Kenneth Kvistgaard-Aaholm

Kenneth Kvistgaard-Aaholm specializes in intellectual property law and assists Danish and foreign companies in several intellectual property law disciplines. He handles transactions as well as advises on IP strategies.

A particular focus area is disputes, including complex lawsuits.

Kenneth leads the team that handles and manages the clients' portfolios of trademarks and design rights worldwide. He has assisted a number of clients with the enforcement of their trademarks in cases before the Danish courts.

The majority of Kenneth's cases are in the technical area. The area covers patents, utility models, and cases where technical understanding is relevant or an advantage, e.g. infringement of intellectual property rights, infringement of the Marketing Act via the Internet, or misuse of trade secrets. Kenneth's work in the technical field has included a number of patent and utility model infringement cases as well as transactions regarding these rights - both isolated IP transfers or license agreements, but also transfers and licensing in connection with business transfers.

Kenneth works with copyright, franchise, and, not least, cases in the boundary between intellectual property law and competition law. This type of case arises more and more often and is a natural continuation of Kenneth's work in general, as he began his time at the firm in the specialist group for EU & Competition Law, just like Kenneth's LL.M. from King's College London was focused on competition law subjects.

From 2007-2020, Kenneth taught at Aarhus University on the subject of Market Law, which consists of competition law, marketing law, and intellectual property law. He also teaches at DIFI's courses (Danish Institute for Intellectual Property Law Education) in the interaction between intellectual property law and competition law. Kenneth is a member of FIR, AIPPI, EPLAW, LES, and INTA.

Kenneth has assisted clients with legal proceedings both at home and abroad. He has coordinated a number of foreign court cases where Danish clients have either been sued or have sued others in one or more countries. Not least, Kenneth has assisted in a large number of cases in the USA and Germany.

Kenneth has also been responsible for the IP part of a number of larger transactions, including the establishment of a large Danish joint venture, where intellectual property rights had to be transferred to the joint venture, just as the joint venture had to license and out-license intellectual property rights.