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


 

• 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