Lars has worked as a patent attorney for +30 years and advises companies on their intellectual property rights, especially the strategic use of IP rights, to support decision makers in understanding the complexity, strength, weakness and threats of their and their competitors’ IP rights.
Lars focus on providing IP, in particular, Patent consulting to Pharmaceutical companies, Biotec companies having focus within the therapeutic area as well as start-up companies having focus within the therapeutic area, incl. medical devices. This also includes the broader life science area and the chemistry area.
Lars has extensive experience within:
- Drafting & prosecuting patent applications world wide
- Patentability assessment
- Freedom to Operate analyses
- Infringement opinions
- Conducting IP due diligence
- Filing oppositions at the EPO
- Reviewing license and collaboration agreements from IP perspective
- Advising clients on strategic use of IP rights
Lars joined Guardian IP Consulting in 2026 as equity partner.
Lars has extensive experience working as in-house patent attorney for Novo Nordisk, Lundbeck and Maxygen.
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