About

Provided by Crowell & Moring LLP

We offer our clients all the legal services they require for running their business, including regulatory and IP litigation support, and advice on competition, corporate, commercial and employment matters.


We have a detailed understanding of the Belgian and EU regulatory framework related to the sector and advise and litigate on issues related to marketing authorization, pricing and reimbursement, legislative reforms, off-label use questions, parallel import, etc. We advise on the marketing and advertising of medicinal products, including compliance with the applicable rules, restrictions regarding promotional offers and hospitality towards health care providers, internal audits, and drafting of company guidelines.


We provide advice on all aspects of IP law. We help clients launch successful strategies and represent them in litigation relating to the validity and infringement of patents and supplementary protection certificates and on trademark issues relating to parallel imports. We handle disputes (often complex and cross-border), such as patent, SPC and trademark litigation and are one of Belgium’s leading practices when it comes to pre-trial discovery and preliminary injunction proceedings.


We have represented clients in matters before the Belgian administrative and civil courts and in procedures before the European Medicines Agency, the Ethical Health platform Mdeon, the Deontological and Pharmaceutical Ethics Committee and other regulatory and legislative bodies.


Chambers Review

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Life Sciences: Domestic - Belgium

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Crowell & Moring assists clients with market authorisation and product marketing matters. The law firm represents clients in cooperation agreements and licensing disputes, as well as advising on compliance with the Belgian regulatory requirements for medical devices. It works alongside the law firm's highly regarded intellectual property team to represent clients from the life sciences sector in litigation relating to patent infringement.

Work Highlights

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  • Crowell & Moring assisted Sandoz with the launch of rivaroxaban, as well as regulatory framework advice for partnership agreements and the sale of medicines.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Kristof Roox
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Kristof Roox
3
Band 3

Co-managing partner Kristof Roox has prodigious intellectual property expertise and frequently acts for clients in the life sciences industry on cases relating to parallel import and SPCs. He also advises on the set-up of partnerships and market authorisation matters.

Kristof Roox has become our trusted adviser. He has an incredible grasp of the commercial aspects of running a company.

Kristof Roox is the archetype of what a trusted legal adviser should be.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Belgium

Life Sciences: Domestic

Kristof Roox
3
Kristof Roox
3
Band 3

Members

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Christopher Dumont

Eline Van Bogget

Jurgen Figys

Kristof Roox

Kristof Roox

Head of Department

Sari Depreeuw

Clients

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Alcon Research

Fresenius Medical Care

Honeywell

Insud Pharma

International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association

Medicines for Europe

Neuraxpharm

Pharma Patent

Polpharma

Sandoz

Synthon

Ugani Prostethics

Viatris

Zentiva