Intellectual Property
Europe Guide 2024 : Belgium
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+32 2 533 52 11About
Provided by Stibbe
Stibbe’s IP practice covers the full range of IP rights and related legal services, including IP structuring, IP litigation and transactional IP. The team has built up significant expertise in the protection and enforcement of know-how, patents, trademarks, design rights, copyright and database rights, as well as technology transfers, advertising and marketing, and licensing agreements.
The team has a strong reputation in IP litigation. They have extensive expertise in multi-jurisdictional litigations in which they draw on their long-standing relationships with other top tier IP law firms around the world. They have a strong track record in handling significant patent litigation matters and in IP related alternative dispute resolution.
Furthermore, the team has proven expertise in handling the intellectual property aspects of M&A, capital markets and finance transactions, including due diligence research of IP portfolios, raising IP issues and providing pragmatic, business-minded solutions for all flagged issues.
They advise and assist companies, public authorities, non-governmental organisations and research institutes across a wide variety of sectors.
Chambers Review
Stibbe is a well-known law firm in the Benelux region that advises clients on patent and copyright ownership and infringement disputes. Additionally, the team assists with authors' rights issues and trade mark disputes. Team members have experience acting on matters concerning protected designations of origin, as well as assisting with drafting IP sharing agreements.
Work Highlights
- Stibbe assisted Hoya Surgical Optics with patent infringement proceedings against Alcon.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The entire team has good quality."
"The knowledge that both partners and the associates possess is very deep."
"The entire team has good quality."
"The knowledge that both partners and the associates possess is very deep."
Notable Practitioners
Ignace Vernimme has a broad practice spanning copyright and trade mark portfolio management, patent infringement cases and protected designation of origin applications. He has a number of clients from the life sciences sector.
"He is somebody who's an expert in the whole range of IP."
"He is very knowledgeable on contracts."
"Ignace Vernimme is great, he goes into the trenches with you."
Philippe Campolini has a strong focus on patent litigation and enforcement matters. He also has experience in disputes around authors' rights and trade mark infringement proceedings.
Ranked Lawyers at
Stibbe
Belgium
Industries
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Automobiles & Parts
Chemicals
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction & Materials
Consumer Product Manufacturing
Education
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Drink Producers
Government
Health Care
Media
Mining & Metals
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Retail
Sports
Technology, Hardware & Electronics
Transportation