Chambers Review
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Intellectual Property: Patent - Netherlands
What the Team is Known For
Vondst Advocaten has a noteworthy patent litigation practice, representing clients in injunction proceedings, nullity actions, infringement claims and invalidity disputes. The team also advises on secondary medical use patents. The law firm is additionally active in patent portfolio management matters. Vondst Advocaten acts for clients from the medical, technology and manufacturing industries and is equipped to handle cases before Dutch courts and the UPC.
Strengths
Vondst Advocaten has very good patent litigators, both for Dutch local proceedings and for the Unified Patent Court.
Vondst Advocaten are well informed and up to date, both legally and technically.
Apart from the team's knowledge, Vondst Advocaten's lawyers are approachable, practical, realistic and persistent when needed.
Vondst Advocaten's lawyers are very knowledgeable, have a very good reputation, know exactly what they are doing and have a lot of experience.
The team at Vondst Advocaten argued our case well with good and logical arguments, listening very carefully to our input. The lawyers were always in control and provided excellent insight.
Work Highlights
Vondst Advocaten represented The Smart Products Company in patent enforcement proceedings against various infringing parties in relation to rain garments.
Notable practitioners
Otto Swens is the first lawyer I would choose to work with.
Otto Swens is a friendly and approachable person. He is very open with clients, flexible and an intelligent gentleman.
Arvid van Oorschot handles a range of patent matters for clients in the medical, technology and manufacturing sectors. He advises on patent infringement proceedings, invalidity disputes and injunctions.
Arvid van Oorschot is a very sharp lawyer.
Arvid van Oorschot is an extremely likeable person who provides very good quality work. He is very easy to work with, very personable and we work well together.
Arvid van Oorschot combines solid legal knowledge and experience with commercial acumen. Next to this, he has an open personality, which makes him great to work with.
His replies are quick and he gives us all the information we need.
Ricardo Dijkstra represents clients in a range of patent litigation including PI and nullity proceedings. He attracts companies active in the pharmaceutical and energy sectors.
Ricardo Dijkstra delivers what you expect and often even more. He is always well prepared and does what he promises.
Ricardo Dijkstra is very good at keeping the overall picture. He knows how to get the right people on the right tasks in order to move a case forward.
He is capable of comprehending complex legal and technical issues and communicating about these in a clear and understandable way.
What stands out about Ricardo Dijkstra, apart from being a very good lawyer, is that he is very calm and very good at the formal legal issues.