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Monika Colak

Monika has advised for over 20 years on all legal aspects related to intellectually property, including trademarks, designs, copyright, domain names and market law. She graduated with a Master of Law from Lund University in 1999 and has since then been working as legal professional at Verisign Sweden AB and some of Sweden’s well-known IP firms. Being part of VeriSign and the IT sector has created significant experience in digital brand management and domain name litigation.

Monika has been head of the preferred-partner program as well as member of the management and the board of directors.

Monika has advised and represented diverse Swedish and international clients in relation to protection, commercialization and enforcement of intellectually property rights. She has also provided strategic advice related to IP assets and represented clients in opposition proceedings and litigation matters. She has also handled business-related IP issues such as structuring and negotiating licensing agreements and other commercial contracts for the protection and commercialization of IP rights.

She has published articles related to IP law in Managing Intellectual Property, World Trademark Review and other publications and on regularly basis held seminars in connection with topical IP issues.

Monika is very dedicated to her clients and their specific needs. Clients appreciate her engagement, commitment and solution-oriented approach.

Recommended Individual –  The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2024 (WTR 1000)

EDUCATION

  • LL.M, University of Lund (Specialized in intellectual property law, competition law and marketing law.)
  • European Trademark and Design Attorney

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Anette Henrysson

With over 25 years of experience in the development, commercialization and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Anette has continuously been ranked as one of Sweden’s leading intellectual property lawyers. In addition to advising on intellectual property rights, branding and marketing law, Anette has an extensive experience in customs counterfeit seizures. Clients have expressed that Anette ”understands the business criticality of brands and skilfully develops valuable portfolios”.

Anette began her career in the legal department of a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, focusing on patent and trademark protection. Following the move to private practice as legal counsel and team leader, Anette has for many years been advising clients from different fields of business, predominantly on trademarks and designs. Before joining aera in 2024, Anette was heading the IP prosection department of one of Sweden’s leading business law firms, a team that she established in 2014.

Anette is a member of ECTA’s Supervisory Board and the organization’s Professional Affairs and Membership Committee, as well as a member of MARQUES’ Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team. She is also the co-author of the book ”Riskerna med varumärken, produkter och reklam” (”The Risks of Brands, Products and Advertising”).

Recommended Individual – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2024 (WTR 1000)

Recommended Key Lawyer 2023 (The Legal 500)

Included in WIPR Powerful Women in IP 2021 (World IP Review)

EDUCATION

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), Lund University
  • Executive Certificate, Branding and Business Strategy, Berghs School of Communication
  • European Trademark and Design Attorney
  • Swedish Authorised IP Attorney

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Heidi Rehné

ABOUT

Heidi has been advising clients for more than 25 years on legal matters relating to IP law, primarily focusing on trademarks, designs, and domains. She graduated with a Master of Laws from Aarhus University in 1996. During her previous employment as an IP and trademark consultant at patent and trademark consultancies and law firms, she has acquired extensive experience protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights.

As a business-minded IP strategist and sparring partner to clients, Heidi has advised diverse Danish and international clients on the protection, use, enforcement, and utilization of IP rights.

Since 2020, Heidi has been ranked in WTR 1000—The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals—and recognized by clients for understanding their business needs to devise and implement IP strategies. Clients have also expressed that Heidi “is pragmatic in her approach and proactively safeguards her clients’ interests.”

Heidi has been a member of MARQUES and ECTA and participated in various international IP conferences during her professional career.

EDUCATION

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), Aarhus University
  • European Trademark and Design Attorney

RECOGNITIONS

  • Recommended Individual – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals – 2020-2024 (WTR 1000)

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Troels Stokholm

Troels advises on all aspects of IP law, focusing in particular on design law, trademark law, and copyright law.

Troels recently graduated with a Master of Laws from Aarhus University where he specialized in European Business Law and wrote his Master’s Thesis in European Copyright Law.

Troels previously worked on a voluntary basis as a legal aid advisor at LLO. Further, Troels has been employed as a legal assistant at Nævnenes Hus, assisting the Boards of Appeal with a variety of different tasks, including access to document and complaint guidance for the citizens of Denmark.

Since 2021, Troels has been employed as a Legal Assistant at Rightly Law Firm assisting with management and enforcing of IP-rights.

EDUCATION

  • Master of Laws (LL.M), Aarhus University, 2022