DLA Piper routinely assists clients with trade mark protection, intellectual property management, and IP disputes. Lill Anita Grimstad now leads the team, having joined from an in-house position in 2022; Grimstad’s practice spans both contentious and non-contentious work, with particular emphasis on IP protection strategy development. Another new hire is Ketil Sellæg Ramberg, who handles IP matters for clients in the tech space. Petter Bjerke left the firm in 2023 and is now at SANDS.
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- 'Very helpful and responsive firm in the area of IP.'
- 'The DLA Piper Oslo team is always service minded and curious.'
Key clients
- Retriever Norge AS
- Oslo Pictures
- Sanofi
- The Norwegian Seafood Council (Sjømatrådet)
- Mondelez International
- Elektroimportøren
- Qapital (The Factory-Fintech and Insuretech)
- Homely
- King Food
- Publicis Group
Work highlights
- Represented King Food in a dispute against Vestre, a manufacturer of sustainable furniture, concerning alleged design and marketing infringement.
- Advised The Norwegian Seafood Council on the design development of new principal trade marks for its activities; the filing and prosecution of trade mark applications in 50+ countries; the update of licence agreements in 50+ countries; the update of its homepage; digitalisation; and more.
- Advising Mondelez on all aspects in relation to its intellectual property trade mark portfolio.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lill Anita Grimstad