Rasmus Vang
Rasmus Vang is highly specialised in intellectual property law and litigation and arbitration.
In the field of intellectual property law, Rasmus has extensive experience in the protection of inventions (patent law), technology and IT as well as in drafting licence and distribution agreements, etc. relating to the commercialisation of IP rights.
Rasmus has conducted numerous significant lawsuits concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including proceedings involving preliminary injunctions and orders as well as evidence preservation proceedings.
Additionally, Rasmus has experience in litigation and arbitration of a general commercial nature, including cases relating to the professional liability of advisors, M&A disputes and cross-border matters.
For several years, Rasmus has been recognised by The Legal 500, IP Stars (as a notable practitioner), IAM Patent 1000 (within litigation), etc. as one of Denmark’s leading IP litigation attorneys.
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
FIR (the Danish association for intellectual property legal protection), Danish branch of AIPPI
Danish Arbitration Association
The Danish Association of Litigation Attorneys
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
Rasmus has conducted a vast number of cases before the Danish courts and arbitration tribunals. The following list contains some highlights:
- Rasmus acts for a global company within the insurance industry in connection with several disputes, including preliminary injunction proceedings, before the Danish courts (case value DKK 50m+).
- Rasmus acts for a global pharmaceutical manufacturer in connection with a patent action.
- Rasmus acted for an energy company in arbitration proceedings before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) concerning a claim of more than DKK 1bn in a post-M&A dispute.
- Rasmus acted for Danish fashion brand Ilse Jacobsen in a case before the Danish Supreme Court on copyright to design products.
Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2025
Partner, Lundgrens, 2022-2025
Director, Lundgrens, 2017-2021
Junior Partner, Lund Elmer Sandager, 2015-2016
Attorney and Junior Partner, Johan Schlüter Law Firm, 2008-2015
Former lecturer at JUC (a Danish legal training centre)
”Rasmus Vang is a top IP lawyer and litigator. He is very knowledgeable, both in relation to IP and to the industry in general. In addition, he also has a unique business understanding, and you always know that he puts your business first when he provides advice.”
“Rasmus Vang is an incredible asset to our company as he is very responsive with great analyses of the questions and issues at hand. He has also shown us first hand that he is a top-class litigator.”
“Rasmus Vang handles even complex contractual IP matters with a steady hand.”
“First choice for IP litigation in Denmark."
“Rasmus Vang is smart, commercial and able to think outside of the box.”
The copyright distribution right and e-commerce of replica furniture in the EU (published in Danish only), the Danish weekly law reports, U.2016B.62, 2016
Taxation of trusts – A commentary on the Danish Supreme Court's judgment of 15 Dec. 2011 (published in Danish only), Tidsskrift for Skatteret, a Danish tax periodical, no. 13, 2012
The “problem-and-solution approach”. Its application on the level of invention in relation to a level of creation (published in Danish only), Nordic Intellectual Property Law Review (Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd), vol. 80, no. 4, 2011