Bird & Bird Advokatpartnerselskab is well-known for its cross-border expertise and extensive coverage of the Nordic region when it comes to all facets of IP and media-related matters. Media and entertainment heads Peer B. Petersen and Mogens Dyhr Vestergaard are key contacts for all aspects of IP, including copyright law, trade mark law, and marketing practices law. Morten Rosenmejer handles sport-related matters and has extensive experience advising film companies, production companies, advertising agencies and athletes on sports and entertainment law. Mikkel Taanum has over ten years’ experience advising clients on Danish online gambling regulations.
Testimonials
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‘A very well-known firm, who are always on hand to give sound advice.’
‘Mogens Dyhr Vestergaard is very knowledgeable in his field.’
Key clients
- Sony Music Entertainment A/S
- SAM Productions ApS
- Meta Film A/S
- M2 Film A/S
- Flex Music ApS
- Bonnier Publications A/S
- The Danish National Olympic Committee
- Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia AB
Work highlights
- Assisting Sony Music on an ongoing basis in its attempts to transform and adapt its business to meet the demands of the ever-developing changes in technology and in the demands of the consumers.
- Representing FlexMusic ApS, a venture partly owned by longtime client Sony Music, in a legal proceeding launched against it by the musician Blak, challenging the validity of an assignment made of his rights in certain recordings to FlexMusic, including the validity of the assignment of his rights in a major national hit named "Nede Mette".
- Assisting META Film on an ongoing basis in matters where titles and content of film productions on the drawing board potentially could involve trademark and other IP rights conflicts.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peer B. Petersen, Mogens Dyhr Vestergaard, Morten Rosenmejer, Mikkel Taanum