Kvale Advokatfirma DA advises clients across the technology, food, and offshore sectors on a range of IP matters, including trademark infringement, trademark portfolio management, patents, and IP-related transactions and contracts. The practice is led by trademark and copycat specialist Marie Vaale-Hallberg, with patent litigator Ingvild Hanssen-Bauer, who focuses on pharmaceutical disputes, also acting as a key practitioner.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Kvale Advokatfirma DA’s dedicated IP team helps clients protect and maximize the value of their intellectual assets through strategic, hands-on legal support. Their deep expertise, commercial insight, and genuine engagement consistently set them apart in complex matters.'
- ‘As a European Patent Attorney, I’ve worked extensively on opposition and appeal matters with Ingvild Hanssen-Bauer, partner at Kvale Advokatfirma DA. Her exceptional command of complex IP issues, combined with commercial acumen and a calm, client-focused approach, consistently inspires confidence in high-stakes situations.'
- ‘We continue to use Mrs Ingvild Hanssen-Bauer for IP transactions of strategic importance and in any contentious matters involving IP. She has earned the trust over time and never fails to deliver. She understands our business.’
- ‘Kvale, led by Marie Vaale-Hallberg, has a very strong position concerning food law in combination with IPR. She has a strong understanding of the food industry, including the industrial, commercial, and structural aspects.’
- ‘Marie Vaale-Hallberg is dedicated and very thorough in her approach; she is also a strong fighter and litigator, able to make the opponents exhausted and disillusioned. Very knowledgeable regarding trademark matters, both in relation to the registration process and processes.’
- ‘Marie Vaale-Hallberg is highly knowledgeable in the FMCG sector, which makes her advice in this area distinctive and to the point.’
Key clients
- reMarkable
- Viatris
- Teqball Holding
- Mills
- Pfizer
- Altibox
- Nortura
- Sandoz
- Norwegian Veterinary Institute
- TINE
- Ferring
- Diplom-Is
Work highlights
Assisted NHO Mat & Drikke in assessing all implicated marketing and trade law matters as well as an overall interpretation of new regulation for the marketing of ‘unhealthy food’, which limits both trade marks in sponsorships and all other kinds of marketing.
Assisted NIPH with numerous R&D contracts, regulating intellectual property and the use of biological data and patenting, including trade secrets.
Represented Viatris, the leading US-based listed major pharmaceutical company, on patent litigation related to Biogen's patent on a method of treating multiple sclerosis with DMF, the pharmaceutical compound.
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Practice head
Marie Vaale-Hallberg
Other key lawyers
Ingvild Hanssen-Bauer