About Us

Progress by Law delivers legal advice. We are strongly rooted within the areas of intellectual property law, market and consumer law, contract law and dispute resolution. 

 

We give strategic advice concerning intellectual property, we handle our clients’ trademark and domain name portfolios, we represent our clients in front of authorities, administrative courts and in arbitration tribunals. We also help find the correct information, the nitty-gritty that in turn builds exclusive rights, such as conducting naming processes, searching registers and markets worldwide for obstacles and possibilities. We stay updated with rules and regulations, all in order to figure out the best way for you to move forward. We evaluate, apply for protection and argue around objections and competitors, all in order to get the much wanted result – the exclusive right.

With our extensive background in trademark and design-heavy industries we are able to help you find opportunities, bring your ideas commercial value and enjoy the exclusive right that follows from getting them registered. From there on we will defend your legal rights.

We are a subsidiary to the design agency Essen International.

Services

We provide legal support for creative people and businesses who want to protect their creative efforts.

 

Trademarks

We take care of your trademarks. You bring the idea and we do what is needed to get the name, scan the markets, register your trademark and maintain your protection. We help you strategically. We represent clients in the Swedish Patent and Registration Agency (PRV) and EU’s authority for intellectual property (EUIPO). We work closely with international partners in order to help you with your applications for protection in all parts of the world. Also, your company name, or your trade name, can be registered in Sweden almost with the effect of a registered trademark. There’s an exclusive right to be found and guarded everywhere.

Design

Design is all about appearance and the feelings it can tickle. The feelings themselves are of course hard to register, but there are exclusive rights to be granted based on the look of the design. It is wise to apply for protection if you have created an original design and wish to make use of your exclusive rights. We will help you find out what you may protect and where to protect it by scanning the relevant registers, using the right tools and walking the extra mile in helping you all the way through registration.

Copyright

In Sweden, copyright arises automatically at the time of the creation of the work itself, no registration needed. Copyright used to be all about books, music and fine art - remember? We now see copyright protection being carried out for e.g. shorter texts, sketches, drawings as well as for compilations like databases and computer software. Just about anything that is created can be protected by copyright today. We will help you determine your protection and we will be looking after your rights.

Market Law

Market law regulates communication between a company and its environment. We assist our clients, their market departments and communications and design agencies with legal advice relating to marketing strategies, advertising and marketing campaigns. We also represent our clients in negotiations with competitors, authorities and in court proceedings. We litigate before the general courts and self-regulatory boards. We get in contact with authorities for you and take part of discussions and negotiations with them on your behalf.

Contract Law

A tailored agreement often constitutes the basis for a solid and successful unity. Many problems can be avoided through a carefully prepared contractual framework. We review, draft and negotiate a broad spectrum of agreements in order to get a safe and lucrative deal through. The more we know about you and your business, the better we will be able to represent you. Bring us in early and with a long term ambition.

Disputes

We handle all kind of disputes on behalf of our clients. We represent clients in administrative courts, general courts, in front of authorities and in arbitration tribunals. The true challenge when it comes to dispute resolution is trying to make wise decisions under uncertainty. We believe the key is to evaluate the dispute as early as possible and continue monitoring it closely as the details unfold.

Our People

Our lawyers are highly skilled and accessible. We are a small team which means we give you the most personal of services.

 
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Andreas Roos, European Trade Mark and Design Attorney

Andreas has more than fifteen years’ experience as a practicing lawyer in a wide range of commercial legal disciplines, both nationally and internationally. Andreas has during his career focused mainly on intellectual property law, marketing law, contract law and commercial litigation while being based in Sweden, Switzerland and Bermuda. Within the field of intellectual property and marketing law, he has been representing clients both in public courts and before arbitration tribunals. At Progress by Law, Andreas regularly assists clients giving legal and strategic advice mainly with focus on intellectual property related issues such as building value in IP-portfolios, taking on oppositions, pursuing litigation, negotiating and executing agreements.
 

Selected Work Experience

•   Essen International AB, Senior Advisor/Lawyer
•   EF Group, General Counsel/COO/Member of Boards
•   Strömma Group, Legal Counsel
•   KF Group, Legal Counsel
•   Swedish Football Association, Legal Counsel
•   Consumer Ombudsman (Konsumentverket/KO), Lawyer
•   National Board for Consumer Complaints (ARN), Lawyer/Expert
•   Swedish Ministry of Justice (Justitiedepartementet), Legal Expert commission on new Design Law for Sweden

Education

•   Stockholm University, Sweden, Master of European Intellectual Property Law, 40 p (Jur. mag./LL.M.).
•   Stockholm University, Sweden, Master of Law, 180 p (Jur. kand./LL.M.).

Salma Maslouhi, Legal Assistant

 Salma has seven years of administrative experience. With an extensive background within Office Management she has well proven skills of making sure everything around her runs smoothly! She has managed different areas of administration - from legal to financial to staff related - and is a truly reliable partner paying attention to every detail. A little about everything, yet a lot about details, is her philosophy.

 

Selected Work Experience 

•   Essen International AB, Office Manager
•   Essen International AB, HR Manager
•   Progress By Law, Talent Manager
 

Education 

 •   Stockholm University, Sweden, Sociology.