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
IP and tech boutique ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS is hailed by clients for its ‘unique‘ knowledge of the full range of intellectual property matters, including copyrights, trade marks, and patents. With notable strength in the life sciences, energy, and consumer goods sectors, the team is routinely instructed by prominent international and domestic corporations. Felix Reimers oversees the group, handling contentious and non-contentious trade mark, patent and trade secret work. Seasoned litigator Ida Gjessing has a focus on patent and trade mark litigation and is currently acting as lead counsel for Welltec in the Welltec-Altus Intervention patent case, working alongside Yngve Øyehaug Opsvik. Amund Brede Svendsen has a notable focus on patent work for clients in the pharma and oil and gas services industries.Practice head(s):
Felix Reimers
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘GjessingReimers works close with the client, have a good understanding of the pharma area and an unique knowledge of intellectual property matters.’
‘They have the knowledge to explain complicated legal matters and arguments in a way that the client can follow so that the cooperation works to the best of the task to be solved. Felix Reimers shows unique knowledge and experience within patents and intellectual property law.’
‘The people, their dedication, curiosity, and ability to quickly understand technical issues of a given matter of relevance for the legal assessment is outstanding. Also the constructive and focused approach towards working with clients.’
‘Ida Gjessing and Yngve Øyehaug Opsvik are excellent legal professionals who understand how to navigate through complicated technical matters and still present and summarise the legal assessment in an easy-to-understand manner.’
‘We have experienced supreme service, on short notice from our side. We have been meet with professional and competent lawyers.’
Key clients
Orkla ASA
Glamox AS
Aker Solutions AS
Welltec A/S
Zoetis LLC
Schneider Electric AS
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Beckmann AS
Buypass AS
KORO – Art in Public Spaces
Work highlights
- Representing well intervention specialists Welltec in patent infringement and revocation proceedings against Altus Intervention AS, a supplier of well intervention services.
- Successfully represented 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. concerning concerts dedicated to the Harry Potter music.
Norway > TMT Tier 4
Tech and IP boutique ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS supports clients across a wide range of industries, handling both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to IT contracts, advertising and marketing issues, media and entertainment work, and domain names. The team is led by Øystein Flagstad, who has considerable experience in IT contract negotiations and drafting contracts relating to TV and media rights, and Simen Blaker Strand, who specialises in technology and data protection law and routinely represents large corporations in complex IT contract disputes.Practice head(s):
Simen Blaker Strand; Øystein Flagstad
Testimonials
‘The team is knowledgeable and responsive to needs.’
‘Øystein Flagstad – I have worked with him for many years and have found him to be a sound and very capable lawyer. Getting to the heart of the issues and resolving with practical solutions.’
‘We mainly work with Simen Blaker Strand. He has an excellent understanding of our business and quickly understands the questions we bring to him. He provides excellent legal support as well as business advice.’
‘The team has supported us with advice regarding agreements and the protection of our IP. They have deep insight and experience in these areas and provide very valuable support.’
Key clients
Star Entertainment GmbH
Teleplan Globe AS
Sparebanken Øst
Prevas AS
NBBL
Buypass AS
Norwegian Directorate of Education
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre
Solwr Software AS
Nordic Content Protection (NCP)
OsloMet
FONO
Rettighetsalliansen (The Rights Holders Alliance of Norway)
Billington Process Technology AS
Work highlights
- Representing German entertainment company Star Entertainment GmbH in a dispute with Warner Bros. concerning concerts dedicated to the Harry Potter music.
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 | fr@gjessingreimers.no | +47 920 16 530 |
| IT and data protection | Øystein Flagstad | of@gjessingreimers.no | +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 Felix Reimers | Partner whose areas of concentration are trademarks, patents and designs, as well… | 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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