Tommy Dahlen

Dahlen has over 20 years’ experience of transactions and advising technology and knowledge companies, educational establishments and industrial actors. He advises national and international businesses in a number of industrial fields on matters relating the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) rights, such as patents, trademarks, designs and trade secrets.

Tommy also assists a wide range of large enterprises, SMEs and research environments with the development, industrialisation and commercialisation of advanced technology, with a particular focus on the defence and security sector. He has extensive experience of contractual models, project implementation and the complex framework conditions that apply to technology being brought to market, both nationally and internationally. He works closely with players in the supply industry and tech companies that are developing next-generation solutions in areas such as electronics, sensor technology, autonomous systems, and surveillance and communications solutions.

Dahlen has previously worked as a lecturer at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)’s Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management (IØT), where he was closely associated with the NTNU School of Entrepreneurship. He is a sought-after public speaker and regularly lectures at many of the largest technology conferences in Norway.