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Marte Thorsby

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Norwegian
English

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Marte Thorsby is head of CMS Kluge's department of IP, technology and EEA.

Thorsby is an experienced IP lawyer with strong commercial skills. Marte has been head of IFPI Norway since 2006, representing international and domestic record producers in lobbying, public and legal affairs covering the Norwegian market. She has been central in restructuring, streamlining and adapting the music industry to a purely digital market.

Thorsby is an advanced practitioner within the broad IP area, in addition to being an advanced advisor within the copyright field, she is heavily engaged within patent, trademark, design and market law. She has an advanced expertise in establishing, maintaining and enforcing IP rights.

Thorsby has comprehensive board experience, both as Chairman and board member for several companies and organizations. She has broad experience within communications and public affairs.

Relevant experience

2021 - Partner, CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS (prev. Kluge Advokatfirma AS)
2006 - 2020 Managing Director and National Group Director, IFPI Norway (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)
2000 - 2006 Lawyer/associate, Advokatfirmaet Grette DA
1998 - 2000 Management Consultant, Ernst & Young Management Consulting
1997 - 1998 Associate, Ernst & Young, tax department

Publications

Lovkommentar 2022 | Law on collective management of copyright

Memberships & Roles

2006 - Gramo - Deputy Chairman of the Board
2006 - Spellemann AS - Chairman of the Board
2007 - Norwaco - Deputy Chairman of the Board
2011 - Arthaus - Board member
2018 - 2020 Fund for audio and video - Board member
2018 - 2020 Vega Scene AS - Deputy Board member
2006 - 2015 Fund for audio and video - Board member
2006 - 2014 Fund for performing artists - Board member
2006 - 2014 President of International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
2005 - 2009 Member of the Norwegian Bar Associations Law Committee for Intellectual Property and Marketing Law.

Awards & Rankings

Recommended lawyer, Legal 500, Intellectual property
Recommended lawyer, Legal 500, TMT (Technology, Media and Telecom)
Top lawyer in Media, sports and culture, Norwegian Finance Daily (Finansavisens advokatundersøkelse)

Marte Thorsby is an exceptionally skilled top expert and authority in the IP field. In the music industry, she is without comparison the leading expert in Norway, and her knowledge of IP is outstanding
_{Legal 500, 2025}
Marte Thorsby is undoubtedly the driving and leading force in the field. Her insight into media and entertainment law is unparalleled. In addition to her exceptional professional expertise, the service is always top-notch, and responses are always prompt.
_{Legal 500, 2025}

Lectures list

Marte has held several lectures nationally and internationally. She has been a lecturer at NYU on The Scandinavian Music Industry and the digital transformation, she has been a lecturer several times for JUS (Jurist Education Center) within Copyright, for BI (Norwegian Business School) on copyright and the music industry, infringement and enforcement, for several companies and organisations on copyright related issues and the legal framework for the Music industry in Norway.

Education

1998 University of Oslo, Cand. Jur.
1996 Griffith University (Australia), Exchange semester, legal subjects; IP, international privacy law, environmental law

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Commercial

sectors

TMC - Technology, Media & Communications

Insights

Global Reach

Future Facing Law