Anne Marie works primarily with intellectual property rights (IPR) and dispute resolution in this area. She has specialist qualifications in patents, trademark law, design, copyright, protection of trade secrets and know-how as well as marketing law.<\/p>\n
Anne Marie has many years of experience providing assistance to industrial companies and the business community, and has particular experience from life sciences, medtech, renewable energy, the offshore\/maritime sector, aquaculture and industrial design. Her experience is wide-ranging, from strategic and operational advice, including conclusions of contracts and negotiations, to rights enforcement and dispute resolution, including patent disputes. <\/p>\n
Anne Marie was awarded “Practitioner of the Year” in Norway at the 2024 edition of Managing IP awards.<\/p>\n
Anne Marie is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"employee_title":"Partner","employee_mobile":"+47 91 87 97 35","employee_landline":"+47 21 02 10 70","employee_email":"ams@wiersholm.no","_employee_initials":"ams","_employee_user_id":"60b52f4abf08600fdf04da6d","_employee_cv_id":"60b52f4bbf08600fdf04da6e","_employee_synced":"1776676810","employee_work_experiences":[{"description":"Partner","employer":"Wiersholm","year_from":"2021"},{"description":"Partner","employer":"Kvale","year_from":"2016"},{"description":"Partner","employer":"Haavind","year_from":"2008"},{"description":"Managing Associate","employer":"Haavind","year_from":"2002"},{"description":"In-house Lawyer","employer":"NRK","year_from":"2000"},{"description":"Deputy Judge","employer":"Eidsvoll District Court","year_from":"1995"},{"description":"Senior Associate","employer":"Vislie, \u00d8degaard & Kolrud","year_from":"1994"}],"employee_educations":[{"degree":"Cand. 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