Consultancy
Trade mark, design and domain name protection nationally and internationally including strategy, searches and analysis, infringement assessments, conflicts, cross border litigation, piracy, counterfeit, negotiations and agreements. Special expertise regarding infringement proceedings before the Danish and foreign courts. Regarding the field of entertainment, special insigh in the rules on gambling in Denmark due to, among other things, representation in the ongoing trial in the Danish courts regarding the compatibility between the Danish gambling monopoly and Community law of one of the world's biggest suppliers of sports betting.
Areas of expertise
Intellectual property law and media law, EU law and competition law, marketing law, food law and pharmaceutical law.
Teaching experience
Associate professor at the University of Aarhus in the subjects of intellectual property law, competition law and EU competition law.
Gives lectures at seminars and conferences, including with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, the Danish Institute For IPR Training, the Technical University of Denmark and the patent and trademark authorities in Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Baltic countries and China. Has for a number of years been attached to the Aarhus School of Business as a lecturer in commercial law.
Publications
"The IPR handbook, protection of artistic works, technical inventions, design and distinctive marks" (in Danish), Thomson, 2005.
"Intellectual property rights, valuation and tax" (in Danish), Thomson, 2008.
Memberships
The Association of Danish Patent Agents
INTA (International Trademark Association)
LES (Licensing Executives Society)
Right to appear before the EPO, the European patent authority, and the OHIM, the Community trademark authority
Education
Master of Laws, University of Aarhus, 1991
Admission to the Danish Bar
1994
Rights of audience
Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court
Career
2008 - present: Attorney and partner, Chas. Hude Legal
2005 - 2007: Attorney, Lett Law Firm
1995 - 2004: IPR Consultant, attorney and partner, Zacco A/S and Zacco Advokater
Languages
English, German and Scandinavian