Legal advice & leading expertise
Intellectual Property law and Marketing law
Global Services
By providing a team with legal experts and paralegals, with more than 30 years of solid experience, Heidenstam Legal has gained an international reputation for its services in all aspects of Intellectual Property law and Marketing law. This could be matters that concern; Trademarks, Trade names, Patents, Copyrights, Designs, Anti-Counterfeiting, Misleading marketing and Litigation.
Heidenstam Legal does not only provide legal expertise but also investigation and intelligence services, enabling exposure of serious counterfeit and piracy infringements.
Our clients are some of the world’s leading companies within their respective industries, as well as middle-sized businesses and smaller entities. We also advise right holders, such as artists, actors and writers.
Expertise
Trade Marks, Brand Protection and Trade Names →
- enforcement in infringement and dilution cases
- trade mark and trade name litigation in all the Swedish judicial and administrative courts as well as the European Court of Justice
- obtaining and defending temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
- evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
- parallel imports and anti-counterfeiting
- examination and screening of proposed trade marks and trade names
- filing applications in Sweden and the European Community
- oppositions, invalidation proceedings and cancellation actions
- validity and infringement evaluation
- clearance and opinions
- preparation and review of transfer agreements, licensing agreements and co-existence agreements
- trade mark due diligence
Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy →
- pursuing legal remedies in court such as injunctions and claims for damages
- criminal proceedings
- continuous and active monitoring of our clients' rights
- developing strategies to counteract piracy
- applications for customs measures and monitoring imports
- identification, support and training of customs
- co-operating with law enforcement authorities
- private investigations
Patents →
- patent litigation in the Swedish judicial courts
- obtaining and defending temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
- evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
- validity and infringement investigations with the assistance of a network of technical expertise
- enforcement in infringement cases
- parallel imports and anti-counterfeiting
- preparations and review of transfer agreements, licensing agreements and co-existence agreements and handling applicant or patentee has failed to meet a time limit, at the Patent Office.
Design and Patterns →
- enforcement and litigation
- evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
- examinations and screening of design protection
- protection by registered and unregistered design
- validity and infringement evaluation
- oppositions, invalidation proceedings and cancellation actions
Internet and Domain Names →
- Internet linking
- enforcement in cybersquatting cases
- administrative proceedings and disputes, including cases under the Swedish dispute resolution policy (ATF)
Copyright and Databases →
- copyright litigation
- evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
- literature, art, photo, video, software and design
- opinions on copyright protection
- validity and infringement evaluation
- ownership and title
- licensing and transfer of ownership
- Internet and digital distribution copyright issues
Product Liability →
- enforcement and litigation
- obtaining and defending temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
- evaluations concerning generally accepted marketing practices
- advertising requirements, including misleading and comparative advertising
- misleading imitations
- unfair use of reputation, family name and images
- privacy issues in respect of direct marketing
- promotional activities, including laws pertaining to gaming and portrait rights
- product packaging clearance
- pricing wars
- passing-off
- evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
- state agency legislation and policies concerning consumer affairs, environmental and chemical issues, etc.
- liability for product damage
Heidenstam Legal
The attorneys at Heidenstam Legal are members of the Swedish Bar Association and, as such, are subject to ethical and professional standards and a strict duty of confidentiality.
We have a long track record of successful outcomes in infringement cases and other litigation matters, including merits in the Supreme Court.
