Denmark

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

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The dedicated Patent Attorneys at Budde Schou offer advice and assistance to national as well as international corporate clients and smaller companies. They hold invaluable experience in respect to technical and legal issues pertaining to their field.

Budde Schou’s core business is drafting and prosecuting IP applications (patents, trademarks, designs and utility models) and providing consultancy services in respect to all IP related activities ranging from IP analyses to the establishment and enforcement of rights, including assistance in the development of an overall strategy as a business tool for commercial success.

Firm overview

Accura is an ambitious corporate law firm consisting of attorneys and commercial experts translating the law into practice and providing clear recommendations for Danish and international businesses.

Our specialised legal business areas are carefully composed to comply with a focused strategy of being the best advisor in Denmark to businesses on large transactions and complex projects.

The law is essential to what we do, but the insight into and the development of the client’s business are our passion. We tell it like it is to make it comprehensible. This does not mean that we cut corners. Because only by understanding the complex, can we translate it into targeted advice.

Accordingly, the secret ingredient to our work is that we draw a line under the most important elements. It sounds simple, but it really is one of the toughest tasks.

Accura’s team consists of more than 525 employees in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Singapore, Boston, London, Tokyo, Melbourne and Seoul.

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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.