Hansson Thyresson strengthens its legal practice by recruiting Claes Almberg as new Head of Legal. Claes will have overall responsibility for the firm’s legal matters and will lead the legal department in its day-to-day work.
In this role, Claes will work both strategically and operationally with matters across the entire field of intellectual property law, including applications, disputes, and litigation, as well as contracts and agreements. With his experience from the judiciary, a law firm, and a patent office, and following his legislative work and international negotiations and assignments, he brings a broad perspective and deep specialist expertise to the table. His insights into the European Patent Convention (EPC), and the Unitary Patent Protection and the Unified Patent Court (UPP/UPC) in particular, together with a technology interest, further contribute to his holistic view of complex IP issues.
Claes Almberg has a long and distinguished background in intellectual property law. He recently resigned as a European patent judge (reappointed) at the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) and has previously been specialist counsel at the intellectual property unit of a leading Swedish law firm, and a patent law expert at the Ministry of Justice in Sweden. He has also worked as a judge in the intellectual property divisions of the Svea Court of Appeal and Stockholm District Court.
– What attracted me to Hansson Thyresson was the closeness to inventors and entrepreneurs, and the opportunity to work holistically and interdisciplinary within intellectual property law. The combination of specialist expertise, short decision-making processes and an international outlook makes the firm a very exciting environment, says Claes Almberg.
The recruitment is an important step in Hansson Thyresson’s continued development as a boutique firm within intellectual property law.
– Claes has unusually strong and broad experience from across the entire IP system, from courts and public authorities to advising on complex commercial issues. His expertise and viewpoint enhance our ability to help clients in strategically crucial intellectual property matters, says Jakob Broman, European Patent Attorney and Partner at Hansson Thyresson.
Claes Almberg studied law in Sweden, Canada, and France, with additional studies in England, and completed the EPO’s month-long judicial internship in Munich.
– He is and will continue to be a sought-after attorney in patent disputes thanks to his impressive career at the EPO and his many years of work on setting up the unitary patent system (UPP/UPC). It feels great to bring in another talented colleague, and to be able to continue to offer our clients the best expertise, says CEO Maja Modigh.