Monica Viken
Professor
Department of Law and Governance
Employee Profile
- Room number A5I-097
- Phone +4746410444
- E-mail monica.viken@bi.no
Biography
Monica Viken is professor of law and associate dean for the bachelor- and master program in law at BI.
She received her Ph.D. in law from Copenhagen Business School in 2011, with a dissertation on the evidential value of market surveys in trademark and marketing practice litigation.
Her research focuses on intellectual property law, marketing law and contract law, also discussing borderlines between these fields of law and EU/EEA law. She is a dedicated teacher and has been teaching large and small classes at BI since 1996.
Viken has also been Head of Department of Law and Governance, Associate Dean for the bachelor program in law and business and course responsible for several legal courses at all levels.
Viken is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Business Law (Tidsskrift for forretningsjus) and peer reviewer for GRUR International and Nordic Intellectual Property Law Review (Nordiskt Immateriellt Râttsskydd – NIR). She is also a member of Karnov Group Norway Advisory Board.
Viken is widely used as an expert witness in courts regarding survey evidence in trademark cases in Scandinavia. She was also a member of the Academic Advisory Board at the European Patent Organisation for several years.
Viken is appointed chair of the Norwegian Market Council (Markedsrådet).
Research/teaching areas:
Marketing law, Intellectual Property Law, Consumer Rights and Contract Law.
She received her Ph.D. in law from Copenhagen Business School in 2011, with a dissertation on the evidential value of market surveys in trademark and marketing practice litigation.
Her research focuses on intellectual property law, marketing law and contract law, also discussing borderlines between these fields of law and EU/EEA law. She is a dedicated teacher and has been teaching large and small classes at BI since 1996.
Viken has also been Head of Department of Law and Governance, Associate Dean for the bachelor program in law and business and course responsible for several legal courses at all levels.
Viken is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Business Law (Tidsskrift for forretningsjus) and peer reviewer for GRUR International and Nordic Intellectual Property Law Review (Nordiskt Immateriellt Râttsskydd – NIR). She is also a member of Karnov Group Norway Advisory Board.
Viken is widely used as an expert witness in courts regarding survey evidence in trademark cases in Scandinavia. She was also a member of the Academic Advisory Board at the European Patent Organisation for several years.
Viken is appointed chair of the Norwegian Market Council (Markedsrådet).
Research/teaching areas:
Marketing law, Intellectual Property Law, Consumer Rights and Contract Law.
Area of Expertise
Publications
Shows
5
of 19 publication(s)
Academic book Kari Birkeland, Gina Bråthen, Monica Viken (2024)
Et selskapsliv : Festskrift til Tore Bråthen
Chapter Monica Viken (2024)
Kan brudd på god meglerskikk utløse sanksjoner etter markedsføringsloven?
Editorial Monica Viken (2023)
When Trade Mark Law Functions Doctrine Preempts Unfair Competition Law
Editorial Monica Viken (2022)
Høyesterett spiller opp – hører vi svanesangen til markedsføringsrettens generalklausul i varemerkesaker?
Article Monica Viken (2020)
The Borderline Between Legitimate and Unfair Copying of Products – A Unified Scandinavian Approach?
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Copenhagen Business School | Ph.D. |
| 1995 | University of Oslo | Master Cand. Jur. |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Professor |
| 2012 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate Professor |
| 2005 - 2011 | BI Norwegian Business School | Senior Lecturer |
| 1995 - 2005 | BI Norwegian Business School | Lecturer |