Acapo AS

Silver - Firms: prosecution

Celebrating a century in business, Acapo is hailed as a national favourite, with strong spheres of influence in the country’s four major cities that boast top-quality, full-range IP provision. “Acapo is a firm of great global skills. Its IP professionals are competent, reliable and centre their customers in all they do.” Gunnar Nilsen Søndersrød is one of Norway’s most seasoned IP professionals, with an irrefutable track record spanning more than 50 years of excellence, with a specialist industrial focus on maximising robust IP strategy and IP rights enforcement. The collective technical brilliance of Trond Øvsttun, Bodil Sollie Hjelsvold, Elisabeth Ohm and Stein Roar Gjøen establishes the outfit as a key player in patent prosecution. The team shows excellent command of IP-rich sectors, ranging from supreme technical prowess in mechanical and electrical engineering, to physics. Johan Nyander is a valued asset to the outfit; his three decades of IP-rich professional experience has encompassed leading global patent teams to masterfully managing IP portfolios across sectors. His command of the IP landscape over time boosts the group’s international reach and cements its place as a leading firm. On the transactions front, head of the legal department Kjersti Rogne comes armed with more than 25 years’ IP experience, crowning her counsel with wisdom. She is celebrated as a “top-notch and very friendly attorney with a keen eye for detail”. The IAM Patent 1000 also sees three new entrants this year in the form of the stellar Per Ole Dahlsrud, Helen Christie and Per Roald Fluge, who bring innovative flair to the IP practice, going the extra mile to deliver polished patent prosecution services.