Plesner maintains a strong position in the market and advises on a wide variety of matters, including patent litigation, trade mark litigation and trade mark and copyright structure and setup mandates. Kasper Frahm leads the team, and has a large amount of experience in the enforcement and prosecution of trade marks and copyrights. Peter-Ulrik Plesner and Sture Rygaard bring a further depth of experience to the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We have used the team for a trade mark dispute. They were excellent at making us feel that we were in good hands, gave us direct and honest assessments of our chances and delivered to perfection.’
- ‘We have only used Kasper Frahm. Kasper has been very structured, provided very valuable input and taken us through our dispute process in the most reassuring manner possible.’
- ‘Denmark’s largest and arguably most respected patent law practice. Generally very thorough approach that investigates all angles before choosing the best route forward, even on a very detailed level.’
- ‘Plesner are THE leading IP firm in Denmark. For important patent work, I would not look elsewhere. They have bags of experience and the best clients and yet remain hungry. Awesome.’
- ‘Mikkel Vittrup and Sture Rygard lead the way. Both are exceptionally talented. They are different because they are so strategic in their approach.’
- ‘Broad experience, high dependability, good sense also for the business.’
Key clients
- The A.P. Moller - Maersk Group
- adidas
- British American Tobacco
- Ralph Lauren
- Burberry
- LEGO
- Novonesis
- Danske Bank
- Lundbeck
- Andel
- Deutsche Telekom
- Nintendo
Work highlights
Representing Takeda in patent litigation concerning its ADHD medication Lisdexamfetamine.
Represented M. Goldschmidt Holding in trade mark litigation regarding its longstanding use of the name "Kokkedal Slot Copenhagen" for hotel and restaurant services operated since 2010.
Representing H. Lundbeck in a series of cases concerning parallel import of pharmaceuticals, with Novo Nordisk and LEO Pharma intervening in support.
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Practice head
Kasper Frahm
Other key lawyers
Peter-Ulrik Plesner; Sture Rygaard; Mikkel Vittrup; Nikolai Seltoft