Partner
Ida Gjessing is a litigator with a focus on patent and trademark cases. On the non-contentious side she provides advice on all aspects of IP law, including designs and copyrights, research ethics and marketing law. She chairs the Council dealing with Unfair Marketing Practices (NKU).
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Rankings and recognitions
Top ranked in IP Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2024 and earlier years:
- 2024: “The market-leading Ida Gjessing is a highly acclaimed patent and trade mark litigator, acting for clients from the aquaculture, oil and gas and pharmaceutical sectors.”
- 2021: “Ida Gjessing is a highly acclaimed patent and trade mark litigator, acting for clients from the pharmaceutical, aquaculture, and food and beverage sectors. One client enthuses that she is «an excellent advocate in court who is able to present your case the way you would want it to be presented, particularly with respect to technical and complex matters.»
- 2020: “Ida Gjessing is lauded by clients as «one of the top IP litigators in Norway». She is highly regarded for her work on copyright, trade mark and patent disputes. Gjessing frequently acts for clients in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors.”
- 2019:” Ida Gjessing is highly experienced in patent, copyright and trade mark disputes. One impressed client lauds her insight as a key strength, reporting that «she quickly cuts to the core of the matter.»
- 2018: “Ida Gjessing specialises in a wide range of IP matters including patents, trade marks and copyright. She also have extensive experience in marketing and advertising law. Clients say: “She is truly outstanding. She cuts to the core of the case very quickly and is very good at presenting complex matters. She is responsive and fun to work with.”
Leading individual in Legal500 2024 and earlier years:
- 2021: “Ida Gjessing was excellent and clearly very knowledgeable in the area of artwork commissioning.”
- 2020: “Ida Gjessing is a star litigator.
- Top ranked IAM Patents 2024
- Top ranked WTR 1000 2024
- MIP IP Stars: Patent star and Trade mark star every year since 2020, Top 250 Women in IP in 2024 and earlier years.
- Lexology Index (Who’s who legal): Life Sciences – Patent Litigation, Patents and Trademarks 2024 and earlier years.
Experience
Litigating patents and SPCs (pharmaceutical, biosimilars and veterinary patents, aquaculture, oil and gas services industry), trademarks (all sectors). Advising clients on the aforesaid matters, and on contractual and regulatory matters, across all sectors.
Career
| Partner, GjessingReimers | 2019- |
| Partner, Grette | 2007-2019 |
| Attorney, Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm | 1999-2007 |
| Attorney, Nycomed Amersham | 1997-1999 |
| Deputy Judge, Jæren District Court | 1996-1997 |
| Trainee at the Court of Justice of the European Communities | 1994-1995 |
| Associate, the Office of the City Advocate in Oslo | 1993-1996 |
Education
| Lawyers' practising certificate | 1996 |
| Master of Laws, University of Oslo | 1993 |
| Studies in legal philosophy, EU law and German business law at Christian Albrects Universität zu Kiel | 1991-1992 |
Appointments
| Head of the Norwegian Business Association’s Competition Committee | 2012-2023 |
| Member of the Norwegian Bar Association's committee on intellectual property law | 2012-2015 |
| Chair of the Norwegian Industry's Committee on Competition | 2012 - |
| Member of the Norwegian Bar Association's Committee on Ethics | 2016 -2019 |
| Government Grants for Artists, deputy member of the Committee | 2018 - |
Publications
- «International Licensing and Technology Transfer: Practice and the Law» Klüwer Law International, co-author
- «International Design Protection, A Global Handbook», Globe Law and Business, co-author
- «International Advertising Law, A Global Handbook», Globe Law and Business, co-author
- Tidsskriftet NIR Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd, former editor for Norwegian contributions
Member
The Norwegian Bar Association
The Norwegian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriètè Intellectuelle – AIPPI
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
Languages
The Scandinavian languages, English.