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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Intellectual Property: Patent

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Your ideas. Your innovations. Your brand. Our IP practice understands that these assets make your business unique, and we know how to protect them.

There’s a reason why more than half of the world’s top 100 brands (Financial Times, 2017) have chosen us to represent them. With 400 IP professionals worldwide, we combine a global outlook with local knowledge across the life cycle of IP assets ― from development to commercialization, and licensing through to maturity. But it's not how many lawyers we have; it’s the way we work together that our clients really value.

Many of our lawyers hold advanced degrees in science and engineering, helping us to fully appreciate the products and processes in traditional industries, as well as emerging ones.

We live and breathe IP. And we are ready to resolve your intellectual property issues wherever and however they arise.

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Intellectual Property: Patent - Netherlands

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Hogan Lovells advises on a broad range of contentious patent cases, often acting for innovator pharmaceutical companies and telecoms clients. The law firm is well known for assisting with patent infringement cases, enforcement actions, revocation disputes and validity proceedings. The team is also well versed in contentious and non-contentious trade mark and copyright matters, such as infringement proceedings, IP portfolio management and trade mark registration cases. The department holds additional expertise in anti-counterfeiting mandates.

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Work Highlights

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  • Hogan Lovells represented Yealink in preliminary injunction proceedings brought by Barco before the UPC.

Strengths

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  • Hogan Lovells responds quickly and dedicates the time needed for high-value, detailed work, which is crucial in time-sensitive, business-critical matters.

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  • What truly sets Hogan Lovells apart is its responsiveness, clarity of advice and ability to anticipate risks and opportunities beyond the immediate legal issue. The lawyers act as true partners.

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  • Hogan Lovells has a solid bench of talent at both senior and junior levels, which ensures continuity and responsiveness, even in complex or time-sensitive matters.

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  • The lawyers consistently demonstrate high-quality service and are remarkably responsive, ensuring that our needs are addressed promptly and effectively.

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  • The Hogan Lovells team is very reactive and skilled. It anticipates the different scenarios in complex cases well in advance, which is very much appreciated.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Gertjan Kuipers
    Gertjan Kuipers

    Gertjan Kuipers

    Gertjan Kuipers is active in significant patent infringement cases, boasting notable involvement in cross-border disputes and UPC litigation. He has a number of high-profile clients from the technology and telecommunications sectors, as well as life sciences.

    • Gertjan Kuipers has profound knowledge of patent litigation and is very good at client relationship management.

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    • Gertjan Kuipers is one of the top litigators in the Netherlands.

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    • Gertjan Kuipers' legal expertise, strategic mindset and professionalism played a crucial role in the case that our company was faced with.

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    • Gertjan has demonstrated an extraordinary command of the law, consistently delivering outstanding results for clients. In every sense of the word, he exemplifies what it means to be a leader in law.

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    • Gertjan Kuipers is a very experienced patent litigator in the Netherlands who can deal with legal and technical questions and matters.

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  • Ruud van der Velden
    Ruud van der Velden

    Ruud van der Velden

    Ruud van der Velden acts for clients from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries on patent revocation and infringement proceedings. He is additionally skilled at matters pertaining to trade secrets and plant variety rights.

    • Ruud van der Velden's technical legal skills are excellent. He understands cross-border patent litigation challenges and the needs of his clients very well.

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    • His strategies are very realistic and efficient in reaching the target.

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    • He works very efficiently, provides timely feedback and always gives us a clear and good understanding of what to expect.

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    • Ruud van der Velden is a skilled and experienced lawyer.

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  • Samantha Brinkhuis
    Samantha Brinkhuis

    Samantha Brinkhuis

    Samantha Brinkhuis assists clients with a range of soft IP matters including trade mark infringement, portfolio management and validity proceedings.

    • Samantha Brinkhuis brings a combination of sharp legal intellect, strong instincts and a thoughtful, composed presence to litigation matters.

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    • She is highly skilled and always strives to tailor her work precisely to our needs.

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    • I can attest that she is a very sharp litigator who takes full control in court and knows how to persuade a judge. She delivers excellent results.

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    • Her ability to quickly distil complex facts, identify strategic opportunities and contribute meaningfully to case direction is impressive.

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    • Samantha demonstrated a clear understanding of our business priorities. She consistently sought a practical, commercially sensible resolution, aiming to settle the matter on favourable terms.

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Ranked Individuals at Hogan Lovells Cadwalader (3)

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    Samantha Brinkhuis

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