
Our expert advice includes the following areas of practise and services
Trade Marks, Brand Protection and Trade Names↓
• 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
• 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
• preparation and review of transfer agreements, licensing agreements and co-existence agreements
• trade mark due diligence
Copyright and Databases↓
• 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
• databases and compilation copyright
• copyright litigation
• evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
Patents↓
• clearance and opinions
• validity and infringement investigations with the assistance of a network of technical expertise
• enforcement in infringement cases
• parallel imports and anti-counterfeiting
• patent litigation in the Swedish judicial courts
• obtaining and defending temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
• evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
• preparations and review of transfer agreements, licensing agreements and co-existence agreements
• handling Restitutio in Integrum matters, where applicant or patentee has failed to meet a time limit, at the Patent Office and
• administrative court as well as in the European Patent Office and appeal instances
Information Technology (IT)↓
• protection of copyright in, and rights to, software and databases
• legal evaluation of, and representation in, disputes concerning
• infringement of software and databases
• preparation and review of licensing and distribution agreements
• electronic trade agreements and other Internet-related agreements maintenance and support agreements, deposit (escrow) agreements
Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy↓
• 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
• pursuing legal remedies in court such as injunctions and claims for damages
• criminal proceedings
Designs and Patterns↓
• protection by registered and unregistered design
• validity and infringement evaluation
• oppositions, invalidation proceedings and cancellation actions
• enforcement and litigation
• evaluation and calculation of damages and other remuneration
Internet and Domain Names↓
• Internet linking
• enforcement in cybersquatting cases
• administrative proceedings and disputes, including cases under the Swedish dispute resolution policy (ATF)
Unfair Competition, Marketing Law and Product Liability↓
• 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
• obtaining and defending temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions