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DLA Piper Denmark

DLA Piper Denmark

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Denmark

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Intellectual property

DLA Piper Denmark has a comprehensive IP offering, and the team advises on trade mark disputes, copyright disputes, marketing law infringements and design matters across a variety of industries. Example sectors include the alcoholic beverage, construction equipment, fashion, insurance, and IT spaces. Niels Ankerstjerne Sloth heads the patent practice, and is well known in the market for advising on patent infringement and invalidity proceedings alongside anti-trust litigation and enforcement work. Anette Moll Berg offers a breadth of IP experience to clients, including advising on IP rights and marketing law. Christian Kragelund has experience in a variety of strategic IP mandates, and Rasmus Vang focuses on the protection of inventions, and the commercialisation of IP rights.
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Testimonials

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  • We can really feel that the staff has our best interests in mind.
  • The personal service and general knowledge of the staff.
  • ‘Strong trade mark administration as well as strategic trade mark understanding.’
  • ‘Anette Moll Berg and Heidi Bruun Rasmussen provides a great team in order to support an outsourced trade mark function.’
  • ‘The firm has a very strong IP practice which, in combination with being a full-service firm, gives the client a valuable full coverage.’
  • ‘Christian Kragelund has been devoted to IP for more that 25 years. This is shown in the way he handles IP matters, from advising in portfolio matters to complex cross border IP infringing matters. Kragelund is highly competent in all IP matters and highly recommended especially in trade mark and copyright matters.’
  • ‘What sets this intellectual property practice apart is its combination of deep legal expertise, strategic foresight, and seamless cross-border coordination. The team is exceptionally strong in handling complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes, particularly in the area of technology related disputes and trade secret misappropriation, where they have consistently delivered results in high-stakes litigation. Their ability to navigate different legal systems while maintaining a coherent and effective strategy is a key differentiator.'
  • ‘Partner Rasmus Vang is a standout in complex, multi-jurisdictional IP disputes. His calm authority, sharp legal mind, and ability to manage intricate IP related litigation across borders make him a trusted adviser in sensitive and commercially critical matters. His experience and judgment are invaluable, especially when the stakes are high and the issues technically complex.'
  • ‘Their advice is practical, timely, and tailored to our needs, and we are very happy with their expert knowledge and high integrity.'

Key clients

  • e-Boks A/S
  • Louis Poulsen A/S
  • Australian Bodycare ApS
  • Velliv A/S
  • Dansk Industri Byg
  • Normann Copenhagen ApS
  • Hans J Wegners Tegnestue
  • Libertine-Libertine ApS
  • Hottinger Brüel & Kjær A/S
  • Foss Analytical A/S and the entire FOSS Group
  • Reform Group A/S
  • DHI A/S
  • PFA Pension forsikringsselskab
  • Phase One A/S
  • Capture One A/S
  • Sonion A/S
  • Sisters Point A/S
  • Fleye ApS
  • Art of the Refill ApS
  • Profile Pictures ApS

Work highlights

Advising the Italian manufacturer Azienda Agricola Giacomo Fenocchio in a multi-jurisdictional dispute against a Nordic provider of wine and spirits.
Assisting Greenwood Engineering A/S in a dispute with a new competitor involving both copyright of software, trade secrets and marketing law.
Assisted the Willis Tower Watson Group (WTW) in a case and involving three preliminary injunction cases filed by a previous business partner, and a case on the merits involving a $7.4m claim based on alleged breach of contract, misuse of trade secrets, misuse of rights to a jointly developed IT-system and misuse of sui generis rights (rights in databases).
Practice head

Anette Moll Berg; Christian Kragelund; Rasmus Vang; Niels Ankerstjerne Sloth

Other key lawyers

Heidi Bruun Rasmussen

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