Mikkel is a partner in Plesner's IP and Life Science team. He provides advice on intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on the enforcement of patent rights and SPCs in legal proceedings before both Danish courts and the Unified Patent Court.

In addition, Mikkel is the head of Plesner's Life Science Regulatory team, which advises on all regulatory issues regarding medicinal products, medical devices, foods, etc.

Mikkel also advises on IP and life science agreements, such as licence agreements, research and development agreements, clinical trial agreements, and so on.

Mikkel has a Master's degree in Law from both the University of Copenhagen and King's College London.

He holds admission to the Danish Supreme Court and serves as a representative before the Unified Patent Court.

In addition, Mikkel has published a wide range of articles and books on IP and life science issues.

Plesner has Denmark's strongest IP team and has been a powerhouse in IP and life science law for decades. Since the beginning of ratings, all ratings have rated the IP team as leading in the field. We work as a team, sharing knowledge and assisting 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 Attorneys' committee for IP Law

Danish Association for the protection of Industrial Property

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Danish Competition Law Society

Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Danish Association of European Law

International Bar Association (IBA)

European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)

Education
2003 Admitted to the bar



2000 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen



1999 LL.M., King's College London

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 IP Star
• 2022 iam1000
• 2019 2020 2021 2022 legal 500
• 2022 Chambers Global
• 2021 iam1000
• 2021 Chambers Global
• 2020 iam1000
• 2020 Chambers Global
• 2020 WhosWho patents
• 2019 Chambers Global
• 2019 iam1000
• 2018 Chambers Global
• 2018 iam1000
• 2017 Chambers Global
• 2017 WhosWho patents
• 2017 iam1000
• 2016 Chambers Global
• 2016 WhosWho
• 2016 iam1000
• 2015 Chambers Global
• 2015 legal 500
• 2015 iam1000
• 2014 Chambers Europe

• Amendment of the Rules on Affiliation and Financial Support for Healthcare Professionals

  By Mikkel Vittrup, Michala Kragmann |March 2021

• The Danish Regions Propose to Establish a Treatment Council

  By Mikkel Vittrup, Mette Hygum Clausen |December 2019

• Pilot Scheme for Risk Sharing in the Reimbursement System as Part of the Growth Plan for Life Science

  By Mikkel Vittrup |July 2018

Additional Articles

"The Life Sciences Review", Law Business Research, 2013 (co-author of the section "Denmark")

"Technology Transfer 2: Make the Contact - Get the Contract", Hovedland 2008, (co-author of the section "IP Primer - Contract Law and Licence agreements")



"Den nye EU-konkurrenceret i nordisk perspektiv" (The new EU competition law in a Nordic perspective), Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2005 (co-author of the section "Gruppefritagelsen for teknologioverførselsaftaler - overblik og anvendelse i praksis" (The block exemption for technology transfer agreements - overview and use in practice)



"Kollektiv dominans og regulering af oligopolitiske markeder" (Collective dominans and regulation of oliopolistic markets), Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen 2003 B.55

FAKTA IT-jura/IT law, Forlaget Thomson (co-author of chapters 5, 9 and 10)