Karin Westerberg has extensive experience in dispute resolution within intellectual property law, particularly in matters relating to patents, copyright and trademarks. She also has experience in marketing law disputes and disputes concerning trade secrets.
Karin regularly represents Swedish and international companies in Swedish courts. She also represents companies in patent infringement and patent invalidation cases before the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Karin's experience includes cross-border patent disputes, where she assists companies as part of an international team. Karin also has experience in disputes concerning standard essential patents (SEPs). In addition to dispute resolution, Karin also provides strategic advice in her areas of expertise.
Karin is engaged by companies in a range of industries, such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, mechanics and telecommunications, as well as in the grocery and pharmacy industries.
Karin has served as a law clerk at the Stockholm District Court and as a reporting clerk at the Svea Court of Appeal, i.a. at the department handling IP related cases. Karin holds a Swedish LL.M. from Gothenburg University and has also studied at the Bond University in Australia.
Karin has been ranked by leading international ranking institutions for several years. She is ranked in the category of patent disputes (Silver Band) by IAM Patent 1000 (2025), as a Patent Star by Managing IP (2025) and in intellectual property and media by Legal 500 (2025). She is also ranked by Chambers & Partners (Europe and Global, 2025) and recommended in patent law by Who’s Who Legal (2025). Karin has also been listed as one of the “Top Women in IP” by Managing IP for the years 2020–2023.
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Practice areas
Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Life Science
Regulatory
Trade Secrets
Marketing Law
Registered representative before the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) -
Experience
2020- Chariman, Svensk Form Copyright Panel
2019- Partner, Sandart
2016-2020 Secretary, Svensk Form Copyright Panel
2012- Member, Committee on Intellectual Property, ICC Sweden
2011 Member, Swedish Bar Association (advokat)
2007-219 Associate, Sandart
2006-2007 Reporting clerk, the Svea Court of Appeal
2005-2006 Law Clerk, the District Court of Stockholm
2004-2005 Associate, Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå -
Education
2003 Law studies, Bond University
2004 LL.M, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Gothenburg University