Sture Rygaard

Attorney-at-Law, Partner


Practice areas

IP law Life Science


Sture Rygaard advises on Danish and EU Intellectual Property law. His focus is on patents, trademarks and product copying (designs/copyright). He is an experienced litigator in all these fields. He also advises on IP strategy and due diligence.

In the Life Science field Sture assists a number of pharmaceutical and biotech clients and he has obtained a number of preliminary injunctions.

Sture also enforces trademark and design rights for well known brands. His litigation experience includes preliminary injunctions with EU wide effect.

Sture is Chairman of the Board of the Danish Anti-Counterfeiting Group.

     
 

Legal 500 (2013)

Sture Rygaard is recommended as regards Intellectual Property.

Chambers Global (2013)

Sture Rygaard is ranked as a leading individual as regards Intellectual Property. "Clients praise Sture Rygaard for his innovative approach to IP law. One states: 'He always at a bigger picture, finding solutions that others had missed'."

Legal 500 (2012)

Sture Rygaard's "business acumen and commercial outlook never cease to impress" as regards Intellectual Property.

Chambers Europe (2012) and Chambers Global (2012)

Sture Rygaard is listed as a leading individual with respect to Intellectual Property. "Clients highly recommend the 'very accomplished and intelligent' Sture Rygaard, who has been active lately on a range of matters including patents, trademarks, and counterfeit products."

The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2012)

Among 588 of the world's leading Business Lawyers

The International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers (2012)

Among 588 of the world's leading Patent Lawyers

Chambers Europe (2011)

Sture Rygaard is listed as a leading individual with respect to Intellectual Property. "Clients are impressed with Sture Rygaard's convincing court room manner and effective communication style."

The International Who's Who Legal of Life Science Lawyers (2011) 

Among 453 of the world's leading Life Sciences lawyers

Chambers Global (2011)

Recommended as "Leader in his Field" with respect to Intellectual Property.

The World's Leading Life Sciences Patent Litigators (2010)

Listed as IAM Life Sciences 250.

Managing Intellectual Property Handbook (2010)

"Sture Rygaard is singled out by the market for being a 'brilliant lawyer, a very competent person who has a passion for his trade ... he will always put in the extra effort into his work'."

Chambers Europe (2010)

Listed as a leading individual with respect to Intellectual Property.

 
     

Career path

2003 LL.M., University of Cambridge, England

2001 Admitted to the High Court

1998 Admitted to the bar

1994-1996 Danish Ministry of Justice

1994 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen

Languages

Scandinavian and English

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Sture Rygaard 

Mobile: +45 29 99 30 43
Phone: +45 36 94 11 18
Fax: +45 33 12 00 14
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Secretary Phone: +45 36 94 11 90
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