IP Consultant, European Patent Attorney, Partner
Areas of Expertise
Kim Livgard is a registered European Patent Attorney whose IP career includes five years as a Patent Examiner in the Norwegian Patent Office and nine years at one of Europe’s largest IP consulting firms. He joined Onsagers in October 2015 as a partner in the firm’s Oslo office.
Key Experience
Kim has more than 14 years of experience in the field of IP law, working with a variety of clients, from small start-ups to large multinational corporations. Most of these are in diverse technical sectors, ranging from biotech, chemical and pharmaceutical sciences to medical devices, diagnostic tools and instrumentation.
His opinion and counselling practice includes the areas of infringement, validity, freedom-to-operate advice and patent term extension. He is experienced in evaluating and responding to infringement allegations, as well as providing ‘design-around’ advice and risk analysis. In the field of patents, Kim handles preparation, prosecution, opposition and appeal of Norwegian and European patents.
2015 – d.d.: Onsagers AS, European Patent Attorney
2006 – 2015: Zacco, European Patent Attorney
2001 – 2006: Patentstyret, Gransker
2015: European Patent Attorney /EPO
1995 – 2001: Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) / Radiumhospitalet,
Cand. Scient, biokjemi
Studie av mekanismer involvert i intracellulær transport av plantetoksiner.
Publikasjon: Endosome-to-Golgi transport is regulated by protein kinase A type II alpha.
J Biol Chem. 2003 Jan 17;278(3):1991-7
IP Stars – Notable
IP Stars – Top Tier Firm 2022
Managing IP – Firm of the Year 2022
Managing IP – Patent Litigation Firm of the Year 2022
iam Patent 1000 – Recommended Firm 2022
WTR 1000 – Recommended Firm 2022
Publications
2003: JBC, Vol. 278, No. 3, January 17, pp. 1991-1997, 2003 “Endosome-to-Golgi transport Is Regulated by Protein Kinase A Type IIα”
2002: Wiley encyclopedia of molecular medicine, 5 Vol. ” RICIN”