Bruun & Hjejle is home to a well experienced team of IP lawyers, acting for clients from a wide range of sectors including the fashion, medicine, sports, media, and design industries. Nina Ringen leads the team, and has a wealth of experience in both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with a particular focus on trade marks, designs, copyrights and trade secrets. Ringen represents clients in front of the Danish Supreme Court, and clients describe her as ‘an exceptional lawyer’.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Team at Bruun & Hjejle are fast and competent and always give us good and commercially meaningful advice.’
- ‘The IP team is outstanding. Their depth of knowledge in life sciences is remarkable – they really understand the science behind our business and translate it into clear, strategic legal advice. They are responsive, pragmatic, and commercially minded – they are the team you want on your side.’
- ‘Emilie Klemm Lerstrøm is exceptional – she combines deep IP and life sciences expertise with outstanding communication skills. She has an ability to explain complex issues in a way that is clear, practical, and reassuring, even under high pressure. What really sets her apart is her empathy and understanding – she listens, takes our concerns seriously, and makes us feel supported throughout the process. She is not only a brilliant lawyer but also a trusted partner who genuinely cares about her clients.’
- ‘Deep expertise coupled with business/industry acumen. Great resource allocation as well as client attentiveness.’
- ‘Nina Ringen treats every client and every matter with care. It is not just about legal expertise but about responsiveness, but also sensitivity to pain points and pressures. She accompanies her clients and their issues to solutions and beyond.’
- ‘It is a highly versatile practice with a long-standing tradition and outstanding expertise in intellectual property and competition law.’
Key clients
- Airwair
- GN Group
- JDE Peets
- G4S Security Services
- Autumnpaper
- Heirs of Jørn Utzon
- Vice Media
- Go Wish
- Aller Media
- Koda
Work highlights
Advised fashion brand Airwair (Dr. Martens) on all IP matters in Denmark, including confidential issues and trade mark prosecution.
Advised GN Group (Jabra, SteelSeries, etc.) in a global trade mark project.
Acted for Aller Media’s leisure and travel division in a dispute with a French platform service provider pertaining to rights to a trade mark and co-existence.
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Practice head
Nina Ringen
Other key lawyers
Emilie Klemm Lerstrøm