Christopher Tehrani
Partner
Christopher is a Stockholm based Partner and a seasoned trial attorney with focus on IPR litigation and in particular regarding patents, trade secrets and trademarks. He frequently advises clients in a wide range of industries and his experience includes extensive work with numerous high value pan-European litigations relating to pharmaceuticals, telecom and medical devices. He also advises Life Sciences clients on regulatory issues. Furthermore, he regularly assists clients on issues relating to market law, drafting and negotiating of various license agreements as well as on general strategies for commercialization of IP.
Christopher has been practicing law since 2008 and joined Schjødt in 2022. His previous experience includes work at other law firms as well as a junior judgeship at the Stockholm Patent and Market Court. He is recognized as a leading Intellectual Property attorney and patent litigation star by numerous prestigious ranking institutes such as Managing IP, Legal 500, IAM Patent 1000 and WTR 1000.
Christopher is the Swedish appointed expert on AIPPI’s international Standing Committee on Patents. He is also member of the Board of Directors of the Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group (SACG).
Rankings
2022
"Christopher Tehrani is a humble genius and an excellent IP litigator, and specialised in international cases" - Legal 500,2022
"Tehrani is an exceptional patent litigator whose impeccable skillset seamlessly crosses over into the trademark sphere." - WTR 1000
Education
2008
Masters of Law Lund University2003
Bachelor of Commerce McGill University
Publications
2022
Legal 500 Patent Litigation Comparitive Guide Sweden2022
Lexology Guide Trade Secrets in Sweden2022
Lexology Guide Licensing in Sweden2022
Wolters Kluwer White Paper:Preparing for the Unitary Patent2020
SwedenBIO IP protection vs. public health interests