Senior Counsel
Admitted to the Supreme Court
Gunnar Meyer is a litigator focusing on patent cases within life science, energy and aquaculture. He also litigates trademark and trade secret cases. He has extensive litigation experience before all courts, including the Supreme Court.
CV
Gunnar is recognised by Chambers and Partners as ‘Senior statesperson’ in the category Intellectual Property, and by Legal 500 within ‘Hall of Fame’ in the category Intellectual Property. He is also ranked as Patent Star and Trademark Star by Managing Intellectual Property, and in the top category in Patent Litigation by IAM Patent 1000.
«He is very dedicated and service-oriented. He always works with integrity and manages to have client satisfaction firmly at the centre of his focus.»
Chambers Europe 2023
» Gunnar Meyer is among Norway’s most experienced patent litigators. He has excellent legal skills..»
Chambers Europe 2025
Experience
Gunnar specialises within intellectual property law, with a particular focus on patent, trademark and trade secrets litigation. He has in-depth knowledge within life sciences, including pharmaceuticals, and related regulatory issues. Gunnar has extensive litigation experience before all courts, including the Supreme Court. He has argued a substantial number of cases within patent and trademark law. He regularly represents businesses within the pharmaceutical industry, oil and gas, renewables, agriculture and branded consumer goods.
Career
| Senior Counsel, GjessingReimers, Oslo | 2025- |
| Of Counsel, Wikborg Rein, Oslo | 2022-2025 |
| Partner, Wikborg, Rein, Oslo | 2000-2022 |
| Partner, Lund, Gundersen & Co. (later Gundersen & Co.), Oslo | 1993-2000 |
| Senior Associate, Haavind & Haga, Oslo | 1991-1993 |
| Senior Associate, the Attorney General, Oslo | 1987-1991 |
| Associate, Hauge & Stang Lund, Oslo | 1986-1987 |
| Deputy Judge, Nordre Sunnmøre District Court | 1984-1985 |
| Executive Officer, Legal Department, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 1983-1984 |
| Assistant Lecturer, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo | 1979-1980 |
Education
| Admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court | 1990 |
| Cand.jur., University of Oslo | 1983 |
| Diplôme Supérieur d'Université in French Civil Law, Université de Droit, d'Economie et des Sciences Sociales, Paris | 1985-1986 |
Publications
- «Forurensningsansvar i oljevirksomheten» (with Harald Hjort) (Norwegian) («Liability for pollution from offshore operations»), Sjørettsfondet, Oslo, 1981
- «La législation norvègienne d’énergie, Xèmes Journées franco-nordiques» (French, printed discourse), Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse 1997
Languages
The Scandinavian languages and English.