Mikkel Vittrup
Attorney-at-Law (H)
Partner
Mikkel is a partner in Plesner's IP and Life Science team. He provides advice on intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on the enforcement of patent rights and SPCs in legal proceedings before both Danish courts and the Unified Patent Court.
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 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)
Ratings
Mikkel Vittrup is recommended as regards Intellectual Property.
"Mikkel Vittrup has very strong analytical skills and is an expert strategist"
"Mikkel Vittrup has broad experience and deep strategic knowledge. Easily worked with and is focused on the matter at hand"
"Sture Rygaard and Mikkel Vittrup are both standout individuals"
"Mikkel Vittrup has very strong analytical skills and is an expert strategist"
"Mikkel Vittrup has broad experience and deep strategic knowledge. Easily worked with and is focused on the matter at hand"
"Sture Rygaard and Mikkel Vittrup are both standout individuals"
2025
The Legal 500
Mikkel Vittrup is ranked as a leading individual as regards Intellectual Property by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
"Mikkel has a strong technical understanding and high-level litigation skills"
"Mikkel has a strong technical understanding and high-level litigation skills"
2025
Chambers Global
Mikkel Vittrup is listed as a Silver Individual as regards Patent Litigation. Further, he is a Recommended Individual as regards Patent Transactions.
"Commercial and contentious ace Mikkel Vittrup is a skilled and thorough lawyer. Masterfully navigating all phases of litigation, he stands out as an exceptional choice for unitary patent-related disputes"
"Commercial and contentious ace Mikkel Vittrup is a skilled and thorough lawyer. Masterfully navigating all phases of litigation, he stands out as an exceptional choice for unitary patent-related disputes"
2025
iam 1000
Mikkel Vittrup is listed as an IP Star.
2017 - 2025
IP Stars
Mikkel Vittrup is listed as a Global Elite Thought Leader and a Thought Leader as regards IP - Patents. Further, he is listed as a Thought Leader as regards Healthcare & Life Sciences - Patent Litigation and Healthcare & Life Sciences - Regulatory. In addition, he is recommended as a Global Leader as regards Healthcare & Life Sciences - Product Liability Defence.
most recent
Lexology Index
Mikkel Vittrup is recommended as regards Intellectual Property.
"Mikkel Vittrup is one of the new IP stars of the IP world"
"Peter-Ulrik Plesner, Mikkel Vittrup and Jakob Dolmer make a great IP litigation team combining extensive IP and litigation knowledge with strong technical understanding. They also ensure that you as a client get suggestions that are both commercially and legally viable solutions"
"Mikkel Vittrup is one of the new IP stars of the IP world"
"Peter-Ulrik Plesner, Mikkel Vittrup and Jakob Dolmer make a great IP litigation team combining extensive IP and litigation knowledge with strong technical understanding. They also ensure that you as a client get suggestions that are both commercially and legally viable solutions"
2024
The Legal 500
Mikkel Vittrup is ranked as a leading individual as regards Intellectual Property by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
"He has great experience, and is very attentive to detail and available"
"Mikkel Vittrup is a very thoughtful and sensible lawyer who is great to work with"
"He has great experience, and is very attentive to detail and available"
"Mikkel Vittrup is a very thoughtful and sensible lawyer who is great to work with"
2024
Chambers Global
Mikkel Vittrup is recommended as regards Intellectual Property.
"Mikkel Vittrup has a sharp and focused mind, develops extremely convincing legal arguments, and is excellent in court" (2023)
"Sture Rygaard and Mikkel Vittrup are top notch. Clients are always full of praise for them and rightly so. They are fearless and develop creative solutions. Just the sheer experience and number of cases they have handled means I certainly wouldn’t want to see them on the other side of the court room" (2023)
"Mikkel Vittrup has a sharp and focused mind, develops extremely convincing legal arguments, and is excellent in court" (2023)
"Sture Rygaard and Mikkel Vittrup are top notch. Clients are always full of praise for them and rightly so. They are fearless and develop creative solutions. Just the sheer experience and number of cases they have handled means I certainly wouldn’t want to see them on the other side of the court room" (2023)
2019 - 2023
The Legal 500
Mikkel Vittrup is ranked as a leading individual as regards Intellectual Property by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
"Mikkel has strategic knowledge and experience in patent matters, and gives sound commercial advice" (2023)
"Mikkel has strategic knowledge and experience in patent matters, and gives sound commercial advice" (2023)
2015 - 2023
Chambers Global
Mikkel Vittrup is "extremely intelligent, immensely skilled and has an incredible understanding of the regulated industries" and "maintains a vibrant transactions practice".
2022
iam 1000