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        Nicholas Foss Barbantonis

        Associate Partner | Oslo
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        Nicholas Foss Barbantonis

        Associate Partner | Oslo

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          Nicholas Foss Barbantonis is an expert in technology law and intellectual property.

          Throughout his career, he has gained extensive experience in technology-related legal matters, with a particular focus on intellectual property. Nicholas has been involved in several high-profile cases that intersect technology and intellectual property. He successfully completed his first trial case before the Supreme Court, which dealt with the assessment of compensation for trademark infringement. His deep understanding of intellectual property, technology law, and commercial corporate law enables him to meet clients’ expectations and needs in an increasingly competitive legal market.

          Nicholas holds a Master of Laws from the University of Oslo, as well as an LL.M and S.J.D. from the United States, where he wrote about the international enforcement of intellectual property rights.

          He is ranked in Chambers and as a Rising Star in Legal 500, where clients describe him as ‘extremely commercial,’ ‘efficient,’ and providing ‘pragmatic advice.’ Nicholas is also ranked as a promising talent for the third consecutive year in Finansavisen’s lawyer survey.

          Chambers and Partners

          Nicholas Foss Barbantonis is a very sophisticated trademark lawyer with strong litigation skills.

          Chambers and Partners

          I am impressed by Nicholas Foss Barbantonis' ability to find creative solutions to the most complex issues.

          Chambers and Partners

          Nicholas Foss Barbantonis provides strong assessments in copyright infringement cases.

          Legal 500

          My go-to lawyer on various IP matters, Nicholas Foss Barbantonis is a great hands-on lawyer with exceptional attention to detail. He consistently demonstrates a deep understanding of the legal intricacies while providing practical, actionable advice.

          Work experience

          2024 - (today) Associate Partner, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
          2020 - 2023 Senior Lawyer, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
          2020 - 2021 Corporate Lawyer (seconded), Telia Norge AS
          2019 - 2020 Senior Associate, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
          2016 - 2018 Associate, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig
          2015 Visiting Scholar, Department of Private Law, University of Oslo
          2015 - 2016 Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona
          2014 Associate, Bull & Co. Advokatfirma
          2013 - 2014 3L Writer, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
          2013 Resident Clinician, Small Business and Non-Profit Clinic at Michigan State College of Law

          Education

          2013 - 2016 Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), University of Arizona
          2013 Master of Law (LL.M), Michigan State University
          2008 - 2013 Master of Law, University of Oslo

          Appointments

          2021 - (today) Board member, Association of Young Lawyers in Oslo, Norwegian Bar Association
          2019 - (today) Founding member, Young in Tech
          2018 - (today) Member, Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC)
          2018 - (today) Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)
          • Use of competitors' trademarks in search engine marketing, the Supreme Court with a final clarification in the "Google Ads Case",
            (1/2022), Lov&Data nr. 149
          • Crowdfunding – beware the downsides,
            (2021), Finansavisen 17/10
          • Norway's Supreme Court: RiksTV makes available to the public in accordance with the Copyright Act,
            (1/2019), Lov&Data nr. 137
          • DSM-Directive: Link taxation and filtration of user generated content, (orig. Nw. title: DSM-direktivet: Lenkebeskatning og filtrering av brukergenerert innhold),
            (3/2018), Lov&Data nr. 135
          • Design Law Smart Charts: Norway,
            (2017), Kluwer
          • Is Domain Name Classification a Property Right or a Contractual Right? The Circuit Split and a Clear Path Forward,
            (2016), 52 Wake Forest L. Rev.
          • Should Contributory Cybersquatting be Actionable?,
            (2015), 17 N.C.J.L. & Tech. 79
          • IP in Business Transactions: Norway, Practical Law,
            (2014), Thomson Reuters
          • Patents, Trademarks, Copyright and Designs in Norway: Overview, Practical Law,
            (2014), Thomson Reuters

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