Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Intellectual Property: Patent

Belgium

1 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Life Sciences: Domestic

Belgium

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Christophe Ronse

Europe

Practice Areas

Christophe is a partner in the IP & Litigation department of ALTIUS and leads the firm’s Life Sciences and Patents practice.

He is particularly specialised in intellectual property, with a focus on patent law, and healthcare law. He advises and assists national and international clients in complex litigation at the Belgian level and in national and international arbitration.

Professional Memberships

Member of INTA, LES, EPLAW

Former President of AIPPI’s Belgian association

Serves on the AIPPI Standing Committee on Pharma & Biotechnology.

Member of the editorial board of ICIP

Deputy judge at the Court of Appeal of Brussels

Active member of the International Bar Association (IBA), serves on the IBA Technology Law Committee.

Publications

Regular contributor of legal articles / speaker at conferences in the field of IP Law

Inaugural address to the Brussels Bar Association for the judicial year 2005-2006.

- “The Pharma Legal Handbook, Belgium”, Pharma Boardroom, December 2019 (with Kirian Claeyé)

- “Evoluties in het octrooirecht – Overzicht van rechtspraak 2014-2018”, TBH-RDC 2018, 747-798

- "Het lot van de licentievergoedingen in geval van herroeping of nietigverklaring van het octrooi : een problematiek met talrijke facetten", ICIP 2016, 1-22.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Intellectual Property: Patent - Belgium

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

The market-leading Christophe Ronse remains a go-to lawyer for well-known pharmaceutical companies in patent infringement and invalidity disputes. He also stands out for his ability to negotiate intellectual property licences.


Life Sciences: Domestic - Belgium

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Christophe Ronse advises clients on contentious pricing and reimbursement matters relating to medical products. He regularly acts for prominent pharmaceutical clients on SPCs, parallel imports and IP litigation, and offers further experience advising on regulatory issues in the pharmaceutical sector.

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Christophe Ronse

Global Practice Guide
Christophe Ronse
Philippe de Jong
Kirian Claeyé
Authored by
Christophe Ronse, Philippe de Jong, Kirian Claeyé
Article • Nov 2025

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