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 law firm also advises on secondary medical use patents and 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 delivers very strategic and proactive advice. The law firm has excellent knowledge of our business and does not lose sight of the bigger picture.
It has been a very good experience working with Vondst Advocaten. The lawyers provide very pragmatic solutions and are very client-oriented and responsive.
The Vondst Advocaten team is highly pragmatic and provides commercially focused advice, contributing to the project constructively and proportionately.
The team really goes the extra mile if one needs to go deep and collect extra information.
Work Highlights
Vondst Advocaten represented VIC in patent infringement litigation against Topfloors.
Notable practitioners
Otto Swens has a strong focus on representing pharmaceutical companies in patent nullity actions. He also assists clients with invalidity and infringement proceedings, offering substantial experience before both domestic and international courts.
He goes the extra mile to collect all the depth and detail to win the case.
Otto Swens is really easy to work with, very responsive, gets the gist of things very quickly and understands what we need without paraphernalia.
I have always found him very good and knowledgeable.
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 an approachable and highly skilled lawyer with a pragmatic and constructive approach. He is a great person to work with.
Arvid van Oorschot is the perfect fit to work with and is very responsive.
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 is really pleasant to work with and a really clever lawyer.
Ricardo Dijkstra thinks very actively to help your case proceed in the right direction.
He is very calm in court, which helps.
Herwin Roerdink is recommended for his skill in handling contentious IP matters such as infringement, cancellation and opposition proceedings. He is also sought out to assist with the management of IP portfolios and licensing agreements.
Herwin Roerdink is my go-to for any issue.
He makes himself available, even when he is on the other side of the world. He also has our best interests in mind and understands our specific scenario.
He is a really clever lawyer and is quite creative in finding solutions. It is really nice to work with him and he takes his time with his clients.
Herwin Roerdink offers pragmatic solutions and is very client-oriented and responsive.