Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig is well placed to advise clients in the culture and sports sectors on major copyright matters, including IP commercialisation strategies and infringement litigation. The firm also assists clients in the FMCG, technology, and pharmaceutical sectors on trademark, copyright, and trade secret issues. The practice is led by IP specialist Rune Ljostad. Nicholas Foss Barbantonis left the firm in August 2025.
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- ‘Great team, which is responsive and has extensive knowledge of IP law.’
- ‘The team at Simonsen Vog Wiig is very reliable and always able to provide support despite the time pressure or the complexity of the matter. They have shown a genuine interest in understanding our business and our history, and they are good at adjusting the legal approach to our commercial goals. For example, they have provided valuable support in trying to avoid litigation.’
- ‘Rune Ljostad is very approachable and an expert in his field. He is also a very good litigator.’
Key clients
- Nettbureau
- IOTA Foundation
- Finn Eiendom
- Munch
- Sikt
- Sorb Industri AB
- Motion Picture Association
- Statnett SF
- Nammo
- Valvoline
- Skanska Norge AS
- Norid
Work highlights
Represented Sorb Industri AB in a suit against Geir Rosenborg in connection with the sale of his company Fiberworks AS.
Leading Oslo Kommune Munchmuseet, or MUNCH's, team of advisers in developing a new, international IP and commercialisation strategy for enabling its plans, whilst taking into consideration that the copyright protection of MUNCH’s work of art expired in 2014.
Assisting Norid in disputes initiated by the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen, regarding Norid’s decision to include “da.no” in its restricted domain list, as it is the abbreviation for the Norwegian business entity type “shared responsibility.”
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Rune Ljostad