Legal Advice
Counseling from Design denmark’s Legal Committee
Design denmark’s Legal Committee advises in professional disputes between members and customers and in cases concerning compliance with the association’s ethical and collegial rules.
The committee also participates as an advisor in the organization of competitions in accordance with national and international cooperation agreements.
Design denmark’s Legal Committee consists of members of the association, who together possess many years of experience from the design industry with a detailed insight into the industry’s many disciplines and niches and their related legal matters.
Syn & Skøn
As a member of Design denmark you can apply to become a member of our Syn & Skøn corps which services the Danish courts and Designnævnet in design disputes. As a Syn & skøn assessor, you have the opportunity to be offered assessor assignments within your field of expertise. Payment for the assignment is settled directly with the person requesting the assignment.
BUGGE VALENTIN
Design denmark gives new customers a free 1-hour initial consultation*. In addition, BUGGE VALENTIN offer a 20% discount on subsequent hourly rates.
BUGGE VALENTIN is one of the leading Danish full-service IP and marketing law boutique law firms covering the full spectrum of IP, including trademarks, copyrights, designs and patents. They are highly specialized and only work within these specialities.
BUGGE VALENTIN drafts contracts, assists with registration, monitoring and maintenance of trademark and design rights, among others, and conducts litigation and disputes regarding IP rights. The firm consists of 10 lawyers, two trademark administrators and a number of law students. For many years, BUGGE VALENTIN has represented some of the most well-known Danish designers/right holders and assisted them with strategy, registration and maintenance of rights, conclusion and interpretation of agreements and represented them in disputes, including arbitration and litigation.
BUGGE VALENTIN’s IP team is led by partners Anders Valentin and Jens Jakob Bugge. Please state your membership when contacting the company.
LØJE IP
LØJE IP is a full-service law firm within Intellectual Property Law dedicated to rights holders and creative companies. LØJE IP handles cases related to the establishment and enforcement of IP rights. LØJE IP represents many small and large Danish designers and a wide range of design-oriented companies.
The advice is targeted at IP-oriented companies and primarily includes design and trademark protection and litigation in Denmark and abroad, both within design, trademarks, copyrights and patents. LØJE IP also has extensive experience drafting royalty, distributor and agent agreements, and establishing design companies, including drafting co-ownership agreements between designers.
LØJE IP has 30 years of experience in advising designers and design companies.
LØJE IP offers new customers a free one-hour initial consultation and a half-hour annual hotline service for existing customers. Assignments are otherwise settled according to current hourly rates but with due consideration for the size of the assignment.
Contract templates
Design denmark has the best selection of contract templates for all the various design needs.
As a member you have access to and can freely use
- NDA/ Fortrolighedsaftale EN, DA
- Standard samarbejdsaftale EN, DA
- Freelanceaftale DA
- Royaltykontrakter IPR beholdes af designeren EN, DA
- Royaltykontrakter IPR overdrages til kunden EN, DA
- Royaltykontrakt med rammeaftale DA
- Funktionærkontrakt DA
- Kombineret kunde- og konkurrenceklausul EN, DA
- Praktikkontrakt med løn DA
As a member of Design denmark, you can instead avoid the paper solution and choose to gain access to Connie with great benefits. Connie is the Danish eSign and document management platform for creators and creatives. It also has all Dd’s contract templates made digital and compliant. The benefits are 3 months free and 20% discount on the ongoing subscription on any plan, and more.
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