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Zacco
Legal namestring
Zacco A/S
Websiteurl
zacco.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1870
Descriptiontext

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.

Short descriptiontext

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.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
501–1,000
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
HQ citystring
Oslo
HQ countrystring
Norway
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices24 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
intellectual property services, patent prosecution, trademark registration, IP litigation, digital brand protection
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Legal Services8111
Product category
Intellectual Property Services
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Professional IP Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

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.

zacco.com
2IP Portfolio Management
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Ongoing management and administration of IP portfolios including renewals, annuities, and recordal services.

zacco.com
Marketing channels5 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 of 5 records shown
1IP360
Description

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.

zacco.com
+4 more records
Core offering1 text field

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.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 2 values shown
  • 10th consecutive year of Top Tier recognition in Managing IP Rankings for Patent and Trademark Prosecution
+1 more record
Product overview1 text field

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.

Product and service9 records
1Patents
CategoryPatent Services
2Trademarks
CategoryTrademark Services
3Legal
CategoryIP Legal Services
4Designs
CategoryDesign Protection Services
5IP Litigation
CategoryIP Litigation Services
6IP Operations
CategoryIP Portfolio Administration
7Digital Brands
CategoryDigital Brand Protection
8Digital Trust
CategoryDigital Trust / Cybersecurity
9IPview
CategoryIP Management Platform
Scale indicator5 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1S&H Partners
Strategic tierMinorTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Network of foreign agents ensuring global coverage for Zacco's clients. S&H Partners collaboration ensures coverage in the Indian market through established local relationships.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight6 records

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Type, Description

Market position
Strengths1 record

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat6 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers8 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment3 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile4 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
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Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature2 records

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Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
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Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles22 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

Subsidiaries10 records

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Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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

M&A1 record

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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

Zacco

Intellectual Property Serviceszacco.com

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.

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.

Zacco firmographics

Firmographics
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

Where Zacco is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Oslo
HQ country
Norway
HQ region
Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

Zacco business model

Business model
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

Zacco product offering

Product offering

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

Companies that use Zacco

Customer profile

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Zacco technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Zacco partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

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

Zacco competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Strengths1 record

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Zacco social profiles

Digital presence

Zacco financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Zacco leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Zacco subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries10 records

Zacco funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Zacco M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A1 record

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Zacco

What does Zacco do?

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.

Is Zacco a public or private company?

Zacco is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.

When was Zacco founded?

Zacco was founded in 1870. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is Zacco based?

Zacco is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, in the Europe region.

How does Zacco make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Professional IP Services are the primary driver. The others are IP Portfolio Management.

Does Zacco have an API?

No public API is recorded for Zacco.

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