At Setterwalls, the intellectual property and media team is co-headed by Martin Levinsohn and Per Lidman in Malmö, Sophia Spala in Stockholm, and Fredrik Roos in Gothenberg. Levinsohn heads the firm’s patent litigation, leveraging strong experience in patent disputes in the life sciences space, while Lidman heads the trade mark and marketing law department. Spala provides international and domestic clients with expertise in the full range of trade mark, copyright, and competition disputes and also handles advisory work. Roos focuses his attention on IP work relating to new technologies, including AI and open-source software.
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- ‘The team has in-depth legal knowledge and a good understanding of the business.’
- ‘Fredrik Roos is an outstanding lawyer, who is capable of explaining complex legal issues in a understandable manner. He stands out from a business and legal point of view.’
- ‘They have strong people, collaboration and know-how.’
- ‘Strong knowledge and have a high strategic compass.’
- ‘Straightforward, hugely practical advice. Nothing is too much trouble.’
- ‘Per Lidman is a leader in his field. He is set apart from his competition.’
Key clients
- STADA
- Viatris/Mylan
- Jollyroom
- Accord Healthcare
- Sandoz
- General Motors
- Embark Studios
- Nakdcom One World
- Finansiell ID-teknik BID AB
- FlixMobility/FlixBus
- Diageo
- Life Europe AB
Work highlights
Represented STADA in a dispute against Takeda concerning Takeda’s supplementary protection certificate (SPC) for certain salts of the prodrug lisdexamphetamine which is used to treat ADHD.
Represented Jollyroom as the claimant in several disputes on improper market practices.
Assisted Accord Healthcare in both patent assessment and FTO considerations and in a patent-related market access matter for its generic nilotinib product.
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Martin Levinsohn; Per Lidman; Sophia Spala; Fredrik Roos