Kransell & Wennborg

What Kransell & Wennborg does

Kransell & Wennborg is a Stockholm-based intellectual property consultancy founded in 1968, specializing in patent, design protection (mönsterskydd), and trademark services. The firm operates across all technical fields, providing the full patent lifecycle — novelty searches, drafting and prosecution of patent applications, opposition defense, freedom-to-operate analyses, infringement assessments, and licensing negotiations — alongside parallel trademark and design protection services, with strategic IP advisory and training as supplementary offerings. It is staffed by approximately 40+ professionals including 8 named partners, predominantly European Patent Attorneys with advanced technical credentials (PhDs and MScs from KTH, LTH, Chalmers, and Lund) and several holding UPC Representative status and appointments as technical experts for the Swedish Patent and Market Court.

The firm serves both large international corporations and smaller startup companies on a horizontal segmentation basis, with individual inventors and designers as a secondary segment. Revenue is generated through professional services fees on a project/engagement basis, with no subscription or productized offering; pricing is quote-based on scope, complexity, and jurisdiction, and engagements typically span multi-year patent lifecycles. The go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, relying on direct client relationships, professional reputation, and third-party validation through consecutive IAM 1000 listings and Managing IP "Sweden's Best Patent Firm" awards (2022, 2023, 2025).

The business operates from two Swedish offices — Stockholm (headquarters, founded 1968) and Gothenburg (opened 2013) — with services delivered through direct attorney-client engagement. The firm is a privately held partnership with no external investment, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed. It has positioned itself as Sweden's third-largest patent firm by turnover, having accelerated growth from around 2010 after 40 years of slow expansion. The firm emphasizes a collegial, low-meeting culture with high professional autonomy and direct client responsibility as its operating philosophy.

Name

Kransell & Wennborg

Legal name

Kransell & Wennborg

Website

https://kw.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kransell & Wennborg is a Stockholm-based IP consultancy founded in 1968 providing patent, design, and trademark prosecution and advisory to large international corporations and startups, ranking as Sweden's third-largest patent firm by turnover.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI), IP Due Diligence & Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis (BPAHAMAG), Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection (BPAHAMAB), IP Filing, Annuities & Renewals Administration (BPAHAMAJ)

Keywords

• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration services
• Intellectual property consulting
• Design protection services
• Patent litigation support

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patent Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through patent consultation, drafting and prosecution of patent applications, novelty searches, freedom-to-operate analyses, opposition proceedings, and infringement assessments. Services are billed on a project/engagement basis rather than subscription.
2. Trademark and Design Protection Services: Services for registering and protecting trademarks and industrial designs, including strategic portfolio management, clearance searches, and monitoring. Corresponding services offered alongside patent work.
3. Strategic Advisory and Training: Strategic IP advice and training services to help clients leverage the patent system, including patent strategy development, licensing negotiations, and contract drafting support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kransell & Wennborg is an award-winning intellectual property consultancy firm offering integrated services in patents, trademarks, and design protection. The firm drafts and prosecutes patent applications, performs novelty and freedom-to-operate searches, handles oppositions and infringement assessments, registers and manages trademarks and industrial designs (including EUIPO representation), and provides strategic IP advisory, licensing support, and training to help clients leverage the patent system. Services are delivered directly by qualified European Patent Attorneys, European Design Attorneys, and paralegals across all technical fields.

Product overview

Kransell & Wennborg is an award-winning intellectual property consultancy firm offering a unified service portfolio centered on patent, design protection, and trademark services. The firm operates as a single integrated consultancy rather than a modular software platform—clients engage directly with qualified attorneys and paralegals for bespoke IP counsel. The core service lines are patent services (covering all technical fields from novelty searches through litigation support), design protection (mönsterskydd), and trademark services, supplemented by strategic IP advisory services including portfolio management and licensing support. The firm handles all assignment types from initial invention evaluation through global prosecution, opposition proceedings, and enforcement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Named Sweden's third largest patent firm by turnover
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NU: Nolla Utåtorskapet (Not Unincluded)minorOthersKransell & Wennborg collaborates with NU: Nolla Utåtorskapet, a social initiative, by offering homework assistance at their Stockholm office for students in grades 8, 9 and high school. This is a community engagement partnership focused on social impact rather than commercial benefit.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Groth & Co: Groth & Co is a Stockholm-based IP law firm specializing in patent prosecution, trademark and design protection. Like K&W, it is a Swedish boutique focused on technical IP work for both Swedish and international clients.
• Zacco: Zacco is a pan-Nordic IP firm with a substantial Swedish presence covering patents, trademarks, designs and IP strategy. Directly comparable to Kransell & Wennborg in service mix, target clients (large corporates and startups), and Nordic geographic focus.
• Valea: Valea is a Swedish IP law firm providing patent, trademark, design and strategic IP services. Competes directly with K&W for Swedish and Nordic clients across prosecution and IP portfolio management.
• AWA (formerly Awapatent): AWA is a leading Nordic/European IP consultancy with a large Swedish office, offering patent prosecution, trademark, design and IP strategy services. Most K&W partners previously worked at Awapatent/AWA, making it the closest head-to-head competitor for Swedish IP work.

Regional players

• Plougmann & Vingtoft: Plougmann & Vingtoft is a Danish IP consultancy covering patents, trademarks and designs across the Nordics. Comparable to K&W as a regional Nordic boutique serving similar technical and corporate clients.
• Berggren: Berggren is a leading Finnish/Nordic IP firm with Swedish coverage, offering the same patent, trademark and design services as Kransell & Wennborg. Comparable as a Nordic peer with cross-border capacity.
• Novagraaf: Novagraaf is a European IP consultancy with offices in multiple jurisdictions, providing patent, trademark and design services. Comparable to K&W in service breadth and mid-size European footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Bird & Bird: Bird & Bird is a global law firm with a strong IP and tech practice across Europe and beyond. Larger and broader than K&W but directly competes for high-end international patent prosecution and IP strategy mandates in Sweden.
• Hoffmann Eitle: Hoffmann Eitle is one of Europe's largest patent attorney firms, headquartered in Munich with broad European coverage. Competes with K&W for top-tier European patent prosecution work, particularly before the EPO.

Emerging players

• Dennemeyer: Dennemeyer combines IP law practice with IP management software and global patent annuity services. Adjacent to K&W's traditional patent prosecution work and a potential technology-driven disruptor to boutique patent firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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