Westerberg & Partners

Björn Rundblom Andersson

Björn has more than 15 years of experience as a lawyer with a background in dispute resolution. Today his practice is focused on patents and trade secrets and IP-related contract disputes. Björn mainly works contentious matters, representing clients both before the Unified Patent Court, the Swedish IP courts and in arbitration, but he also provides advice in non-contentious matters. Among other matters in recent years, Björn has defended a client in the Fintech sector in litigation and arbitration against allegations of trade secrets misappropriation and patent infringement, with a value in dispute in the billions (SEK). He is defending a client in the technology sector in a dispute before the Swedish courts involving a request for pan-European relief and represented the same client before the Court of Justice of the European Union in a case on jurisdiction for pan-European patent infringement proceedings.

Ginta is specialized in international arbitration and enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments. She regularly serves as sole, chair and party-appointed arbitrator and has handled proceedings under the rules of several leading arbitral institutions and ad hoc. Ginta has particular focus on international trade, construction, energy, IT and post-M&A disputes. Recent mandates as counsel include acting for foreign investors against the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Bank of Kazakhstan in enforcement proceedings and acting for a major Russian natural resources company in set-aside proceedings against the Republic of Lithuania.

Intellectual property

Helena Wassén Öström

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.

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.

Jacob specializes in commercial dispute resolution, particularly within the fields of insurance and construction, adeptly representing insurance companies, employers and contractors in major projects through arbitration and litigation. He has extensive experience advising leading Swedish companies and multinationals on all aspects of international and domestic commercial arbitration and litigation in numerous complex and large-scale disputes across multiple jurisdictions, areas of law and industries, including construction and infrastructure, energy, IT and telecoms, manufacturing, real estate and insurance. He has represented clients at all levels of the Swedish judicial system as well as international and Swedish arbitral tribunals under different arbitral rules. Beyond his role as counsel, Jacob has a developing practice as an arbitrator and consistently serves as an administrative secretary to arbitral tribunals.

Jesper specializes in commercial dispute resolution with a focus on international and domestic arbitration and domestic litigation. He has acted as counsel and as arbitrator in numerous arbitrations under various institutional rules and in ad hoc arbitrations. Jesper has acted in disputes encompassing a wide range of areas such as supply and purchase agreements, share and asset purchases, agency and distribution, shareholders’ and cooperation agreements, licensing agreements and construction agreements. His experience covers a wide range of industry sectors, including cases in the oil and gas sector, the automotive industry, the financial industry and the banking sector, the pharmaceutical and life-science sector as well as in entertainment and sports.

Jonas Westerberg

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.

Jonas has worked with Life Sciences and related highly-regulated sectors such as alcohol, tobacco, foodstuffs and chemicals since 2002, covering all regulatory matters and commercial contract issues, with a particular focus on market access, including pricing and reimbursement and related negotiations, classification and regulatory litigation. He also does product safety and product liability outside the above-mentioned sectors. A significant part of his work further relates to IP commercial matters within his areas of expertise, such as IP-focused transactions. Recent work highlights include negotiating several acquisitions of multijurisdictional product portfolios of OTC brands and hygiene products for a Swedish client. He has also worked a great deal on matters relating to healthcare apps and Medical Device Software, such as qualification and classification, as well as patient data issues.

A founding partner of Westerberg, Ludvig specializes in patent and trademark litigation, but also does significant work in the video game industry, drawing from his experience as in-house counsel at a major video game company. Ludvig has acted in some of the most complex Swedish IP cases, including several 3D trademark cases, two of the highest valued patent cases and one of the longer patent trials in Swedish history. His experience in patent litigation covers most technical fields, including DNA sequencing, medical devices, pharma, explosives, fintech, power tools, power transmission and other industries.

Maria Fogdestam Agius

Maria specialises in public international law and international dispute settlement, including international arbitration. She has considerable experience of investment treaty arbitration, human-rights related dispute settlement and national litigation related to sovereign disputes, such as post-award proceedings related to investment awards and sovereign immunity from jurisdiction and execution. She also advices corporate entities on ESG-related issues and human rights due diligence. She accepts arbitrator appointments in investment and commercial arbitration and is listed by the EU as suitable for arbitral appointments in bilateral trade disputes. Recent notable mandates include acting for foreign investors enforcing an award against the Republic of Kazakhstan; multiple set-aside proceedings before the Swedish courts acting for Ukraine, for Kyrgyz Republic, against Georgia, and against Montenegro; and confidential mandates relating to State immunity and restructuring of international investments.

Natalia has over 20 years’ experience as a lawyer specialized in arbitration and dispute resolution. She acts as arbitrator and represents clients in both international arbitration and Swedish courts. Before joining Westerberg & Partners, Natalia held senior positions at the SCC Arbitration Institute, where she was involved in the administration of high-profile international cases and contributed to policy discussions on ISDS reform, EU sanctions and technology in arbitration. Natalia is frequently invited as a speaker at international arbitration conferences and has contributed to discussions on arbitration procedure, institutional developments, and dispute resolution trends. She is a member of several arbitration organizations and has been recognized for her expertise in cross-border disputes. Natalia is a Swedish national. She holds an LL.M. from Stockholm University and is fluent in English, Swedish, and Russian, with working knowledge of Ukrainian and Italian.

Dispute resolution

Siri specialises in IP law, with a particular fondness for contentious matters within trademark, copyright and marketing law. She also advises on regulatory matters relating to life sciences, food stuffs, alcohol and tobacco. Highlights include acting for a leading company in the DNA sequencing field in complex patent litigation. Siri is also the co-author of a legal commentary to the Swedish Trademarks Act.

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.

Specialises in International arbitration, litigation, dispute resolution, insurance litigation and non-contentious insurance advice.

Therese Isaksson

Therese specializes in commercial arbitration and litigation in which she has more than 20 years’ experience. Much of her work is international, in court and arbitration. She regularly serves as sole, chair and party-appointed arbitrator. Experienced from many industry sectors, she has particular focus on international trade, construction, energy, often with an East-West angle, post-M&A and insurance. She has handled several significant cases concerning the set-aside or annulment of arbitral awards and enforcement proceedings in Sweden, often acting for or against sovereign entities.

Victoria Ribbnäs

Victoria specialises in commercial dispute resolution and insurance, acting for Swedish and international clients in arbitration, litigation, and non-contentious insurance matters. Highlights include successfully representing a Swedish insurance company before the Supreme Court in a coverage dispute arising out of a pandemic related business interruption claim. She regularly advises major domestic and international insurers on large and complex insurance and reinsurance coverage issues. Her experience also includes representing clients in construction disputes, and in cases concerning the set-aside and annulment of arbitration awards, and enforcement of arbitration awards and foreign judgments, acting for or against sovereign states.