Preben Kjær Kristensen is the Head of IP at Bang & Olufsen, a high-end supplier of audio and video equipment. B&O sells both through partners (multi-brand or mono-brand), own shops and online. Bang & Olufsen uses all IP rights, including design rights, to protect its innovation. Preben has an Engineering Degree from Denmark’s Technical University supplemented with an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School.

Mr. Kristensen has more than 20 years of IPR experience from among others Nokia and the Technical University of Denmark with tech transfer and business development. He joined B&O from Ørsted Wind Power. Mr. Kristensen is the former Chairman of the Board for the Danish Industry’s Patent and Trademark Executives and acts as a Technical Judge at the Danish Maritime and Trade Court in patent and trade secret litigation cases.