IP Consultant, Attorney-at-Law, Partner

Areas of Expertise
Christiin is an IP Attorney specializing in trademarks, counterfeiting and unfair competition matters. She has wide international experience working with many leading, innovative international companies as well through international studies. Christiin enjoys working closely with her clients, being an active counselor and sparring partner, with an emphasis on tailor-made advice and strategy.
Key Experience
Christiin’s work is focused on protecting and managing IP rights, and includes general and strategic trademark counseling, developing and implementing trademark protection strategies, clearance, filing, enforcement and prosecution, unfair competition issues, counterfeiting and adjacent areas.
She also brings valuable experience from her former role as Head of Legal at NIPO, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (aka Norwegian Patent Office), and from representing Norway in forums such as WIPO, the EPO and Nordic Baltic Committees in both trademarks and patents.
2012 – d.d.: Onsagers AS, Advokat / IP-rådgiver
2008 – 2012: Patentstyret (NIPO), Seksjonssjef, Juridisk seksjon, Patentavdelingen
2003 – 2008: Patentstyret (NIPO), Juridisk rådgiver
2003 – 2007: Kirkens Bymisjon, Juridisk rådgiver
2002 – 2002: Deloitte Norway, Trainee
2001 – 2002: Golden Gate University, School of Law, Master / LL.M i Internasjonal privatrett med spesialisering i immaterielle rettigheter.
Verv: Golden Gate Association for International Law Students, Nestleder
Masteroppgave: «International Patent Law Harmonization – Efforts and Impediments»
1996 – 2002: Universitetet i Oslo (UiO), Cand. Jur
1996 – 1996: Université Stendhal (Grenoble III), Fransk
1995 – 1995: Høgskolen i Agder (HiA), Ex. phil.
WTR 1000 – Recommended Firm 2023
Articles, Publications, Speeches
August 2015: Norwegian – Korean IP seminar, “Securing IP Cross Borders”.
Memberships
INTA
ECTA
MARQUES
Den Norske Advokatforening