What Zacco does

Zacco is a European full-service intellectual property firm founded in 1870 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Operating as the parent Zacco A/S alongside multiple wholly-owned subsidiaries, the firm employs over 500 professionals including more than 100 patent attorneys, 70 trademark and design professionals (of which 40 are attorneys at law), 20 corporate domain management and online brand protection experts, and 20 cybersecurity specialists. The firm serves innovative enterprises, startups, universities, and multinational corporations with comprehensive IP services across approximately 30 offices in six countries — Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom, and India — and is consistently ranked in Managing IP, Financial Times, IAM, and WTR 1000 analyst rankings.

The firm's core offerings span patents, trademarks, designs, legal services, IP litigation, IP operations, digital brand protection, and digital trust. Its IP360 methodology coordinates strategy across all IP rights, while the proprietary IPview portal provides clients with real-time portfolio and domain visibility. Adjacent digital services — domain portfolio management, TLS certificate management, DMARC enforcement, and broader cybersecurity through the Zacco Digital Trust division and OpSec Services in India — extend the firm beyond traditional IP into online asset protection. The R&D and back-office footprint in Bangalore and Coimbatore supports both technology development and online brand protection operations.

Revenue is generated primarily through fee-based professional services (consultation, filing, prosecution, enforcement, litigation) under quote-based pricing tailored to portfolio complexity, complemented by recurring portfolio management services such as renewals, annuities, and recordals. The go-to-market is enterprise-focused relationship-based selling, with named enterprise clients spanning pharmaceuticals (LEO Pharma), materials/chemicals (Elkem), healthcare (Mölnlycke Health Care), entertainment (Liseberg), and greentech (PulPac), many of which have been long-tenured relationships extending 15+ years.

Name

Zacco

Legal name

Zacco A/S

Website

https://zacco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Zacco is a 150+ year-old European full-service intellectual property firm headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, serving multinational corporations, universities, and innovative enterprises with patents, trademarks, designs, IP litigation, digital brand protection, and digital trust services across 30 offices in six countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional IP Services: Fee-based professional services for patents, trademarks, designs, IP litigation, IP operations, digital brands, and digital trust. Revenue generated through consultation, filing, prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement services.
2. IP Portfolio Management: Ongoing management and administration of IP portfolios including renewals, annuities, and recordal services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Zacco is a full-service intellectual property firm that protects, manages and enforces clients' IP rights across patents, trademarks, designs, domains and digital assets. The firm delivers strategic advice, filing and prosecution, IP litigation, ongoing portfolio operations, and digital brand protection/cybersecurity services through a network of around 30 offices in six countries, supported by its proprietary IPview asset management portal and IP360 cross-functional approach.

Product overview

Zacco is an IP services firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of intellectual property services, not a traditional software product company. The core IP services include Patents, Trademarks, Legal services, Designs, IP Litigation, IP Operations, Digital Brands, and Digital Trust. The company's key digital product is IPview, a proprietary asset management portal that provides clients with real-time access to all their IP rights and domains in one place, functioning as the central platform for the firm's cross-functional IP360 approach. Services are delivered through a team of over 100 patent attorneys, 70 trademark and design professionals, and 20 cybersecurity specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IP360: Zacco's comprehensive IP management approach that provides a 360-degree perspective on intellectual property portfolios, enabling coordinated strategy across patents, trademarks, domains, and other IP rights.
• IPview
• Zacco legal
• Zacco Advokater
• Zacco Digital Trust

Products and services

• Patents
• Trademarks
• Legal
• Designs
• IP Litigation
• IP Operations
• Digital Brands
• Digital Trust
• IPview

Quantifiable outcome

• 10th consecutive year of Top Tier recognition in Managing IP Rankings for Patent and Trademark Prosecution
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• S&H PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of foreign agents ensuring global coverage for Zacco's clients. S&H Partners collaboration ensures coverage in the Indian market through established local relationships.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths1 record

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zacco
• Xx.com/zaccoip

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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