aera

aera was set up in 2018 by four European patent attorneys who previously worked for well-established IP firms in the market. The firm has drafting and prosecution expertise in technical fields such as life sciences, medical devices and electronics. The key European patent attorneys in the firm are Nicka Kirstejn, Per Larsen, Hanane Fathi Roswall and Anders Sandgaard. Hans C Nielsen serves as Chief Patent Officer. The firm is looking to further expand its team and practice, and it is an IP firm to watch in this market.

2024/2025

"They bring quality, efficiency and speed and they are nice to work with. They are young, forward leaning, and good."

Rasmus Fredlund

"A great team worker, has commercial understanding, and is responsive."

Per Larsen

"They are knowledgeable, commercial and responsive."

2023

"The service is fast, the advice is concise, the costs are reasonable and the outcomes are often in our favour."

"We appreciate their professional approach and good advice. They care about our portfolio and are happy to answer anything we ask. And they are always thinking about strategy."

"We appreciate the quick turnaround times and how responsive the team is."

"They are young, forward-leaning, commercially-oriented and practical. In addition to being very skilled, they are also very pleasant to work with."

Patent case studies show the firm advised Lantmännen Medical AB on drafting, filing and prosecution. The firm hired Ylva Skoglösa from a top tier IP firm in March 2019 and welcomed veteran life sciences patent attorney Marianne Johansen in January 2020. US patent attorney Dan Fischer, who has a background in engineering, also joined the firm in October 2020. Mechanics patent attorney Ingolfur Palsson left the firm in March 2020. European patent attorneys Juan Sánchez García and Bojan Savic arrived in 2021.

Former Zacco director Hans C Nielsen joined the firm as chief patent officer in October 2023. Rasmus Fredlund left the firm in 2024. Alexander Johann Bjørnå joined the firm in 2025 to lead its new office in Norway.