partner for our clients in the work of ensuring respect for human rights. GjessingReimers is actively working to implement respect for human rights in our practice and our business activities. We will support efforts to promote human rights, including through our external, voluntary activities and pro bono work. The responsibility to respect human rights does not limit the right for anyone to seek assistance from a lawyer to obtain clarification of their legal position or to receive a robust defence in civil lawsuits and in criminal cases. Nor does the responsibility change lawyers’ duty of confidentiality, requirements to independence, or other basic ethical principles of the legal profession.
GjessingReimers expects its suppliers to respect human rights in accordance with the guiding principles of the United Nations.
Spotlights
TMT
GjessingReimers is a boutique IP and tech law firm, the first of its kind in Norway. We opened in April 2019.
We have vast experience within all areas of intellectual property, unfair competition, marketing law, and technology law. We all worked together in the IP/technology department of a larger Oslo law firm, which was top ranked in Intellectual property for many years.
We are passionate about IP and technology, and about providing the best legal services to our clients.
While we are curious and keen to learn new things, we want to concentrate on what we do best – providing legal advice in the fields of IP and technology, regulatory and IP/tech related commercial law, and dispute resolution in these areas.
We are internationally oriented and have a strong international client base. We work with IP/tech specialist lawyers in many jurisdictions, but the firm is independent and is not a member of any exclusive network.
Within Intellectual property our non-contentious work spans from helping clients develop IP strategies to negotiating technology transfer contracts and commercial contracts, to performing due diligence on IP rights and IP- relevant contracts in corporate transactions. We also advise clients on commercial matters, especially matters where IP rights and the control of technology are important, and on neighbouring areas, such as unfair competition law, marketing law, franchising and distributorship matters. We have worked for clients in most sectors of industry, but there is a concentration around consumer goods/retail and the pharmaceutical, the oil and gas services and the aquaculture industries.
Within IP litigation, we are recognised as a particularly strong team.
In February 2021 for the third consecutive time, Norwegian lawyers voted us the best IP practice in Norway in Finansavisen’s (a Norwegian business daily newspaper) annual lawyers ranking.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
GjessingReimers is a boutique IP and tech law firm, the first of its kind in Norway. We opened in April 2019.
We have vast experience within all areas of intellectual property, unfair competition, marketing law, and technology law. We all worked together in the IP/technology department of a larger Oslo law firm, which was top ranked in Intellectual property for many years.
We are passionate about IP and technology, and about providing the best legal services to our clients.
While we are curious and keen to learn new things, we want to concentrate on what we do best – providing legal advice in the fields of IP and technology, regulatory and IP/tech related commercial law, and dispute resolution in these areas.
We are internationally oriented and have a strong international client base. We work with IP/tech specialist lawyers in many jurisdictions, but the firm is independent and is not a member of any exclusive network.
Within Intellectual property our non-contentious work spans from helping clients develop IP strategies to negotiating technology transfer contracts and commercial contracts, to performing due diligence on IP rights and IP- relevant contracts in corporate transactions. We also advise clients on commercial matters, especially matters where IP rights and the control of technology are important, and on neighbouring areas, such as unfair competition law, marketing law, franchising and distributorship matters. We have worked for clients in most sectors of industry, but there is a concentration around consumer goods/retail and the pharmaceutical, the oil and gas services and the aquaculture industries.
Within IP litigation, we are recognised as a particularly strong team.
In February 2021 for the third consecutive time, Norwegian lawyers voted us the best IP practice in Norway in Finansavisen’s (a Norwegian business daily newspaper) annual lawyers ranking.
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