Zacco

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Zacco is a large pan-European firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. In Denmark, the firm has offices in Copenhagen and Aarhus and advises clients in IP strategy and law in addition to patent and trade mark filing and protection.

In recent years, the firm has lost a number of partners and in September 2012, partner and team leader Henrik Brieghel left for Guardian IP Consulting. "Zacco lost people but is now rehiring," one peer says. Another adds: "It definitely has volume and due to this, it sustains quality."

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Norway

Zacco is a large pan-European IP consultancy with 15 offices in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. In Norway, its office is located in Oslo. The firm is stronger in prosecution than litigation.

In all it has over 500 employees. This includes over 200 IP administrators and 200 attorneys. Moreover, half the attorneys are either European patent or trade mark attorneys. In Norway, the firm is among the top filers. "Zacco has the largest trade mark portfolio," one peer says.

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Sweden

Zacco is a strong pan-European prosecution firm with Swedish offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Skellefteå, Linköping, Norrköping, Umeå and Västervik. The large firm offers a range of services from patent and trade mark filing and protection to IP strategic advice and legal expertise including marketing, R&D and corporate finance. "Zacco is the best in terms of quantity and should be up there," one peer says.

In all, the firm has great capacity with 200 attorneys, 100 of which are European patent, trade mark and design attorneys. It also has 40 attorneys at law.

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Netherlands - Benelux

The 20-attorney strong Amsterdam office of Zacco is ranked in tier 1 of the Benelux trade mark prosecution table. Since 2012, CEO Mark Meijer has taken over the helm. The Dutch office dropped its former name of Shieldmark for the European name Zacco that has over 500 employees and 16 offices across five countries. Recently, the IP consultancy took over global responsibility for the IP portfolio of a large sporting articles and fashion company and assistance in the acquisition of an important patent portfolio in the telecommunications field. The firm acts for clients like Spar International, Healthcity and Scotch & Soda.

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