Career History
2015 – Date: Onsagers, Partner
2012 – Date: Onsagers, Attorney-at-Law
2008 – 12: NIPO, Patent Department, Legal Section Senior Legal Adviser
2011 –12: NIPO, Temporary Legal Adviser, Legal and Political
2010: NIPO, Temporary Head of Legal Section, Patent Department
2007: Member of the Norwegian Bar Association, License to practice law
2004 – 08: Edmund Asbøll (law firm), Attorney-at-Law
2002 –03: Legal Adviser, Free Legal Advice for Woman
Education
2012: University of Oslo, Masters, Design, Trademark and Patent Law
2004: University of Oslo, Cand. Jur (Master of Law)
2004: University of New South Wales, Sydney, LL.M international law; EU, arbitration, internet law
Languages
Norwegian, English, German
Membership
Den Norske Advokatforening.
Ulrikke Asbøll is an Attorney-at-Law with more than ten years’ experience offering legal and strategic Intellectual Property Rights advice, both in Norway and internationally. For four years she has worked as a Legal Advisor at NIPO (Norwegian Patent Office).
Her practice covers the whole IP lifecycle, from early concept through to enforcement of registered intellectual property rights. Her strength is in understanding a client’s business then pinpointing their specific needs from a practical and cost-efficient point of view.
As well as advisory work, she assists clients in drafting contracts, negotiations, disputes and litigation in connection with patent, trademark and design infringements.
Key Experience
Litigation and negotiation: representing private individuals against insurance companies in court and in negotiations. Advice regarding trade secrets, unfair competition, counterfeiting and adjacent legal areas. Ulrikke also has extensive litigation experience from torts/damages.
Ulrikke represents Norwegian and international companies from a wide spectrum of industries, including: oil and gas; maritime; and consumer products/services.
At NIPO she represented Norway at the World Intellectual Property Organization and European Patent Office. This gives her political and legal knowledge about how both organizations operate.
Ulrikke is a regular conference speaker on IPR at various maritime industry conferences.