Sture's primary practice area is patent law. He is a very experienced litigator and represents a number of pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device clients, as well as clients in the construction industry, tech/software, and agricultural sectors.

Sture is a partner in Plesner's IP team. He represents clients in different IP matters, including trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights as well as IP contracts, transactions, strategy, and trademark litigation.

Sture has a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and an LLM from the University of Cambridge (UK). He is admitted to the Supreme Court of Denmark and has been a member of the board of the European Patent Lawyer's Association (EPLAW) from 2017 to 2023 (maximum term), and he was president from 2022 to 2023. He is also Vice President of the Danish AIPPI Group.

Sture is co-author of a comprehensive book on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and a number of other IP publications, and he regularly lectures at seminars and conferences.

Plesner has Denmark's strongest IP team and has been a powerhouse in IP and life science law for decades. The whole IP team is proud to have been rated as leading in the IP field in all ratings since ratings began. We work as a team, share knowledge, and assist each other on cases, which is the only way we can remain at the forefront of IP law.

We strive to be among the best IP firms in Europe.

Bar Admissions

Danish Competition Law Society

Danish Anti-Counterfeiting Group

Danish Association for the Protection of Industrial Rights

Danish Arbitration Association

Education
2003 LL.M., University of Cambridge, England2001 Admitted to the High Court1998 Admitted to the bar1994-1996 Danish Ministry of Justice 1994 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 IP Star
• 2022 IAM 1000
• 2020 2021 2022 Legal 500
• 2022 Chambers Global
• 2022 WhosWho patents
• 2022 WTR 1000
• 2021 Chambers Global
• 2021 WTR 1000
• 2020 2019 WhosWho patents
• 2020 IAM 1000
• 2020 Chambers Global
• 2020 WTR 1000
• 2019 Chambers Global
• 2019 Legal 500
• 2019 IAM 1000
• 2018 WTR 1000
• 2018 IAM 1000
• 2018 Chambers Global
• 2018 Legal 500
• 2017 Chambers Global
• 2017 Legal 500
• 2017 WhosWho patents
• 2017 IAM 1000
• 2017 WTR 1000
• 2016 Chambers Global
• 2016 IAM 1000
• 2016 Legal 500
• 2016 WhosWho
• 2015 Chambers Global
• 2015 Legal 500
• 2015 Whos who
• 2015 LMG guides
• 2014 Chambers Global
• 2014 Whos who

Author of the chapter about Denmark, International Comparative Legal Guides, Patents 2013

Chapter on Danish Law, "Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences", Globe Law and Business", 2011

Chapter on Danish Law, "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights through Border Measures - Law and Practice in the EU", Oxford University Press, 2011

Chapter on Danish law, "Worldwide Trade Secrets Law", West Publishing Company, 2010

Chapter on Danish Law, "International Patent Litigation", Globe Law and Business, 2009