Intellectual Property

Schjødt's team of specialist intellectual property (IP) lawyers provide legal advice to Nordic and international companies on matters relating to IP issues such as patent and trademark law, copyright law, entertainment law and market regulations.

As part of our practice, we assist our clients on a regular basis with issues related to protection of technology and technical/operational know-how, goodwill, business concepts, and negotiations and drafting of licensing agreements. Further, our IP-department has built up considerable competence relating to agreements on the commercialization of research.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in litigation, both before the ordinary courts and in arbitration. Our expertise has been built up through assisting market participants in Norway, Sweden and internationally in all sections of, for example the oil and gas industry, the media and entertainment industry, e-commerce, financial technology, pharmaceuticals, the fishing industry and technology industry.

Based on this experience, we also advise clients not only on how to win litigation cases, but on building coherent business strategies aimed at avoiding unnecessary conflict, using FTO (Freedom to Operate) analysis before entering new markets or research areas, and in advising on the development and refinement of robust IP portfolios as part of our clients business strategies.

Our services include

Advisory services and litigation in matters relating to intellectual property issues
Preparation of strategies for the protection of rights
Preparation and negotiations of agreements
Define and develop IP portfolios
Transactions related in whole or in part to IP assets
Due diligence of companies and their intellectual property capital