Leif Karlsson

Of Counsel

LANGUAGE(S)

Svenska
English
Deutsch
Français

BLOGS
PROFILE

Leif is a senior patent consultant, specializing in mechanical engineering, medical technology, Clean Tech, industrial robots, electrical energy, agricultural machines, brakes, gearboxes, screw compressors and hydraulics. He is an adviser on infringement cases, Due Diligence and Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), as well as acting as a technical representative in legal disputes. Leif works with opposition, appeals and verbal negotiations at the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the European Patent Office (EPO).

Leif has worked as an examiner at both the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) and the European Patent Office (EPO), and as a patent engineer in industrial companies. He has also served as Principal Secretary of the Committee on Technology Transfer at the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

HIGHLIGHTS

Leif is co-author of ”Lagarna inom immaterialrätten”, a book on IP law, published by Norstedts Juridik in 2008 as well as the book on technology transfer ”Handel med Teknik” (Ds H 1981:3). Leif has served on the European Qualifying Examination Committee at the EPO where he developed examination questions and graded European Qualifying Examination papers.

EDUCATION & AUTHORISATIONS

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1970.

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CONTACT
LANGUAGE(S)

Agustin Almaraz

Advocat
Master of Laws
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Español
English

Anette Svensson

Paralegal

Svenska
English

Anna von Oelreich Norgren

Paralegal

Svenska
English

Anton Persson

Trademark Associate
M.Sc., Commercial and Business Law

Svenska
English

Cao Cao

European Patent Attorney
European Patent Litigator

中文
Engelska
Svenska

Carl Wendt

Partner
Deputy Head of Legal and Trademark Dept.
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Svenska
English

Carolin Sundkvist

CEO
Managing Partner
Interim Head of Patent Dept.
Head of Administration & Finance

Svenska
English

Christian Hafner

Of Counsel
European Patent Attorney

Deutsch
English
Français
Svenska

Christina Corbell

Paralegal

Svenska
English

Claes Westerlund

Partner
European Patent Attorney

Svenska
English
Deutsch

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KONTAKT
SPRÅK

Cao Cao

European Patent Attorney
European Patent Litigator

中文
Engelska
Svenska

Christian Hafner

Of Counsel
European Patent Attorney

Deutsch
English
Français
Svenska

Claes Westerlund

Partner
European Patent Attorney

Svenska
English
Deutsch

Dag Stålhandske

Patent Attorney

Svenska
English
Français
Deutsch

John Carlund

Patent Associate

Svenska
English

Leif Karlsson

Of Counsel

Svenska
English
Deutsch
Français

Malin Boström

Patent Attorney

Svenska
English

Nabil Sebaa

Patent Attorney

Français
العربية
Svenska
English

NAME
CONTACT
LANGUAGE(S)

Agustin Almaraz

Advocat
Master of Laws
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Español
English

Anton Persson

Trademark Associate
M.Sc., Commercial and Business Law

Svenska
English

Carl Wendt

Partner
Deputy Head of Legal and Trademark Dept.
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Svenska
English

Emma Ekbergh

Junior Associate
Master of Laws

Svenska
English

Helena Brännvall

Attorney at Law
Litigator

Svenska
English

Karin Crafoord

Managing Partner
Head of Legal and Trademark Dept.
Attorney at Law Litigator

Svenska
English
Français

Magnus Henning

Partner
Attorney at Law
Authorised Patent Attorney (SE)

Svenska
English
Italiano

Ruth Almaraz Palmero

Advocat
Master of Laws
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Español
English
Français
Deutsch

Stefan Cahling

Partner
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Svenska
English
Español

NAME 
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Carolin Sundkvist

CEO
Managing Partner
Interim Head of Patent Dept.
Head of Administration & Finance

Svenska
English

NAME 
CONTACT
LANGUAGE(S)

Carolin Sundkvist

CEO
Managing Partner
Interim Head of Patent Dept.
Head of Administration & Finance

Svenska
English

Karin Engström

Head of Marketing & Communication

Svenska
English

NAME
CONTACT
LANGUAGE(S)

Carolin Sundkvist

CEO
Managing Partner
Interim Head of Patent Dept.
Head of Administration & Finance

Svenska
English

Gunnar Sundkvist

Managing Partner
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Svenska
English

Karin Crafoord

Managing Partner
Head of Legal and Trademark Dept.
Attorney at Law Litigator

Svenska
English
Français

NAME
CONTACT
LANGUAGE(S)

Carl Wendt

Partner
Deputy Head of Legal and Trademark Dept.
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Svenska
English

Carolin Sundkvist

CEO
Managing Partner
Interim Head of Patent Dept.
Head of Administration & Finance

Svenska
English

Gunnar Sundkvist

Managing Partner
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Svenska
English

Karin Crafoord

Managing Partner
Head of Legal and Trademark Dept.
Attorney at Law Litigator

Svenska
English
Français

Mats Lundberg

Senior Partner
Board Member
European Trademark and Design Attorney

Svenska
English
Deutsch

Per-Erik Hasselberg

Chairman

Svenska
English

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