Claes Almberg

Swedish

20+ years of experience

Language:

English, German, French

Present Function:

Patent law practitioner; Founder at Lidarände Patent AB (2026–present: Lomma, SE)
– Advising on patent disputes through arbitration, mediation, expert determination, and mock trials.

Head of Legal Department at Boutique IP firm Hansson Thyresson AB (2026–present: Malmö, SE)
– Overseeing legal operations and advising on IP disputes, agreements, strategy, and filings.

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Patent law practitioner; founder at Lidarände Patent AB (2026–present: Lomma, SE)
– Arbitration, mediation, expert determination, and mock trials in patent disputes.

Head of Legal Department at Boutique IP firm Hansson Thyresson AB (2026–present: Malmö, SE)
– Management of legal department; IP disputes, agreements, strategy, and applications.

Legally qualified member at Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office (2020–2025: Munich, DE)
– Reappointed European patent judge; all technical fields.

Specialist counsel at Setterwalls law firm, expert group on IP (2018–2020: Malmö, SE)
– Patent litigation; UP/UPC lecturing.

Senior legal adviser at Government of Sweden, Ministry of Justice, IP division (2009–2018: Stockholm/Malmö, SE)
– UP/UPC-focused patent law expert, negotiator, legislation drafter, lecturer.

Associate judge of appeal; Assistant judge at Svea Court of Appeal and Stockholm District Court, IP divisions (2005–2009: Stockholm, SE)
– Patent/IP adjudication; all technical fields; mediation.

Law clerk at Nacka District Court (2001–2003: Nacka, SE)
– Civil and criminal adjudication; mediation.

Law studies at universities in Stockholm, Toronto, and Aix-en-Provence, with additional studies in London and Munich