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Key contacts
CEO: Carolin Sundkvist
Head of Legal and Trademark Dept: Karin Crafoord
Head of Marketing & Communikation: Karin Engström
Quick facts
Firm - Year of Establishment

1869

Number of Partners

9

Total Number of IP Practitioners

20

Languages Spoken at the Firm

Swedish, English, French, German, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese

Network Memberships

INTA, ECTA

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark disputes
Trade mark
Patent
Patent prosecution
Trade mark prosecution
Trade mark disputes - patent & trade mark attorney firms
Firm overview

Groth & Co has been creating and optimizing intellectual property rights since 1869 This makes us Scandinavia’s first IP adviser. We are a modern and internationally awarded IP law firm offering personal advice in all IP areas. We have experts in trademarks, patents, designs, domain names, copyright, litigation, agreements, marketing law, watching, name creation and more.

Among our staff we have 20 senior attorneys including authorized European Trademark and Design Attorneys and authorized European Patent Attorneys. Our attorneys have experience from several industries and IP law firms, but also from patent office’s such as EPO, EUIPO and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV).

In the field of trademarks, we represent well-known international clients in Sweden as well as prominent Swedish clients globally. We are particularly skilled and highly ranked in trademark strategy and prosecution, yet we also have a strong focus on domain names and online brand protection. Together with our sister company, the naming agency Skriptor Zigila, we can also assist clients in creating brands and trademarks that are competitive and strong from a legal, linguistic and marketing perspective. Furthermore, we conduct and report valuation of trademarks and brands in accordance with the international ISO standard 10668 Brand valuation.

Groth & Co is the founder of The Trademark Day™ and The Patent Day™, two of the largest IP events in Scandinavia that have been running for over 20 years.

Apart from our head office in Stockholm, we have an office in Alicante close to EUIPO where we have two Spanish Advocates/Trademark attorneys working. We also have offices in Munich and Zongshan, and we can offer IP advice in 14 native languages.

We have collaborations and conduct IP-seminar with prominent organizations such as INTA, ECTA and KIPA, as well as chambers of commerce representing India, Turkey, France, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, China, Korea and UK.

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Key IP Areas

Copyright & related rights, Designs, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), IP transactions, Patent, Patent prosecution, PTAB litigation, Trade mark contentious

Key Sector Expertise

Gaming, ICT & software, Industrials, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Logistics, Media, Mining, Music, Oil & gas, Telecommunication, Renewable energy, Technology hardware, Food & beverage, Fashion & luxury goods

Address:
Fleminggatan 20
Stockholm 112 26
Tel:+4687299100 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.groth.eu

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Overview

Groth & Co is one of Sweden’s renowned firms for IP protection work. While it is highly recommended for trade mark protection work, the firm is also growing its disputes practice and patent protection practice.  

Notable practitioners: Carolin Sundkvist and Gunnar Sundkvist. Claes Westerlund and Christian Hafner.  

Notable trademark practitioners: Stefan Cahling, Carl Wendt and Karin Crafoord.  

Carolin Sundkvist, Karin Crafoord and Gunnar Sundkvist serve as managing partners.

Testimonials

2025

"Always accurate and fast to act."

"Personal and affordable [service]."

Linked Reviews
Patent

The firm delivered oral proceedings before the European Patent Office for a fitness apparel supplier. It also prosecuted Standard Essential Patents for an ICT client. European patent attorneys Ulf Kärn, Nabil Sebaa and associate John Carlund departed. Fellow attorneys Mattias Forsblom and Anna Theander arrived in August 2024. 

Trade mark

Case highlights include portfolio management, IP strategy, prosecution, and opposition work for the software and entertainment sectors. A co-existence agreement was also created for a water purification client.

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