Jeppe Brogaard Clausen

Jeppe Brogaard Clausen and Thomas Ryhl lead the team at NJORD Law Firm, which represents brand owners in the protection and enforcement of IP rights and is prominent in the life sciences space. Clausen is noted for his expertise in counterfeit and passing off cases, as well as copyright infringement matters in the music and film industries, while Rhyl specialises in life sciences regulations and IP litigation relating to EU-wide law. Malene Fagerberg left the group in mid-2020 to a DPO position.

Commercial law firm NJORD is recommended for soft IP work. The firm has a trade mark filing practice. The key practitioners in the firm are Jeppe Brograard Clausen and Peter Gustav Olson. Clausen and Olson are highly recommended. A notable junior practitioner to watch is Emelie Svensson, a lawyer who is experienced in trade mark portfolio management.

Nothing is off limits for the experienced troop at NJORD. Rights are registered flawlessly by a firm considered one of the most prolific filers in the European Union; portfolios are handled efficiently; and infringements are nipped firmly in the bud.  “A point of reference in the fashion and luxury goods sector”, Jeppe Brogaard Clausen is a consummate litigator and percipient counsellor. Having filed thousands of marks in his time, Peter Gustav Olson has developed a specialist skillset, particularly in defending companies against tactical cancellation actions designed to impede enforcement of their marks. He also represents the interests of US parties in Denmark, where he “has a great grasp of rules and procedures as well as a loyalfollowing”.

NJORD Law Firm specialises in multi-party, complex litigation within a variety of legal areas spanning insurance law, shareholder actions and securities law. The group is also strong in administrative law, handling cases before administrative tribunals as well as defending municipalities and private companies and acting on behalf of the European Commission in CJEU cases against the Kingdom of Denmark. Thomas Ryhl and Jeppe Brogaard Clausen jointly head up the practice. Other names to note are transport and shipping specialist Ulla Fabricius and tax expert Robert Mikelsons.

"Jeppe Brogaard Clausen and Thomas Ryhl jointly lead the practice at NJORD Law Firm which is split into two teams: the intellectual property team and the life sciences and healthcare group. The IP team handles the full range of issues, including IP prosecutions, litigation and contracts; Clausen has a strong profile in counterfeit and passing off cases and is adept at handling cross-border mandates. On the life sciences team, Ryhl is an EU and pharmaceuticals law specialist"