Mikkel Vittrup

In addition, Mikkel is the head of Plesner's Life Science Regulatory team, which advises on all regulatory issues regarding medicinal products, medical devices, foods, etc.

Mikkel also advises on IP and life science agreements, such as licence agreements, research and development agreements, clinical trial agreements, and so on.

Mikkel has a Master’s degree in Law from both the University of Copenhagen and King's College London.

He holds admission to the Danish Supreme Court and serves as a representative before the Unified Patent Court.

In addition, Mikkel has published a wide range of articles and books on IP and life science issues.

Plesner has Denmark's strongest IP team and has been a powerhouse in IP and life science law for decades. Since the beginning of ratings, all ratings have rated the IP team as leading in the field. We work as a team, sharing knowledge and assisting each other on cases, which is the only way we can remain at the forefront of IP law.

We strive to be among the best IP firms in Europe.

Selected cases 

• Assisted BMS enforcing patent rights protecting Eliquis® (apixaban)
• Assisted Lundbeck in PI proceedings and seizure proceedings against 2care4
• Assisted Bayer enforcing patent rights protecting Xarelto® (rivaroxaban)
• Assisted Sens4 in litigation concerning claim for patent infringement
• Assisted Novartis enforcing patent rights protecting Gilenya® (fingolimod)
• Assisted Kingspan in litigation concerning marketing of insulation products
• Assisted Bayer enforcing patent rights protecting Nexavar® (sorafenib)
• Assisted Lundbeck enforcing trademark rights against parallel importers (case before CJEU)
• Assisted Sonion enforcing patent rights protecting sensor relating to audio technology
• Assisted Meril in litigation concerning claim for patent infringement
• Assisted Eli Lilly enforcing patent rights protecting Alimta® (pemetrexed)
• Assisted Oticon enforcing patent rights protecting hearing aids
• Assisted Gilead enforcing supplementary protection certificate for Truvada®
• Assisted Eli Lilly enforcing patent rights protecting Cialis® (tadalafil)
• Assisted Pfizer enforcing patent rights protecting Lyrica® (pregabalin)