ADVOKATFIRMAET GJESSINGREIMERS AS

Advokatfirmaet GjessingReimers AS is a boutique IP and tech law firm, the first of its kind in Norway. We opened in April 2019.

Who we are
GjessingReimers is a new firm but has considerable experience within all areas of IP and technology law.  We worked together in the IP/technology department of a larger Oslo law firm, which was top ranked in Intellectual property for many years running by all the major lawyers’ directories and rankings. In February 2021, Norwegian lawyers  again voted us the best IP team in Norway in Finansavisen’s (a Norwegian business daily newspaper) annual lawyers ranking. 

We are passionate about IP and technology, and about providing the best legal services to our clients.

While we are curious and keen to learn new things, we want to concentrate on what we do best – providing legal advice in the fields of IP and technology, regulatory and IP/tech related commercial law, and dispute resolution in all these areas.​ ​

We are internationally oriented, and have a strong international client base.

We work with some of the best law firms in a number of jurisdictions, but we are not members of any exclusive network or referral arrangement. 

What we do …
IP: We have comprehensive experience in litigation and non-contentious work in all fields of IP and neighbouring fields of the law, such as unfair competition and marketing law.

Our counselling work spans from helping clients develop IP strategies to advising on and negotiating technology transfer contracts and commercial contracts, in which intellectual property rights are almost always important, to performing due diligence on IP rights and IP- relevant contracts in corporate transactions.

TMT and data protection: We have experience in the areas of TMT and Data protection, having worked with technology and media companies, as outside counsel as well as in-house. We assist technology companies as well as companies on the customer side, in connection with IT procurements and other technology projects, and frequently assist clients in contract negotiations and dispute resolution.

We also handle regulatory issues relating to the telecommunications industry and other regulated industries, and in recent years, an increasing number of issues relating to the processing of personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) across all business sectors. We have expertise within digitalisation, e-commerce, digital signatures, digital content services and domain names. Two of the partners are members of the Norwegian Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for the country code Top Level Domain .no . We advise several right holders organisations and have substantial experience relating to copyright and the use of protected materials on the Internet, anti-piracy and platform liability.

Regulatory: Many industry sectors are heavily regulated, and it is critical for businesses not just to be compliant but to develop compliance strategies that give them a competitive advantage. First hand knowledge and experience from relevant sectors and their regulatory frameworks are extremely valuable when advising in these areas.

Commercial: Our background and expertise in IP and IT law, regulatory matters, and dispute resolution is combined with experience in providing strategic advice to clients on commercial matters, especially where IP rights and the access to and control of technology are important. This goes hand in hand with providing advice also in neighbouring areas, such as unfair competition law, marketing law, franchising and distributorship matters. Our track record spans across a number of sectors, but there is a concentration around consumer goods/retail and the pharmaceutical, the oil and gas services and the aquaculture industries, the last two being the most important domestic industries.

Dispute resolution
General: We represent clients before all Norwegian courts. Two of the partners are admitted to the Supreme Court of Norway. Some of us have pleaded cases  before the EFTA court. We also have experience from alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation and arbitration.

Our clients are entitled to the most vigorous defence of their position or rights. However, sometimes litigation is not the best way to resolve a dispute. We always consider carefully if a dispute should be settled, or if alternative dispute resolution methods should be explored.

IP litigation: When we help clients develop their IP strategies, we also help them define their IP litigation strategies, be they enforcement strategies or defensive strategies. Experienced IP litigators work with regulatory lawyers to create the right strategy for the client. This is essential if a strategy is to be successful, especially in the strictly regulated industries, such as the pharmaceutical industry, the food and beverages industry, aquaculture, and the oil and gas services industry. It also applies  when a litigation strategy has to be developed for a specific dispute, often on short notice.

We are used to working closely with foreign clients and their foreign counsel. We understand the importance of developing and implementing IP and litigation strategies that are consistent across multiple jurisdictions.

The lawyers of GjessingReimers have litigated an impressive share of the patent and trademark cases in Norway in recent years.

Commercial litigation: Our litigation practice also includes representing clients in commercial disputes that concern intellectual property rights, e.g. disputes about the interpretation of contracts, or disputes relating to statutory employee inventors’ rights.

…and what we don’t
We want to do what we do best, and will not take instructions that would require us to step outside our comfort zone, but will refer to others, whose experience and skills are better suited for the assignment in question.