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“Founder Mikkel Bender fronts the life sciences team and has a flair for devising bulletproof patent strategies and  providing stellar litigation support.”

INTELLECTUAL ASSET MANAGEMENT 2017

MIKKEL BENDER
European Patent Attorney, Partner
European Patent Litigator
Certified Danish Patent Agent

T +45 4018 0041
E mb@copenhagenpatents.com


Mikkel is head of our Life Science Team

Mikkel is one of the country’s most experienced technical and patent law advisers in Danish and Swedish courts and has for many years been involved in numerous dispute proceedings pertaining to e.g. preliminary injunctions, infringement and invalidity.

Mikkel also works with advising clients in patent prosecution and strategy, drafting and prosecuting patent applications before the EPO, the DKPTO and patent authorities around the globe.

Mikkel is widely recognized as the go-to person in the field of Life science.

Mikkel is ranked both as Recommended Individual by IAM Patent 1000 in 2020 and as IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property 2020.

BACKGROUND

  • European Patent Attorney

  • Molecular biologist, Master of Science (University of Copenhagen)

  • European Patent Litigater (Université de Strasbourg, France)

  • Certified Danish Patent Attorney (Danish Institute for IPR Training)

  • Certified IP Auditor (The Danish Patent and Trademark Office)

  • Court-appointed expert

PATENT ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE AREAS

  • Medicinal products

  • Molecular biology, including DNA technology

  • Organic and inorganic chemistry

  • Food technology

  • Biochemistry

  • Plant agents

  • Legal proceedings

MEMBERSHIP

  • Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)

  • Association of Danish Intellectual Property Attorneys (ADIPA)

  • Member of ADIPA’s joint committee on Supplementary

    Protections Certificates

  • Course director and teacher of patent course for PhD students
    (The Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen)