Julia Ericsson has comprehensive experience of litigation concerning intellectual property, in particular patents but also other IP rights. Julia is also experienced in handling disputes regarding trade secrets and marketing law.
Julia is a registered representative before the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) and represents several clients in infringement and invalidity proceedings before the Nordic Baltic Regional Division of the UPC. Julia’s experience also covers inter alia cross-border patent litigation covering several jurisdictions, complex copyright and trade secret litigation involving multiple infringement investigations and interim proceedings, as well as litigation regarding trademarks and marketing law. She also provides general strategic advice regarding intellectual property and marketing law matters.
Julia represents clients in all field of technology (e.g. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, mechanical, electronical, telecom and software).
Julia is a board member and vice president of EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association). EPLAW is a non-profit making association of experienced patent lawyers in the European community with the aim of promoting the equitable and efficacious handling of patent disputes across Europe. Julia is also author to several publications in the patent field.
Julia is ranked by various ranking guides since many years. She is ranked as a Leading patent professional in the category patent litigation (silver) by IAM Patent 1000 (2024), and as a Patent Star by Managing IP (2024). She is also ranked as “Leading individual” in Intellectual property and media by Legal 500 (2024). Further, Julia is ranked by Chambers Partners (2024) and recommended in patent law by Who’s Who Legal (2024). Julia also won the Client Choice Award for Intellectual Property – Patents in Sweden 2020 (awarded by ILO and Lexology).
Practice areas
- Dispute Resolution
- Intellectual Property
- The Unitary Patent Court (UPC)
- Marketing Law
- Trade Secrets
- Regulatory
Registered representative before the Unitary Patent Court (UPC)
Experience
2023– Vice president, EPLAW
2019– Board member, EPLAW
2019– Partner, Sandart
2009 Member of the Swedish Bar Association (advokat)
2006–2019 Associate, Sandart
2005–2006 Law clerk, Solna District Court
2004–2005 Associate, Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå
Education
2004 LL.M., Uppsala University
2002 Utrecht Universitet, law studies
2000–2001 Innsbrucks Universitet, german studies
Publications
Kluwer Law International – Software Patent Worldwide – 2012-present (co-author with Magnus Nordin, Kransell Wennborg, regarding the Swedish chapter)
Author to the Swedish parts of ”A Practitioner’s Guide to European Patent Law” (Paul England), second edition, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
”Julia is easy to work with and very detail-oriented.”
Chambers Europe 2024
”Julia Ericsson is known for her impressive patent litigation practice that includes infringement and invalidity proceedings. ”She is very easy to work with, and her advice is always concise and well measured,” according to clients.”
Chambers Europe 2022
“A top choice for high-stakes patent litigation”, Julia Ericsson represents local and foreign patrons in cross-border matters. Particularly experienced in overseeing infringement and validity disputes, her pragmatic and detail-oriented approach has gained a loyal following across a spectrum of sectors, from healthcare to construction to technology.
IAM Patent 2024
