Boutique firm ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS is for its ‘market-leading expertise across the IP spectrum’, which includes advising on trade marks, patents, and copyrights. Domestic and international clients across a range of sectors regularly turn to the team, which includes experienced litigator Ida Gjessing. Other notable team members are Amund Brede Svendsen, who specialises in patents, trade secrets, and unfair competition litigation, and Yngve Øyehaug Opsvik, who ’delivers strategic advice’ on contentious and non-contentious patent, trade mark and copyright matters. Felix Reimers left the team in October 2024.
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‘Their specialist IP knowledge is very impressive.’
‘Yngve Opsvik is an excellent operator. He advises in a confident, straightforward manner that engenders trust in the client. His experience shines through in the way he delivers strategic advice.’
‘GjessingReimers is an outstanding litigation boutique with market-leading expertise across the IP spectrum. We highly recommend the team for trade mark infringement, copyright matters and patent disputes.’
‘Ida Gjessing is friendly and highly professional at the same time. Great willingness and ability to adopt technically complex concepts.'
‘GjessingReimers is the leading IP practice in Norway with an exceptionally deep knowledge of the subject and a stellar client list.’
‘Yngve Opsvik is an exceptional litigator who has an eye for both the big picture and the detail, undoubtedly a star in the Norwegian IP litigation scene.’
‘Ida Gjessing and Yngve Opsvik, again and again, demonstrate their brilliant ability to quickly understand relevant technical details required to conduct legal assessments and present conclusions in a precise and comprehensive manner.’
Key clients
- Orkla ASA
- Glamox AS
- Aker Solutions AS
- Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
- Welltec A/S
- Zoetis LLC
- Schneider Electric AS
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
- Beckmann AS
- Buypass AS
Work highlights
Representing well intervention specialists Welltec in patent infringement and revocation proceedings against Altus Intervention AS.
Represented the 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.
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Other key lawyers
Ida Gjessing; Amund Brede Svendsen; Yngve Øyehaug Opsvik