Denmark

Firm overview

European Patent Attorneys highly experienced in European and Danish patent law and renowned for post-grant contentious matters, COPA Copenhagen Patents is one of the country’s leading IP firms and has been awarded several international awards for its outstanding quality and service to clients.

Who we are

We are qualified European Patent Attorneys with many years of experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications with a global perspective to ease prosecution in the most popular international markets.

We are proud of combining individual skills into a team effort and houses a unit of some of the most esteemed individual patent attorneys in Denmark. Our patent attorneys are backed by a qualified and certified very experienced patent administrator team working closely with both attorneys and clients to ensure the end goal of providing tailored and qualified service. We cover most areas of technology, but our main focus areas are biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, mechanics, and electronics.

The patent attorney team comprises European Patent Attorneys Mikkel Bender, Peter Kim Jensen, Steven Richard Kitchen, Jacob Meyland, Axel Heimann, Sylvia Yang, Rune Risgaard, Christian Espersen, Natalia Zakharova as well as patent attorney Sune Højfeldt.

What we do best

COPA Copenhagen Patents consistently aims at providing advice where quality is above all. We consider our combination of expertise and years of experience, our genuine interest in entrepreneurship and an approach not bound by convention to be unique on the Danish market.

We are especially experienced in handling oppositions and appeals, and team members frequently appear in proceedings before the European Patent Office on behalf of clients within the wind turbine industry and the pharmaceutical industry. Our key opposition and appeal specialists within mechanics and cleantech are Steven Richard Kitchen and Jacob Meyland, who regularly appear before these bodies, Steven building on experience from previous positions as patent director in a large Danish corporation.

In addition, we have advised client companies in several infringement and validity dispute cases before the Danish and Swedish courts, and Scandinavian litigation work has become something of a speciality for the firm. Mikkel Bender and Axel Heimann are highly recognised for their tactical skills and frequently advise on high-profile pharmaceutical cases in the Danish and Swedish courts.

With the team’s extensive experience in post-grant procedures both before the national courts of Europe and before the European Patent Office and the Boards of Appeal, we are looking forward to utilizing our experience and knowledge before the Unified Patent Court. In support of this effort, Mikkel Bender, Steven Richard Kitchen, Axel Heimann, Rune Risgaard, and soon Christian Espersen, Natalia Zakharova and Jacob Meyland, have obtained the necessary qualifications to appear before the Unified Patent Court as European Patent Litigators.

Firm overview

Patrade is a full service IP Consultancy Firm. We are a highly specialised international law firm, advising our clients on issues related to intellectual property law, contract law, competition law, IT law and some aspects of company law.

We work with enforcement in all types of disputes related to intellectual property law or the Danish Marketing Act, including lawsuits, injunction and preservation of evidence cases, infringement cases, invalidity cases, parallel import, and anti-counterfeit cases. We take charge of negotiations in connection with contracts or disputes related to intellectual property rights, and we draft intellectual property contracts, such as license agreements, assignment agreements, IT contracts, techtrans agreements and distribution agreements.

We cover the full spectrum of services from application and registration of a right, such as a patent or a trademark, to potential infringement lawsuits and court rulings. This makes us a full-service consultancy firm and ensures that you need not engage any other advisers if you want to protect your rights. We have in-depth insight into your cases, and we offer both technical and legal expertise under one roof – saving you time and money.

Firm overview

Plougmann Vingtoft was founded in 1967 and is an award-winning IP consulting firm that specialises in handling, protecting, and commercialising IPR as well as the strategic use hereof.

The firm has a large team of dedicated employees working out of the headquarters in Hellerup (Copenhagen) and two additional offices in respectively Aarhus, and Oslo.

Further, Plougmann Vingtoft has a comprehensive network of business partners and agents around the globe, which enables the firm to provide services for clients in any part of the world, both directly and through international agents.

In addition, Plougmann Vingtoft has a strong focus on increasing international outreach, especially in the USA and Asia.

Full-service IP Consulting:

Plougmann Vingtoft is a full-service consultancy. The firm employs some of the best patent-, trademark and design attorneys, including 13 examined European Patent Attorneys and 5 European Trademark and Design Attorneys, as well as a well-educated team of paralegals to support attorneys and handle all IP administration, which ensures a cost-efficient, well-operated and highly professional service to all clients.

In addition, the firm has 7 UPC representatives that are qualified to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and 1 part-time technically qualified judge in the UPC.

Besides well-known IP services, Plougmann Vingtoft has an in-house commercialisation and tech-transfer team, which is marketed under a separate brand “tto” (www.tto.eu). tto specialises in generating value from new technologies in combination with IPR. The tto experts assist clients facing challenges in a transition phase from early-stage development to commercialisation or exit.

Selected services:

Plougmann Vingtoft’s IP attorneys conduct searches and analyses, prepare IP strategies and evaluations in addition to drafting and prosecuting IP applications.

Also, the company has extensive experience in representing various firms in complex opposition and litigation cases before the European Patent Office (EPO) and national courts in Denmark and Norway.

Recognition & awards:

For 14 consecutive years, the company has been placed in Managing IP’s Tier 1.

Over the years, Plougmann Vingtoft has received several recognitions and awards. In 2025, the firm received the “Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year – Denmark” award for the fourth time at the Managing IP EMEA Awards and the year before the firm was recognised as “Trademark Firm of the Year – Denmark”.

Testimonials:

“Plougmann Vingtoft is a reliable outfit in the local intellectual property landscape, home to agents that are experts in their respective fields.” “Its down-to-earth and approachable patent attorneys can handle any invention, providing quick and insightful advice.” “The team’s proactive stance on patent prosecution, FTO assessments and opposition proceedings makes them an invaluable resource for safeguarding clients' patent rights.” (Source: IAM Patent 1000).  

“Plougmann Vingtoft utilises a holistic approach, offering services to a broad range of industries. Its client- and solution-oriented team boasts an outstanding track record of successfully navigating complex disputes to a favourable outcome for its following.” (Source: WTR 1000).

Firm overview

AWA is a leading IP firm with over 370 employees across 22 offices in Belgium, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

We believe tomorrow is today’s emerging business – rising up from untapped potential within established industries and start-ups. No matter the size or industry, we help our clients create business out of their ideas and innovations.

AWA was founded in 1897 by Swedish engineer Anders Wilhelm Anderson. His initials form our company name and remind us of our proud history.

We supply a full-service offering of IP law services in prosecution, dispute litigation, aftermarket services, legal advice, strategy and commercialisation. Our IP professionals are experts in patents, trademark, design, copyright and domain names.


What sets up apart

Global: AWA has a presence in Europe and Asia with an extensive network of qualified preferred partners all over the world. We can handle your IP needs globally and follow-up in real-time.

Diversity and Colloboration: Our people come from diverse backgrounds with practical industry knowledge. Their technical capability means they understand the small details and how this differentiates you in the marketplace. Our teams comprise engineers working closely with attorneys at law and vice versa. This seamless collaboration ensures that the right skillset and legal knowledge is available and utilised for our client’s innovations. We pride ourselves on our comprehensive trainee programme for future IP leaders.

Strategy: We focus on the long-term – building a business is a journey that requires strategy. We support companies throughout the corporate cycle to protect and enforce IP rights, but to also identify and capture the value of intellectual assets.

Digital Innovation: We live in the digital era and are constantly looking at tools that reduce workload and save time. From the AWA Client Porta, to our domain management services – we are innovating the IP tools of the future.

Employee Owned: AWA is 100% owned by the employees with more than 50% of us choosing to invest or hold shares in the Group. This reflects our personal and long-term commitment to both our firm and our clients.

AWA Asia

Part of the AWA Group, AWA Asia supports and manages international clients’ IP needs throughout the region with a head office in Hong Kong – a location known for its successful business environment, world-class infrastructure and effective legal system.

Our Beijing office is our wholly owned licensed trademark agency, allowing us to file and enforce trademarks directlybefore the China Trademark Office and the administrative authorities, without the need to use local third-party agents.

Today, China is one of the largest IP markets in the world and is increasingly being selected as a key venue for IP litigation by foreign and local entities alike.

AWA Asia has strong value proposition that consists of an East-meets-West approach, with a bilingual and bicultural team of IP professionals (trademark lawyers, patent attorneys and IP strategists). Our international-level service delivery comes with deep local knowledge and is business minded, pragmatic and tailored.

Network memberships: AIPPI, APAA, ECTA, epi, FICPI, INTA, The Lawyer Network, LES Scandinavia, MARQUES, Union-IP