Daniel specialises in the field of Electronics and IT with a focus on software technology. His broad expertise covers wireless technologies, audio/video coding and artificial intelligence. Daniel is well placed to advise clients on the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) - see further details at EIP Amar, our alliance created to support clients in any litigation before the UPC.
Before he joined EIP in 2022, Daniel was CEO at a deep tech company developing AI technology aimed at providing better search in unstructured data. Previously, he has worked as an IP leader at IKEA and consultant at AWA. With his extensive experience from business roles, private practice and working in-house, he has both technical expertise and a commercial understanding of businesses. He was also a regional team leader at AWA and managed both the patent teams and the legal teams.
Daniel has significant experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for innovation relating to software, such as video analytics and video encoding, neural networks in various applications, user interfaces, signal processing, and extended reality (AR/VR) applications. He also advises clients on essentiality evaluation, patent infringement and validity matters of Standard-essential patents in telecommunications and video and audio coding.
Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Media Technology and Engineering from Linköping University in Sweden. The area of his research includes signal analysis, computer graphics and artificial intelligence.
Education
- 2016 European Patent Attorney
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2002 — 2007
MSc. Media Technology and Engineering, Linköping University
Career history
- 2022 — present
Partner, EIP - 2021 — 2022
CEO, Oxide AI - 2020 — 2021
Intellectual Property Leader, IKEA of Sweden AB - 2018 — 2020
European Patent Attorney, Team Leader for Team Legal South and Team Lund, AWA - 2017 — 2018
Founder and Consultant, Progrs AB - 2017
Technical Expert Manager, Apptus Technologies AB - 2011 — 2017
Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney, AWA - 2010 — 2011
Software Engineer, CellaVision - 2006 — 2010
Software Developer, Ludesi
Awards and recognition
- IAM Patent 1000 2024: “great at helping clients navigate the possibilities and challenges related to their patent rights. Thanks to his deep knowledge of both patents and technology, he interacts seamlessly with inventors.” (link)
- Ranked as 'Notable Practitioner' IP Stars 2024 (link)
- Ranked as a 'Notable Practitioner', IP Stars 2023
- Ranked as 'Corporate Star', IP Stars, 2021
- Leader of the Year, AWA, 2016
Languages spoken
- Swedish (Native)
- English (Fluent)
Speaking engagements
- June 2023
MIP Summit, AI and authorship rights - is AI-generated work protected by copyright? - March 2023
EIP Sweden Launch, The emergence of generative AI
Specialisms
Digital
- AI
- Applied maths & cryptography
- Audio codecs
- Consumer electronics
- Digital health
- Electrical engineering
- Fintech
- Gaming and graphics
- Image and signal processing
- Medical imaging
- Software
- Telecommunications
- Video codecs
HealthTech
- Digital health
- Medical imaging