Intellectual Property
Global Guide 2024 : Denmark
Band 1
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+45 33 12 11 33About
Provided by Plesner
Plesner is renowned for providing sophisticated counsel and engaging in high-stakes litigation across all facets of IP law, predominantly advocating for the rights holders.
We take pride in representing our clients in some of Denmark's most significant IP cases, as well as pivotal cross-border matters. Our team consists of over 25 lawyers and several in-house European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, positioning us among Denmark's most substantial IP groups. Through our expansive international network, we engage with top-tier legal specialists worldwide, ensuring complete support in multinational cases.
Our group offers specialized proficiency in patents, regulatory life sciences, trademarks, copyrights, design rights, marketing law, consumer law, and trade secrets. We also have extensive experience with IP and life science transactions, as well as providing legal advice in relation to agreements such as license and R&D agreements.
We are dedicated to offering proactive, focused, and results-driven advice, consistently employing a strategy that is commercially astute, and ardently represent our clients before pertinent courts in Denmark and the EU (including the Unified Patent Court) and in administrative proceedings. Our client base mainly encompasses blue chip Danish and multinational corporations.
Chambers Review
Plesner is a law firm with a market-leading team offering notable expertise in all areas of IP law. The department frequently acts for pharmaceutical companies on patent disputes. It is also highly active in trade mark litigation, often representing notable brands, with additional experience in parallel imports, design rights, trade secrets, marketing law and copyright issues.
Work Highlights
- Plesner represented British American Tobacco and Nicoventures against the Danish Ministry of Health in a dispute involving trade marks and the plain packaging and advertising of e-cigarettes, tobacco heating products and nicotine pouches.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Plesner has a very experienced team with an excellent reputation. It is impressive in its handling of patent litigation matters in the life sciences sector."
"The law firm has strong expertise in IP matters. The lawyers are pragmatic and client-focused, with strong commercial acumen."
"The lawyers are very responsive and provide succinct advice."
"Plesner has a very experienced team with an excellent reputation. It is impressive in its handling of patent litigation matters in the life sciences sector."
"The law firm has strong expertise in IP matters. The lawyers are pragmatic and client-focused, with strong commercial acumen."
"The lawyers are very responsive and provide succinct advice."
Notable Practitioners
Peter-Ulrik Plesner has longstanding experience in the market, representing clients in patent disputes.
Progressing in the rankings, Mikkel Vittrup frequently assists clients from the pharmaceutical sector with patent and parallel import disputes. He also has experience in misleading marketing cases.
"Mikkel Vittrup is a very thoughtful and sensible lawyer who is great to work with."
"He has great experience, and is very attentive to detail and available."
Sture Rygaard handles contentious patent matters for clients within the pharmaceutical sector. He is also noted for his skill in trade mark litigation.
"Sture is very straightforward and gives clear, commercial advice."
"He is extremely good at strategically conducting litigation, and always gets the best results."
Head of department Kasper Frahm regularly represents clients in trade mark disputes. He also advises on matters and cases related to copyrights and rights under the Danish Marketing Act.
"Kasper is a very strong trade mark lawyer with a strong commercial mindset. He is always very client-centric."
Ranked Lawyers at
Plesner
Denmark
Members
Provided by Plesner
Christian L. Bardenfleth
Emil Jurcenoks
Kasper Frahm
Michael Hopp
Head of Department
Niels Chr. Ellegaard