Amanda Brunbech Norsker
abn@hoiberg.com
Service Assistant
Amanda joined Høiberg in 2007 and is working as a service assistant.
Anette Chemnitz Hansen
ahn@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney, Partner
PhD (Molecular Biology), Msc (Biology), University of Aarhus
Anette is a partner and patent attorney. She has research experience in plant and mammalian molecular biology, and during her PhD studied transcriptional regulation in plants. Subsequently, she worked for five years as a post-doc with retroviral molecular biology and gene transfer. She specialises in molecular biology and medico-technology.
Anette Nissen
ann@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Anette joined Høiberg in 2000, having previously worked for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm.
Anna Johnson Aspberg
aja@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
Msc (Biology), PhD (Cell & Molecular Biology), Lund University, University of British Columbia
Anna is currently on maternity leave.
Anna graduated in biology from Lund University and University of British Columbia, Canada. She then took a PhD at the Medical Faculty of Lund University, where her work concerned joint destructive diseases. Her post doctoral work involved transgenic models of congenital diseases of connective tissue. Anna has special expertise within protein biochemistry and cell biology. Anna joined Høiberg in 2006 after having previously worked in a patent department of a biotech company in the Copenhagen area.
Birgit Otzen Petersen
bpn@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Molecular Biology), Msc (Biochemistry)
University of Copenhagen, European Institute of Oncology, Milan
Birgit entered the IPR field by joining Høiberg in 2003, and has research experience in mammalian cell biology and plant biology. During her master and PhD studies she worked with cell cycle regulation and DNA replication. In addition, she has four years of post doctoral research experience in the field of RNA silencing, working with RNA interference and viruses to induce gene silencing in plants. Her interests are gene silencing, cell biology and molecular biology.
Bo Kalum
bkm@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
Msc (Chemical Engineering), Technical University of Denmark
Bo comes with a background in chemical engineering from Technical University of Denmark and has worked with R&D in a major Danish biotechnology based company. For the last five years he has worked with patents.
Christina Therese Fogh
ctf@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Christina is currently on maternity leave.
Christina joined Høiberg in 2003 and is working as a patent assistant.
Claus Elmeros
cel@hoiberg.com
European Patent Attorney, Partner
Msc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Aalborg
Claus is a partner and European Patent Attorney specialising in mechanical technology, medio technology, processing equipment, manufacturing technology, control systems and software. Claus started in the patent profession in 1990 as a patent examiner at the European Patent Office in the Netherlands. Since 1995 Claus has advised on patents and registered design protection. He was co-founder of a patent practice and partner since 1998 and took over its Copenhagen office in 2005 before merging this firm with Høiberg in 2006.
Claus is also authorised European Design Attorney at OHIM and teaches IP on the CEIPI-course in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. Claus is a member of European Patent Institute (epi), the Association of Danish Patent Agents (DDPAF), FICPI (Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle), Foreningen Industriel Retsbeskyttelse (FIR), AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Industrielle) and LES (Licensing Executives Society).
Claus is furthermore Chairman of Høiberg's Board of Directors.
Else-Marie Ulderup
emu@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
MA, State-authorised public Translator and Interpreter (German)
Else-Marie joined Høiberg in 2006, having previously worked for 15 years as an IPR assistant for a big biotech company.
Else-Marie is a state-authorized translator and interpreter, having a Masters Degree from the Copenhagen Business School in German and a Bachelor’s degree in English.
Hafida Sammane
hse@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
BA in International Business Communication
Hafida is currently on maternity leave.
Hafida joined Høiberg in 2006 and is working as a trademark, design and patent assistant. Hafida has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and International marketing from the Copenhagen Business School.
Heike Ross
hrs@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Cell Biology), Bsc (Biochemistry), University of Dundee
Heike joined Høiberg in 2006. She has research experience in mammalian cell biology and biochemistry. The focus of her PhD studies was the cellular response to disease-causing mutations in the cytoskeletal proteins keratins. Heike has research experience in proteomics, RNA interference, protein phosphorylation and antibody characterisation. After finishing her PhD, Heike worked for a year as a scientific and patent information specialist at a medium sized pharmaceutical company.
Inge Leffers
ils@hoiberg.com
European Trademark Attorney
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen
Inge has worked for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm for more than 25 years before joining Høiberg in 2005. Her expertise covers all aspects of intellectual property law, including protection and defense of trademarks and designs, and enforcement of copyright. Inge is also widely experienced in settlement agreements as well as counterfeit cases.
Inge is an authorized representative before the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and a member of the Association of Danish Patent Agents (DDPAF), ECTA, INTA, AIPPI, FICPI and ITMA.
Jannie Jeppesen
jjn@hoiberg.com
Accountant
Jannie joined Høiberg in 2004 and is responsible for our accounts. Jannie has many years of experience as an accountant and quality assurance manager within a number of companies.
Jens Raabjerg Olesen
jro@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Molecular Biology), Msc (Biology), University of Aarhus
Jens has a background in biochemistry and molecular biology specialising in transcription and mRNA processing. Particularly, Jens has investigated the intimate coupling that exists between transcription, chromatin structure and mRNA processing events, such as capping, splicing, polyadenylation, degradation and nuclear export. Before joining HØIBERG in 2006, Jens was working at the University of Aarhus with commercialization of university research by facilitating cooperation between university and industry in the area of nanotechnology. He specialises in molecular biology and medico-technology.
Jens Viktor Nørgaard
jvn@hoiberg.com
European Patent Attorney, Partner
PhD (Biochemistry/Genetics), Msc (Forestry Science), Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Copenhagen
Jens Viktor has worked as a scientist at the University of Copenhagen for 10 years before entering the patent profession. Jens Viktor initially worked with Høiberg from 1998 to 2003 and has since gained extensive experience from the biotech industry serving as Director of IPR at both Symphogen A/S and NsGene A/S. In 2008 Jens Viktor returned to become Partner at Høiberg. Jens Viktor has lectured at IPR courses and patent conferences and serves as a tutor for the European Qualifying Examination.
Jens Viktor assists clients in all aspects of IPR primarily in the biotech and pharma industry.
Jesper Levin Aamand
jln@hoiberg.com
European Patent Attorney, Partner
PhD, Msc (Eng.), Technical University of Denmark, University College London, Trinity College Dublin
Jesper is a partner and European Patent Attorney with HØIBERG and advises clients on the protection and enforcement of IPR - primarily within life sciences. He has worked with IPR in private practice since 1996 and joined Høiberg in 1999. Today he represents clients mainly working with biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, drug discovery, medico-technology and environmental protection. He regularly lectures on IPR protection and enforcement at Danish universities. Jesper graduated from the Technical University of Denmark in 1989 and went on to do post-graduate studies in the Genetics Department at Trinity College Dublin. He was awarded a PhD from Trinity College Dublin in 1994.
Jette de Fries
jfs@hoiberg.com
European Trademark Attorney, Partner
Business Language (English/French), Copenhagen Business School
Jette de Fries is European Trademark Attorney and partner. Her practice areas involve international intellectual property protection and enforcement, prosecution and protection of trademarks, copyright, designs and intellectual property on the Internet. Jette also advises on trademark settlement agreements and trademark license agreements. Jette has been active in the IPR field since 1990 and joined Høiberg in 1998.
Jette is an authorized representative before The Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) and a member of DDPAF (the Association of Danish Patent Agents), ECTA, INTA and AIPPI.
Kenneth Arbjerg
kag@hoiberg.com
IT Consultant
Kim Palle Jensen
kjn@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Kim joined Høiberg in 2001, having previously worked for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm since 1983, specialising in translations within the biochemical field.
Lene Hansen
lhn@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD, Msc (Chemical Engineering), Technical University of Denmark
Lene graduated from the Technical University of Denmark in 1996. After graduating, Lene worked in the field of electro-chemical remediation of soil polluted heavy metals in a small research group at the Technical University of Denmark. During her PhD studies focus was directed towards methods for removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions. Lene entered the IPR field in 2001 and joined Høiberg in 2008. She primarily assists clients within the chemical field as for example the pharmaceutical area, the electrochemical area, and the technical chemical area as well as the field relating to food chemistry.
Line Wagnersen
lwa@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Line joined Høiberg in 2008 and is working as a patent assistant.
Lise Nielsen
lnn@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Lise joined Høiberg in 2001, having previously worked for Copenhagen based intellectual property firms since 1987.
Liza Westermann
lwn@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Liza joined Høiberg in 1998 and is working as a patent assistant.
Lotte Olsen
lon@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
Msc (Pharmacy), Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lotte graduated as Msc in Pharmacy at the Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1998 with focus on medicinal chemistry. Subsequently, she conducted research within the field of medicinal chemistry at the Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences and at a pharmaceutical company. Lotte has been working as a patent attorney in private practice since 2004 and joined Høiberg in 2007.
Louise Aagaard
lad@hoiberg.com
European Patent Attorney, Partner
PhD (Genetics), Msc (Biochemistry), University of Copenhagen, University of Vienna
Louise has a background as biochemist and has research experience within the fields of mammalian cell cycle and chromatin structure regulation. She graduated as Msc in Biochemistry from the University of Copenhagen and subsequently obtained a PhD in Genetics from the University of Vienna. Ever since her professional life has been dedicated to the field of IPR. Louise assists clients with all patent related issues, primarily within the area of life science. In addition, Louise lectures at IPR courses and patent conferences. Louise qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2004.
Louise is furthermore a member of Høiberg's Board of Directors.
Majbrit Hjerrild
mhd@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Biochemistry), Msc (Biomedicine)
University of Copenhagen/Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Odense University
Majbrit graduated as Msc in biomedicine at Odense University and afterwards worked with proteomics for two years at a pharmaceutical company. Subsequently, she obtained a PhD in biochemistry from University of Copenhagen. During her PhD and post-doc Majbrit has investigated the phosphoproteome using molecular biology techniques, mass spectrometry and bioinformatics. Majbrit joined Høiberg in 2007 and is working as a patent attorney.
Malene Nielsen
mnn@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Plant breeding/Horticulture), Msc (Agriculture), Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Copenhagen
Malene entered the IPR profession by joining Høiberg in 2002. Malene has worked with the tissue culture systems of numerous plant species from agriculture and horticulture. She completed her PhD in plant breeding, involving research in plant chimeras and adventitious shoot regeneration from chimeras. Her main interests lie in the fields of plant genetics and biotechnology.
Malou Bach Lund
mbl@hoiberg.com
Receptionist
Malou joined Høiberg in 2008 and is working as a receptionist.
Marielle Dejligbjerg
mdg@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
Bsc (Biology), Msc (Human Biology), PhD (Molecular Biology), University of Copenhagen
Marielle obtained the Industrial PhD degree in 2007, after concluding a three-year collaboration between the Department of experimental pathology at Rigshospitalet (the National University Hospital), a medium-sized Medicon Valley-based biotech company, and the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Her PhD focused on mammalian histone deacetylase enzymes and their inhibition, either enzymatically by the use of histone deacetylase inhibitors or by RNAi-mediated depletion of protein. Also, predictive biomarkers of chemosensitivity in cancer cells towards histone deacetylase inhibitors were examined. Before this, Marielle graduated as Msc in Human Biology from the University of Copenhagen in 2003, an education with emphasis on pathophysiology, cell biology and pharmacology. Her master thesis included work on topoisomerase II inhibitors and cellular resistance mechanisms towards these compounds. Marielle joined Høiberg in 2007, and is working as a patent attorney.
Martin Kirkegaard Kornum
mkk@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
Bsc (Biochemistry), Msc (Human Biology), University of Copenhagen
Martin graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a master’s degree in Human Biology with a strong focus on cell biology, human pathophysiology, and pharmacology. After graduating, Martin performed research within the field of neurobiology. Martin has been working as a patent attorney in private practice since 2004 and joined Høiberg in 2007.
Mette Stausholm Svenstrup
msp@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
MA, State-authorised Translator and Interpreter (French)
Mette joined Høiberg in 2008 and is working as a patent, design and trademark assistant. Mette has previously worked for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm since 2004.
Mette is a state-authorized translator and interpreter, having a Masters Degree from the Copenhagen Business School in French and a Bachelor’s degree in English.
Mona Wendel Andersen
mwa@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
MA, State-authorised Translator and Interpreter (English)
Mona joined Høiberg in 2007 and is working as an IPR assistant. Mona is a state-authorised translator and interpreter, having a Master’s Degree in English from the Aarhus School of Business.
Nanna Spitzer
nsr@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
BA in Business Language, German
Diploma in Business Languages, English and German
Nanna joined Høiberg in 2006, having previously worked for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm since 1993.
Pernille Winding Gojkovic
pwg@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Molecular Biology), Msc (Biology), University of Copenhagen
Pernille has a background as a biologist and has several years of research experience in the field of molecular cell biology. As an assistant professor she conducted research into the apoptotic and proliferative processes of vertebrate cells with emphasis on calcium dependent signal transduction. From her research, she has experience within the fields of cell cycle regulation, signal transduction and protein degradation. Her expertise lies within the fields of cell biology, molecular biology and biotechnology and she gives lectures on patenting and commercialization.
Pernille is a member of DDPAF (the Association of Danish Patent Agents) and EPI (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office).
Peter Borg Gaarde
pbg@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
Msc (Physics), University of Copenhagen
Peter graduated as Msc in physics from the University of Copenhagen in 2000 with a thesis on X-ray scattering, conducting experiments at DESY in Hamburg and ESRF in Grenoble. Subsequently he switched to the telecom business and was employed by a private company as a product manager for a portfolio of specialty optical fibers. He has mainly been working with design, development and manufacturing of optical fibers, modelling of optical communication systems and optical measurement setups.
Peter Holm
phm@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Biochemistry), Msc (Chemistry), Linköping University, Karolinska Institutet, Lund University, University of Aarhus
Peter joined Høiberg in 2006 and is working as a patent attorney. Peter graduated as Msc in chemistry at Linköping University, following a diploma work at a large pharmaceutical company. During his PhD, pursued at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University, he utilised biochemical and biophysical methods for structural and functional characterisation of membrane proteins involved in metabolism, detoxification and inflammatory response. Subsequently Peter spent his post-doc period at the University of Aarhus working on ion pumping proteins and membrane receptors involved in neuronal disease. His main expertise is in the field of protein chemistry and macromolecular imaging.
Peter is a member of DDPAF (the Association of Danish Patent Agents) and EPI (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office).
Rasmus Nørgaard
rn@nrep.dk
Member of the Board
Partner and Founder, Nordic Real Estate Partners
Rasmus became (external) member of the board in 2002. Rasmus has a background in finance and business development, having worked in Unibank, McKinsey and Nordea. The relationship with Høiberg was established when Rasmus was responsible for launching Venture Cup in Denmark while working for McKinsey. Rasmus established his own real estate investment company in 2005, which focuses on investing in commercial properties in the Nordic countries.
Rikke Persson
rpn@hoiberg.com
Service Assistant
Rikke joined Høiberg in 2008 and is working as a service assistant.
Sanne Kjeldmand
skj@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Sanne joined Høiberg in 2006. Sanne has previously worked as a patent administration assistant in the Danish Patent and Trademark Office; as Head of receiving section for European and PCT patent applications; as a patent administrator in an industry patent department; and as an IPR assistant for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm.
Sebastian Hansson
shn@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Molecular Biophysics), Msc (Organic Chemistry), Lund University
Sebastian graduated from Lund University with a Master degree in organic chemistry concentrating on bioorganic chemistry. After graduating, Sebastian went into the field of structural biology, protein biophysics in general and more specifically protein structure determination by x-ray crystallography. The focus was on ribosomal elongation factors and their interaction with small molecule inhibitors. Afterwards Sebastian went to do a post-doc at CNRS, Paris on small G proteins involved in signal transduction and their properties as drug targets before going to a large pharmaceutical company as senior research scientist working with structure based drug design. Sebastian joined Høiberg in 2008 and is working as patent attorney.
Susanne Høiberg
shg@hoiberg.com
CEO, Partner, European Patent and Trademark Attorney
MD, University of Copenhagen
Susanne has worked as a medical doctor and cancer researcher before entering the IP profession in 1990 with a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm. Susanne specialises in innovation management within the areas of biotechnology, medicine and medico-technology.
Susanne teaches IP in CEIPI Öresund, as well as at the Technical University of Denmark.
Høiberg was founded by Susanne Høiberg in 1995.
Susanne is furthermore a member of Høiberg's Board of Directors.
Susanne Westphael Skov
sws@hoiberg.com
Receptionist
Susanne is currently on maternity leave.
Susanne joined Høiberg in 2007 and is working as a receptionist.
Susse Aminak Jensen
saj@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
BA in Technical Language (English and French)
Susse joined Høiberg in 2008, having previously worked for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm since 1997.
Suzana Tufekovic
stc@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
MA, State-authorised public Translator and Interpreter (English)
Suzana joined Høiberg in 2002, having previously worked for 4½ years as an IPR assistant for a Copenhagen based intellectual property firm, specialising in trademarks and designs.
Suzana is a state-authorized translator and interpreter, having a Masters Degree from the Copenhagen Business School in English and a Bachelor’s degree in French.
Tanja Sørensen
tsn@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Tanja joined Høiberg in 2007 and is working as an IPR Assistant.
Thérèse Arnskjold
tad@hoiberg.com
Director, Human Resources & Administration
Partner
MA, Human Resources Management
Economics studies, University of Copenhagen
Business Language English/French, Copenhagen Business School
Thérèse joined Høiberg in 2003 and is responsible for Høiberg's human resources, administration and marketing. Thérèse has previously worked within the media and IT business as HR & Administrative Director.
Timm Jeppesen
tje@hoiberg.com
Student Worker - Finance Department
Ulrika Talts
uts@hoiberg.com
Patent Attorney
PhD (Neurotoxicology), Bsc (Biology), University of Uppsala
Ulrika entered the IP field in 2004 and joined Høiberg in 2006. During her PhD studies she worked with developmental neurobiology. In addition, she has four years of post-doctoral research experience in the field of neurobiology and biochemistry, from the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Munich and the University of Lund. Her work mainly focused on the expression and function of extracellular matrix proteins in the central nervous system. Her main expertise lies within neurobiology, biochemistry and cell biology. She has previously worked for two and a half years as patent specialist at a large pharmaceutical company.
Vivian Hagedorn
vhn@hoiberg.com
IPR Assistant
Vivian joined Høiberg in 2002, having previously worked in the pharma and biotech industry.