Erik Ficks

Erik is recognized as one of the leading experts in intellectual property in Sweden by international legal directories such as Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, The Legal 500, Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal), Managing IP (IP Stars) and IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. Erik is also the exclusive winner of the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Award for Patents in Sweden in 2021.

This is what clients say about Erik:

“Erik Ficks makes the complex seem easy and builds trust quickly.”
– Chambers Global 2024, Intellectual Property

“Erik Ficks provides fast-paced, clear and sophisticated advice and risk management counselling.”
– Chambers Global 2024, Intellectual Property

“Erik is very knowledgeable and proficient. He’s able to convert his great knowledge into a strategic and tactical approach in each case.”
– Chambers Global 2024, Intellectual Property

“He has the ability to swiftly pinpoint key issues even in large and highly complex matters, and provides clear and concise guidance.”
– Chambers Global 2024, Intellectual Property

“Erik Ficks – sharp and skilful litigator.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Intellectual Property and Media

“Erik Ficks provides extremely competent and valuable counselling – outstanding value for the money.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Intellectual Property and Media

“Erik Ficks, with his skills, and ability to execute according to our agreed strategy, have been key to our strategy.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Healthcare and Life Sciences

“I have mostly collaborated with Erik Ficks and Björn Johansson Heigis. Their experience and expertise, in combination with their curiosity and openness to the knowledge and experience we have internally as an organisation buying their services, leads to a very rewarding collaboration.”
– The Legal 500 2024, IT and Telecoms

“Erik Ficks is fast to respond, knowledgeable and keeps all deadlines.”
– The Legal 500 2024, Public Procurement

“Erik is truly a great adviser, always on top of the latest both legal and business trends.”
– Chambers Global 2023, Intellectual Property

“He has a great ability to simplify the complex. He builds a lot of trust with his clients.”
– Chambers Global 2023, Intellectual Property

“He is a superb patent litigator with a great understanding of technology and business.”
– Chambers Global 2023, Intellectual Property

“I could not be happier with Erik as our lawyer. He combines business and legal aspects to produce pragmatic and very usable advice.”
– Chambers Global 2023, Intellectual Property

“Erik is very knowledgeable about IP and trade secret matters and he is always able to find a way. Excellent in negotiations and strong in litigation.”
– The Legal 500 2023, Intellectual Property and Media

“Erik Ficks – excellent lawyer with a very good understanding of the market and challenges.”
– The Legal 500 2023, Intellectual Property and Media

“Erik has great technical understanding and a quick mind.”
– The Legal 500 2023, Intellectual Property and Media

“Erik Ficks is an accomplished practitioner whose practice spans the full gamut of patent law issues, ranging from portfolio management to procurement and digitisation projects.”
– Who’s Who Legal 2023, Patents

“Erik Ficks is very good at protecting his patrons’ interests while also trying to find ways to work constructively and meet in the middle.”
– World Trademark Review 1000, Enforcement & litigation

“A practitioner with a focus on finding the right solutions, he is skilled at fusing his legal knowledge with his technical understanding to produce work of a high calibre.”
– IAM Patent 1000 2023

Erik Fick’s experience includes advising:

• Avalara in its SEK 7.3 billion public offer for Pagero;
• Navamedic in the recommended cash offer to acquire Sensidose;
• Fortum in the sale of its 50 percent ownership in Stockholm Exergi Holding to an investor consortium led by APG;
• Bonnierförlagen Publishing Software in the licensing of Mockingbird™ to Norstedts Förlagsgrupp;
• Bonnier Books in the acquisition of 70% of the shares in Strawberry Publishing;
• Kenza Zouiten AB in a landmark case against the Swedish Consumer Ombudsman in the Swedish Patent and Market Court;
• Patricia Industries in Apoteket AB’s investment in Doktor 24 AB;
• Volkswagen Group in its 75.1% stake investment in Wireless Car;
• Nokia in the project resulting in the settlement with Apple;
• KKR, a leading global investor, in its acquisition of a 50% stake in Välinge, a Swedish industrial R&D company founded and owned by the Perván family;
• Zymetech ehf. and its owners on the combination with Enzymatica AB (publ);
• Sulake, the international media and entertainment company, in defense of its business model and user terms and condition on the social game and online community Habbo. Sulake was sued by the Swedish Consumer Ombudsman in 2011 and the non-appealable judgment by the Swedish Market Court was rendered in June 2013, dismissing all claims by the Swedish Consumer Ombudsman and ordering the Swedish Consumer Ombudsman to reimburse Sulake for legal costs and expenses. This is a landmark case on e-commerce as well as marketing and consumer law in relation to minors in Sweden and the EU, applying harmonized EU law on unfair commercial practices.

Roschier (2007-), Partner since 2016
Uppsala University, Guest lecturer (2015-2018)
Herbert Smith /London, Visiting lawyer (2012)
Luleå University of Technology, Guest lecturer (2008)

Member of the Swedish Bar Association
Member of Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member of European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)

Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group (SACG), Member of the Election Committee, past President (2017-2018)
EPLAW Patent Blog, Member of the Editorial Board
AIPPI, past Member of the Communications Committee (2014-2018)

“En ny svensk patentlag – en försummad möjlighet” (A new Swedish Patent Act – a Neglected Opportunity”), Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd/Nordic Intellectual Property Law Review (NIR), no. 5/2015

“Om det icke-existerande eller harmoniserade parodiundantaget i svensk upphovsrätt” (“On the Non Existing or Harmonised Parody Exception in Swedish Copyright Law”), Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd/Nordic Intellectual Property Law Review (NIR), no. 3/2015

“Permissible Use of a Third Party Trademark – No Damage, No Infringement”, World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), no 9/2014

”Avtal om att lösa en tvist genom medling utgör inte rättegångshinder eller hinder mot skiljeförfarande” (”Agreement to resolve a dispute by mediation is no procedural impediment against litigation or arbitration”), Juridisk Tidskrift (JT), no. 3 2013/14

“Sweden” in De Palo and Trevor (Ed.): “EU Mediation Law and Practice”, Oxford University Press, 2012

“New Swedish Trademark Act Provides Needed Modernization, But Many Was Hoping for More”, World Intellectual Property Report (WIPR), no. 12/2010

”Interimistiska förbud vid intrång i läkemedelspatent” (”Preliminary injunctions against infringements of pharmaceutical patents”), Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd/Nordic Intellectual Property Law Review (NIR), no. 2/2009

“Models of General Court-Connected Conciliation and Mediation for Commercial Disputes in Sweden, Australia and Japan”, Zeitschrift für Japanisches Recht/Journal of Japanese Law, no. 25/2008

Uppsala University, LL.M. (2007)

English, Swedish