Helle Rude Dragsted
Partner, European Patent Attorney
My work is the most rewarding in the key moments where my efforts pay off and my advice creates value for our client. My presence at the client’s premises gives me important insight into their situation, challenges and requirements, enabling me to take a forward-thinking, solution-oriented approach when delivering high-quality advice.
I am driven by the synergy resulting from the interaction between us and our clients and by productive discussions with good colleagues at Dragsted Partners.
I recently…
- Successfully conducted an appeal case before the European Patent Office for a Danish client
- Served as a technical advisor to a lawyer in a Norwegian lawsuit
- Prepared a freedom-to-operate analysis on a product prior to its introduction in the United States
- Worked with patent infringement issues regarding a product in the United States
- Successfully conducted an appeal case at the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Prepared an IP due diligence analysis prior to the acquisition of a company
- Coordinated and implemented the transfer of rights in countries throughout the world
- Contributed to boosting the value of a company prior to a capital injection
- Worked as an in-house patent attorney in a Danish growth company
- Served as a technical advisor to a lawyer in a Danish lawsuit
- Prosecuted patent applications to grant in Europe and the United States, and also in growth markets such as Brazil, Russia, China and Mexico
- Served as an advisor in negotiations on the sale of patent applications
- Served as a discussion partner to the owners of a technology-based company on the creation of shareholder value by means of patenting
Qualifications and experience
- European Patent Litigation Certificate (Centre D’Études Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Université de Strasbourg, France), 2015
- Right to appear before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), 2012
- Founder and co-owner of Dragsted Partners A/S (formerly Hoffmann Dragsted A/S), 2008
- Teacher at the advanced patent course of DIFI (Danish Institute for IPR Training), 2008
- Right to appear before the European Patent Office (EPO), 2006
- Patent attorney/European Patent Attorney since 2001
- Project manager, Mærsk Medical, 2000-2001
- M.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), Technical University of Denmark, 1999
Memberships
- European Patent Institute (EPI)
- Danish Association for the Protection of Industrial Rights (Foreningen Industriel Retsbeskyttelse (FIR))
- Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
- Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI)
- Association of Danish Intellectual Property Attorneys (ADIPA)