Job Title:

Attorney

Location:

Helsinki

Particular Intellectual Property Areas & Expertise

Robert Ljungberg specialises in European patents, patent litigation, patent prosecution, opposition proceeding before the European Patent Office and EU design applications. His work covers a broad range of technologies for, for example, telecommunication companies, automotive manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, paper industry and related products, packaging industry, and patents for “business methods implemented by software”. As a former examiner at the EPO, he has extensive knowledge of the internal structure and proceedings within the EPO. This knowledge results in quick proceedings to achieve a granted application and solutions to most “impossible” applications. Clients benefit from his wealthy experience of conducting oppositions before the EPO, because he is one of the few who has experience from within opposition divisions of the EPO as well as before opposition divisions. He is particularly familiar with prior art searches and the European and international classification systems. Worth mentioning is also his knowledge of national intellectual property law and registers of many EU member states, especially the Nordic states.
Mr. Ljungberg studied mechanical engineering at the Institute of Technology in Linköping, Sweden, concentrating on computer technology. In his career with the EPO, he focused on such technical areas as machine tools and robotics, and also worked on applications involving paper products, packaging, automotive equipment, and medical devices.
Mr. Ljungberg speaks English, German, French, Swedish, and Dutch, and has a working knowledge of several other languages.

Qualifications:

M.S. Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Technology, Institute of Technology at Linköping University, Sweden, 1990
Executive J. D. Concord University, USA, 2006
European Patent Attorney
Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, University of London
Member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
Member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)