Acapo

What Acapo does

Acapo Onsagers AS is a Norwegian intellectual property advisory firm headquartered in Oslo with a secondary office in Bergen, operating in the market since 1989. The firm delivers professional IP advisory services covering patents, trademarks, design rights, trade secrets, copyright, IP strategy, IP management consulting, EPO oppositions, dispute handling, and legal proceedings. Service delivery is built around industry-specialized advisor teams, enabling sector-specific counsel for clients across technology, biotechnology, aquaculture, agriculture, packaging, healthcare, fashion, and seafood industries.

The business model is professional services revenue, charging on a project/engagement basis for advisory work. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise engagement with IP attorneys and patent advisors; the firm does not sell software or platform products. Its customer base is horizontal, serving innovative Norwegian and international companies across multiple industries, with named clients including AutoStore, Yara, ASOS, Elopak, Biostort, Drytech, Spermvital, Zaptech, Asamedic, and Thon. The firm maintains an active thought leadership and content marketing engine (whitepapers, articles, customer stories) and participates in major IP and trademark conferences (INTA, MARQUES).

The most material recent development is the 2026 acquisition of Sildre AS, a Norwegian firm specializing in public funding advisory for research, development, and innovation. This extends the service catalogue beyond strict IP rights into R&D/innovation funding advisory, creating a more comprehensive innovation-services offering for clients. The firm operates as a private independent entity with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or public-listing signals.

Name

Acapo

Legal name

Acapo Onsagers AS

Website

https://acapo.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acapo Onsagers is a Norwegian IP advisory firm offering patent, trademark, design, trade secret, copyright, IP strategy, and dispute resolution services to innovative companies across multiple industries, with offices in Oslo and Bergen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Advisory Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Compliance, Anti-Counterfeiting & Enforcement (BPAHAMAK), IP Filing, Annuities & Renewals Administration (BPAHAMAJ), IP Valuation, Damages & Royalty Analysis (BPAHAMAH), IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI)

Keywords

• Intellectual property advisory
• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration
• IP strategy consulting
• IP dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional IP Advisory Services: Consulting services for patents, trademarks, design protection, trade secrets, copyright, IP strategy, and IP management consulting. Services include EPO oppositions, dispute handling, legal proceedings, and assistance with financial support schemes for R&D and innovation.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Acapo Onsagers provides professional intellectual property advisory services to innovative companies, covering the full lifecycle of patents, trademarks, brands, design rights, trade secrets, copyright, and IP strategy. Its advisors — attorneys and patent advisors — handle patent prosecution, EPO oppositions, trademark and design registration, trade secret protection, IP management consulting, dispute resolution and legal proceedings, and (following the Sildre AS integration) advisory on public financial support schemes for research, development and innovation.

Product overview

Acapo Onsagers is Norway's leading advisory firm for intellectual property and intangible rights. The company operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a software platform, offering interconnected consulting services including Patent, EPO Oppositions, Trademarks/Brands/Design, Trade Secrets, Legal Services, Dispute Resolution, IP Management Consulting, and Financial Support Scheme Assistance. Services are delivered through industry-specialized teams to provide tailored IP solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sildre: Public financial support scheme advisory services for research, development and innovation.

Products and services

• Patent Advisory services for patent protection, including patent applications, prosecution, and strategic patent management across industries, for innovative companies seeking to secure and defend patent rights.
• EPO Oppositions (EPO-innsigelser) European Patent Office opposition services helping clients challenge or defend European patent grants before the EPO, for companies engaged in contested patent proceedings.
• Trademarks, Brands and Design (Varemerker, brands og design) Trademark registration, brand protection, and design rights advisory services for safeguarding visual and verbal brand identities, aimed at companies building and defending brand value.
• Trade Secrets (Forretningshemmeligheter) Advisory on protecting business secrets and confidential information through proper legal frameworks and internal policies, for companies whose value depends on confidential know-how.
• Legal Services (Juridiske tjenester) General legal advisory services related to intellectual property rights and commercial law matters, for companies needing legal counsel on IP and adjacent commercial issues.
• Dispute Handling and Legal Proceedings (Tvistebehandling og rettslig prosess) Litigation support and dispute resolution services for IP conflicts, including court proceedings and alternative dispute resolution, for companies involved in IP disputes.
• IP Management Consulting Strategic consulting for intellectual property portfolio management, valuation, and alignment with business objectives, for companies seeking to align IP strategy with commercial goals.
• Financial Support Scheme Assistance (Bistand med finansielle støtteordninger) Advisory on Norwegian public funding opportunities for research, development and innovation (previously offered through Sildre AS), for companies seeking public financial support schemes for R&D and innovation.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sildre AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Sildre AS has become part of Acapo Onsagers. Sildre has quickly established itself as one of the market's leading environments for public support to research, development and innovation. The partnership combines Sildre's expertise in public funding schemes with Acapo Onsagers' existing IP advisory services, offering customers an expanded range of services including assistance with financial support schemes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plougmann Vingtoft: Danish-headquartered IP advisory firm with Norwegian presence offering patents, trademarks, and IP strategy — directly comparable in service mix and Nordic market positioning to Acapo Onsagers.
• Patentgruppen: Norwegian IP firm providing patent, trademark, and design services to innovative companies — a direct Norwegian-headquartered competitor with overlapping service lines and customer types.
• Zacco: Scandinavian IP advisory group offering patents, trademarks, designs, and IP strategy across the Nordics — comparable as a scaled Nordic peer with adjacent R&D/innovation funding capabilities.
• AWA: Swedish-headquartered IP firm with a strong Nordic footprint offering patent prosecution, trademark, design, and IP strategy services — direct overlap with Acapo Onsagers' core offering across Scandinavian markets.

Broad incumbents

• Mewburn Ellis: UK-based IP firm with European patent and trademark capabilities serving innovative companies — comparable in sector focus (high-tech, biotech, engineering) and IP-only positioning, though at larger scale.
• Marks & Clerk: Global IP services firm offering patent and trademark prosecution, IP strategy, and litigation — competes with Acapo Onsagers for IP-heavy mandates and increasingly serves Nordic-headquartered innovators.
• Hoffmann Eitle: European IP firm specializing in patent prosecution, oppositions (EPO), and IP litigation — directly comparable on EPO oppositions and complex patent work that Acapo Onsagers explicitly offers.
• Potter Clarkson: European IP firm focused on patents and IP strategy for technology-driven clients — comparable in client type (innovative European companies) and service depth in patent prosecution and portfolio strategy.
• Bird & Bird: Global law firm with a substantial IP practice spanning patents, trademarks, and IP disputes — competes with Acapo Onsagers for technology and brand-intensive Nordic clients, especially on cross-border IP matters.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with extensive IP and life sciences practices — relevant as a scaled incumbent that increasingly serves Norwegian and Nordic innovators on complex patent, trademark, and IP-strategy mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/onsagers
• LinkedInno.linkedin.com/company/acapo-onsagers
• Xx.com/acapoip

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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