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Ranking and references
Cirio Advokatbyrå AB is particularly active in the life sciences and digital spaces, and is very experienced in advising on patent litigation and licensing issues. Practice head Hanna Tilus brings expertise in marketing law, and has a solid track record in acting for clients in the pharmaceutical sector. (Intellectual Property and Media) – Legal 500
Praised for her specialism in personal data protection which makes her ‘unique within the Swedish market‘, Hanna Tilus is known for advising on technology transfers, co-marketing issues, and R&D collaborations. (Healtcare and Life Sciences) – Legal 500
Practice head Hanna Tilus has expertise in tech-related regulatory matters, commercial agreements, and IP issues. (IT and Telecoms) – Legal 500
‘Hanna Tilus has exceptional skills in building the case for the court, very thorough, deep understanding of both scientific and commercial aspects and outstanding communication with the client in a clear and effective way.’ – Legal 500
’Hanna Tilus shows great experience in a vast number of areas and questions specifically connected to the life sciences segment, which is unusual and hard to find in other law firms in general. She gave valuable advice on both regulatory questions and transactional law matters.’- Legal 500
‘Per Hedman and Hannah Tilus are incredibly approachable, responsive and very talented lawyers. They are able to deliver solution focused advice on highly complex regulatory issues. They are a pleasure to work with and are our go to for all life sciences and healthcare queries for Sweden. They are highly recommended.’- Legal 500
‘Per Hedman and his team have significant expertise in life sciences and healthcare law. They are approachable, practical, extremely knowledgeable and give superb practical advice. They are our go to firm for all Swedish life sciences and healthcare work and we have worked together on many matters. The team always delivers work to an exceptional standard even under extremely tight deadlines. Hannah Tilus deserves a special mention – she is fantastic.’ – Legal 500
Hanna Tilus
Hanna Tilus is a partner and head of Cirio's Digitalization and Technology sector group. She is specialising in intellectual property, marketing law, consumer law, personal data protection, regulatory and commercial contracts. In addition, she has a strong focus on the Life Sciences sector.
Hanna has significant experience from advising a wide range of companies within the life sciences sector including pharmaceuticals, medtech, healthcare and food companies. Furthermore, Hanna has in-house experience of the life sciences sector from working at Bayer, a global life sciences company, where she was responsible for legal affairs, corporate compliance and data protection primarily in Sweden but also in relation to global issues from her time at the Berlin HQ.
Hanna also has substantial experience from advising clients in various sectors with respect to IP- and technology-related matters including M&A, licensing, technology transfers, co-marketing, R&D collaborations, complex commercial contracts, multi-jurisdictional IP-litigation and administrative appeals.
CV
| 2021 | Cirio Law Firm |
| 2019 - 2021 | Roschier Attorneys, Counsel IP & Life Sciences |
| 2014 - 2018 | Bayer AB, Senior Legal Counsel, Compliance Manager and Company Data Privacy Manager |
| 2010 - 2011 | H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Visiting lawyer |
| 2008 - 2014 | Advokatfirman Lindahl, Senior Associate |
Education
| 2008 | Stockholm University, LL.M. |
| 2005 | Stockholm University, Bachelor's degree Psychology |
| 2005 | Queensland University of Technology, University Study Abroad Certificate, Business |
Membership
| 2019 | Member of the Swedish Bar Association |
Languages
| Swedish |
| English |
Publications
| "Pricing & Reimbursement 2023”, Global Legal Insights |
| “Licensing 2023”, Getting the Deal Through |
| “Life Sciences 2023”, Getting the Deal Through |
| Intermistiskt förbud i patentmål” (Preliminary injunction in patent cases) co-authored with Hampus Rystedt, PatentEye 3/2019 |
| “Vad händer med de immateriella tillgångarna i en konkurs?” (“What happens to the Intellectual Property Assets in a bankruptcy?”) , co-authored with Johan Hörnberg, Brand News 5/2013 |
| “Den specifika mekanismen – ett undantag från den tillåtna parallellimporten av läkemedel” (The Specific Mechanism – an exception from the approved parallell import of Pharmaceuticals), co-authored with Håkan Borgenhäll, Patent Eye 2/2013 |
| Chapter “When you are copied – IP litigation and alternative dispute resolution” in The Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management 3rd edition KoganPage /Adam Jolly 2012, co-authored with Håkan Borgenhäll |
| “The Pirate Bay case and implications of AIPPI membership for judges”, co-authored with Jonas Westerberg, AIPPI e-News 21 November 2011 |
| “Barnförordningen ger möjlighet till förlängt tilläggsskydd” (“The Paediatric Regulation gives an opportunity to an extended Supplementary Protection Certificate”), co-authored with Håkan Borgenhäll, Patent Eye 2/2009 |
| Patenteye 2009 “Swedish courts makes pirates pay”, co-authored with Henrik Wistam, Copyright World Magazine issue #191, June 2009 |
Ranking and references
Cirio Advokatbyrå AB is particularly active in the life sciences and digital spaces, and is very experienced in advising on patent litigation and licensing issues. Practice head Hanna Tilus brings expertise in marketing law, and has a solid track record in acting for clients in the pharmaceutical sector. (Intellectual Property and Media) – Legal 500
Praised for her specialism in personal data protection which makes her ‘unique within the Swedish market‘, Hanna Tilus is known for advising on technology transfers, co-marketing issues, and R&D collaborations. (Healtcare and Life Sciences) – Legal 500
Practice head Hanna Tilus has expertise in tech-related regulatory matters, commercial agreements, and IP issues. (IT and Telecoms) – Legal 500
‘Hanna Tilus has exceptional skills in building the case for the court, very thorough, deep understanding of both scientific and commercial aspects and outstanding communication with the client in a clear and effective way.’ – Legal 500
’Hanna Tilus shows great experience in a vast number of areas and questions specifically connected to the life sciences segment, which is unusual and hard to find in other law firms in general. She gave valuable advice on both regulatory questions and transactional law matters.’- Legal 500
‘Per Hedman and Hannah Tilus are incredibly approachable, responsive and very talented lawyers. They are able to deliver solution focused advice on highly complex regulatory issues. They are a pleasure to work with and are our go to for all life sciences and healthcare queries for Sweden. They are highly recommended.’- Legal 500
‘Per Hedman and his team have significant expertise in life sciences and healthcare law. They are approachable, practical, extremely knowledgeable and give superb practical advice. They are our go to firm for all Swedish life sciences and healthcare work and we have worked together on many matters. The team always delivers work to an exceptional standard even under extremely tight deadlines. Hannah Tilus deserves a special mention – she is fantastic.’ – Legal 500
CV
| 2021 | Cirio Law Firm |
| 2019 - 2021 | Roschier Attorneys, Counsel IP & Life Sciences |
| 2014 - 2018 | Bayer AB, Senior Legal Counsel, Compliance Manager and Company Data Privacy Manager |
| 2010 - 2011 | H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Visiting lawyer |
| 2008 - 2014 | Advokatfirman Lindahl, Senior Associate |
Education
| 2008 | Stockholm University, LL.M. |
| 2005 | Stockholm University, Bachelor's degree Psychology |
| 2005 | Queensland University of Technology, University Study Abroad Certificate, Business |
Membership
| 2019 | Member of the Swedish Bar Association |
Languages
| Swedish |
| English |
Publications
| "Pricing & Reimbursement 2023”, Global Legal Insights |
| “Licensing 2023”, Getting the Deal Through |
| “Life Sciences 2023”, Getting the Deal Through |
| Intermistiskt förbud i patentmål” (Preliminary injunction in patent cases) co-authored with Hampus Rystedt, PatentEye 3/2019 |
| “Vad händer med de immateriella tillgångarna i en konkurs?” (“What happens to the Intellectual Property Assets in a bankruptcy?”) , co-authored with Johan Hörnberg, Brand News 5/2013 |
| “Den specifika mekanismen – ett undantag från den tillåtna parallellimporten av läkemedel” (The Specific Mechanism – an exception from the approved parallell import of Pharmaceuticals), co-authored with Håkan Borgenhäll, Patent Eye 2/2013 |
| Chapter “When you are copied – IP litigation and alternative dispute resolution” in The Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management 3rd edition KoganPage /Adam Jolly 2012, co-authored with Håkan Borgenhäll |
| “The Pirate Bay case and implications of AIPPI membership for judges”, co-authored with Jonas Westerberg, AIPPI e-News 21 November 2011 |
| “Barnförordningen ger möjlighet till förlängt tilläggsskydd” (“The Paediatric Regulation gives an opportunity to an extended Supplementary Protection Certificate”), co-authored with Håkan Borgenhäll, Patent Eye 2/2009 |
| Patenteye 2009 “Swedish courts makes pirates pay”, co-authored with Henrik Wistam, Copyright World Magazine issue #191, June 2009 |