Intellectual property and media

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Dag Sandart
Hall of fameSandart&Partners Advokatbyrå KB
Senior Counsel. Specialises in intellectual property law, dispute resolution, life science, and regulatory issues. Litigations within all IPR fields since 1980. Dag Sandart has acquired a vast experience within patent, trademark, marketing, life science and copyright law. Dag also has a broad experience in contract negotiation.
Peter Sande
Hall of fameSandart&Partners Advokatbyrå KB
Advokat, Partner. Specialises in intellectual property law and dispute resolution. Peter Sande has vast experience from litigations concerning copyright, trademarks and license agreements. Peter frequently participates in large-scale pan-European litigations. Furthermore, Peter advice research intense companies in regulatory and strategic matters and assists several clients in the entertainment industry. Peter graduated from the University of Stockholm in 1992 (LLM). After service at the Stockholm District Court (1992-94) he joined Sandart & Partners and he has been a member of the Swedish Bar Association, a partner at Sandart & Partners since 1999 and a UPC representative since 2023. Peter was engaged as an expert in the Government Commission regarding professional secrecy, 2006-2007. He was also the Head of the Patent Group of the Swedish Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (SFIR), 2007-2016. Peter is regularly engaged as a speaker by Stockholm University and at different seminars. He has published several articles related to the IP rights field.
Jonas Westerberg
Hall of fameWesterberg & Partners
Jonas has 30 years’ experience as a lawyer, and he has specialized in intellectual property disputes for 25 years. He represents clients in both arbitration and court, with a special focus on patents, copyright and trade secrets. Jonas' work highlights include patent litigation concerning the pharmaceutical products Losec, Prozac and OxyContin; successfully representing a client in the first IP case passing the requirement of leave to appeal and certiorari to the Supreme Court since the restructuring of the Swedish IP court system in 2016; arbitration concerning scope and term of a major multi-jurisdictional cross-licensing agreement; and defending the validity of a client’s infringed patent relating to large infrastructure projects that resulted in one of the largest awards of damages in Swedish patent history. He has also represented a client in a dispute concerning electronic signatures with a value of SEK 7 billion.
Stefan Widmark
Hall of fameWesterberg & Partners
Stefan is specialized in Intellectual property, Media & Entertainment and Marketing Law, covering both contentious and non-contentious matters and working with clients in all industries. Within Intellectual Property law he has a particular focus on Copyright and Trademark law. Within Media & Entertainment his main experience lies in the film, tv, music, gambling and computer gaming industries.
Mattias Malmstedt
Hall of fameAdvokatfirman Malmstedt Law AB
Ann-Charlotte Söderlund Björk
Hall of fameGozzo Advokater
Peter Von Heidenstam
Hall of fameHeidenstam Legal Advokat AB
Monique Wadsted
Hall of fameAdvokatfirman Wadsted AB
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Helena Wassén Öström
Westerberg & Partners
Helena specializes in IP strategy and heads the firms Trademark and Design Prosecution department. She focuses on the development and roll-out of the strategy surrounding the protection and maintenance of IP-rights, and especially trademarks, designs and domain names. Helena also collaborates extensively with the vast network of local attorneys Westerberg engages for the handling of matters on behalf of the portfolio clients Westerberg has the privilege of assisting in connection with their global trademark filing and enforcement work. Helena is regularly involved in actions before The Swedish Trademark Office and EUIPO, as well as Swedish courts and the Board of Appeal, in connection with both prosecution and enforcement.
Karin Cederlund
Sandart&Partners Advokatbyrå KB
Advokat, Partner. Specialises in matters concerning intellectual property and advertisement law and has extensive experience from litigations and from drafting and negotiating contracts within these areas. Karin Cederlund is a member of the board of the Swedish Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. She has been appointed an expert in various Swedish legislative committees on copyright.
Julia Ericsson
Sandart&Partners Advokatbyrå KB
Advokat, Partner. Specialises in litigation and advisory work relating to intellectual property rights, particularly regarding patent, copyright and trade secrets. Julia Ericsson is an experienced litigator and regularly represents Swedish and international clients in patent infringement and validity proceedings in Sweden. Her experience covers inter alia cross-border patent litigation covering several jurisdictions and complex copyright and trade secret litigation involving multiple infringement investigations and interim proceedings. Julia also provides general strategic advice regarding intellectual property and market law matters and advises in regulatory matters (inter alia regarding pharmaceuticals and medical devices). Julia represents clients in all fields of technology (e.g. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, mechanical, electronical, telecom, software, pulp and paper).
Erik Ficks
Roschier
Partner Erik Ficks is Head of Roschier's Intellectual Property, Brand Protection, Marketing & Consumer, and Public Procurement practices. He is specialized in matters of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property (IP) work, including matters of marketing law and trade secrets, as well as in public procurement matters in several industry sectors. Erik has extensive experience from acting as counsel in arbitration proceedings and before national courts, including in multi-jurisdictional IP litigation and in administrative appeals. He also has extensive experience from multi-jurisdictional IP licensing, brand protection, technology transfers and collaborations and complex commercial contracts.
Martin Levinsohn
Setterwalls
Partner Martin Levinsohn works with intellectual property law and competition law, often for clients in the life sciences sector. Martin has great experience of representing clients in disputes relating to patents and trademarks, in court and arbitral proceedings and with public authorities. In his daily work, he also helps companies with issues relating to licences, research and development collaboration, public procurement and competition law and regulatory issues. Martin is used to managing and coordinating complex projects with international links.
Gabriel Lidman
Bird & Bird
Gabriel Lidman is partner at the Stockholm office and the head of the Intellectual Property Group in the Nordic region as well as head of our Life Science Group. Gabriel has extensive experience of contentious and non-contentious IP as well as commercial work in the fields of media, life sciences and technology. He has a strong background in the media sector, including traditional media and online, where he represents major publishers. Gabriel is also an experienced litigator, regularly advising and representing clients in court disputes. Before joining Bird & Bird Gabriel was already the head of the Intellectual Property and TMT Practice.
Sophia Spala
Setterwalls
Partner Sophia is leading the way as Co-Head of Setterwalls’ IP Tech Group focusing her business on intellectual property, marketing law, and commercial contracts. The matters she handles typically have an international connection and often present issues in a digital context. With an active practice spanning over two decades, Sophia has built a strong legacy with a proven track record of success, and she is continuously recognised as a trusted advisor and the preferred go-to adviser for both Swedish and international companies seeking her advice on matters relating to the protection and commercialisation of their intellectual property and other assets. A large portion of the assignments relate to trademarks, copyright, advertising and marketing issues along with handling complicated disputes within these areas. Sophia devotes a significant amount of her time to crafting and negotiating commercial contracts, related to matters such as collaboration, development, licensing, purchase and sales. Sophia has particular experience of the technology industry, including software-as-a-service (SaaS), social media, digital advertising a digital health as well as of the entertainment, media, alcohol, tobacco and FMCG industries, and of general marketing and consumer law issues, such as e-commerce.
Henrik Wistam
Westerberg & Partners
Henrik specializes in IP litigation and IP strategy. He advises clients on trademarks, unfair competition, copyright and design issues in a wide variety of industries handling cases in the Swedish courts, at The Swedish Patent and Registration Office and at EUIPO. He is regularly involved in the co-ordination of proceedings with parallel actions in different jurisdictions. Henrik has acted in a range of high-profile IP matters, which include applications for interim injunctions, asset freezing orders and search orders. Key cases are the first case on sanctions and the EU trademark before the Court of Justice of the EU; pharma trademarks before the General Court of the EU; community designs and the spare part exemption; unconventional trademarks including 3D and color marks; copyright and product design; and the launch of international unauthorized use programs and customs protection. Henrik has advised on several governmental proposals including the implementation of the EC Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of IP rights. He lectures on IP law at the Faculties of Law at Stockholm University and Uppsala University.
Sanna Wolk
Advokatfirman Schjødt
Sanna Wolk is a Professor (jur. dr) and a special advisor in Schjødt, focusing on intellectual property.  She has extensive experience and knowledge of Swedish, European and international IP law as an academic, expert and arbitrator. She frequently speaks and publishes articles and books on various IP issues. Sanna is the President of AIPPI Sweden and Chair of AIPPI’s international Standing Committee on Copyright. She is also a member of the Policy Advisory Group at the Swedish Internet Foundation (Internetstiftelsen) and a member of the Advisory Council at the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV).
Jerker Edström
Ström Advokatbyrå
Tom Kronhöffer
Next Advokater
Ulf Isaksson
TIME DANOWSKY Advokatbyrå AB
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Ludvig Holm
Westerberg & Partners
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Christian Sundén
Advokatfirman Lindahl KB
Senior Associate Christian Sundén is a member of Lindahl’s IP group. He joined the firm in 2014 and has been working in the field of intellectual property since 2012. Christian has gained significant experience in work related to trademarks, designs, copyright and patents and in drafting and negotiating IP agreements. Thanks to his degree in business administration, with focus on marketing, he is skilled in dealing with unfair competition issues as well. Christian’s area of expertise is dispute resolution. He has successfully represented high tech companies before the Court of Justice of the European Union and has broad experience and deep understanding of different types of industries, including fashion, furniture, food, safety and security goods and the automotive industry. From time to time, Christian lectures in intellectual property in the graphic design program at Malmö University. He is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA).
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Baker McKenzie
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