There is increasing awareness of intellectual property and the importance of safeguarding this property. At the same time, technological developments and increased competition between companies are resulting in new challenges related to the handling of a company’s own intellectual property and the intellectual property of others.
Our lawyers have broad experience and special expertise in intellectual property law, and we have a substantial network inside and outside Norway. Haavind advises several major Norwegian and international companies with respect to patent and trade mark law, copyright law, media and entertainment law, market law and IT. A number of the lawyers in the Intellectual Property Law area of expertise are experienced litigators.
Haavind enjoys a high level of professional recognition, both nationally and internationally, and several of our lawyers are ranked as leading lawyers in Chambers Europe, PLC Which lawyer? and Legal Business - European Legal Experts.
Our 15 lawyers and associates, seven of whom are partners, work with:
- Advisory services and litigation in patent actions in the pharmaceutical industry, offshore industry and other technology-based industries
- Advisory services and other assistance for broadcasters, media companies, publishing houses, program/content suppliers and distributors, with respect to exercising rights and contracts, digital media, distribution, content regulation, regulatory matters, etc.
- Assistance for advertising industry players with respect to the evaluation of advertising campaigns and other marketing
- Assistance and litigation in cases concerning product counterfeiting and the infringement of copyrights/trade marks/designs
- Preparation of custom strategies for the protection of rights
- Due diligence of companies and their intellectual property portfolios
- Research, commercialisation and licensing agreements
- Transfer of technology agreements, especially within the IT sector
- Domain name disputes
- Management trade mark portfolios