Background
Ørstavik has since 2014 been associate professor with the Department of Private Law. She obtained her Ph.D. in 2010 with the thesis "The innovation spiral - questions in patent law, contract law and competition law relating to improvements of patented inventions". The thesis was awarded H.M. the King's gold medal. She has experience from the Attorney General for Civil Affairs and from the law firm Schjødt.
Ørstavik has worked with intellectual property law, competition law, contract law and dispute resolution. She has broad experience from teaching, and has taught international human rights at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. She published the book "Innovasjonsspiralen" in 2010, and has published several articles in intellectual property law and competition law.
Inger Berg Ørstavik is a director on the board of Nordic Semiconductor ASA, and she is the chairperson of the Food and Drink Industry Professional Practices Committee (MFU) Food and Drink Industry Professional Practices Committee (MFU). She also has experience as arbitrator.