This patent attorney firm is ahead of most of its Dutch competitors when it comes to major patent disputes before Dutch courts. The small, pure patent attorney firm keeps its main challengers AOMB or NLO at bay – no other patent attorney firm has such a clear focus on litigation. In this respect, De Vries & Metman operates on a par with German patent attorney firms.
Vereenigde Octrooibureaux has a large and technically broad patent attorney practice, which also leads to a strong presence in Dutch patent disputes. While 2022 and 2023 were characterised by litigation work by patent attorneys in mobile communication and pharma cases, the number of disputes concerning mobile communications has decreased significantly for V.O. in 2024, as for all other Dutch firms.
This IP firm, which is dominated by patent attorneys, is best known for patent litigation in the life sciences field before Dutch patent courts. René Raggers is highly regarded for his technical support in pharmaceutical and biotech cases. He is specifically brought in by external law firms, for example by Taylor Wessing for Pfizer’s Dutch proceedings against Moderna. The firm’s patent attorneys are also active in the major dispute for generic drug manufacturer Viatris against Biogen over multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera, together with Barents...
In this Dutch mixed IP firm, patent attorneys make up the majority of fee earners. But Arnold & Siedsma also stands out with its small but agile lawyer team that is highly active for predominantly Dutch SMEs at national courts across a broad spectrum of technologies. Current examples include Hozelock concerning house building equipment, OneWay plastics concerning patisserie piping bags, and Blister Partners regarding drug packaging technology. The firm handles these cases consistently with mixed teams consisting of its own lawyers and paten...
The market-leading Dutch patent litigation team of IP boutique Hoyng ROKH Monegier continues to impress its competitors with its retention of high-profile clients across a broad technical spectrum. It also boasts a strong patent attorney team, which runs an impressive patent prosecution practice. But more often it is recommended for its litigation work alongside Hoyng ROKH's litigation partners. Orbisk for example is a long-standing prosecution client. A mixed Hoyng ROKH team has now filed a case against a competitor at the UPC over a technolog...
This patent attorney firm is traditionally very active in the Dutch litigation market, especially when it comes to mobile communication patents. NLO’s ties to Nokia and the company's regular Dutch advisors Bird & Bird were underlined when Harm van der Heijden represented Nokia in the Dutch proceedings against Oppo until the global dispute was settled in early 2024. The firm was also heavily involved in a nullity case for Crystal Clear Codec over audio coding technology, which also ended in 2024. As a result, the telecoms team is currently somew...
Although boasting just eight patent attorneys, this small patent attorney firm has a good reputation for patent prosecution involving chemicals, eletronics and mechanics patents. When it comes to the latter, law firms like to call on Bas Langenhuijsen and Hein van den Heuvel in patent disputes before the Dutch patent courts for their technical support.
The selection of law firms in the above table reflects the research of the editorial staff at JUVE and is based on interviews with clients, lawyers and academics. It remains a subjective view and implies no disparagement of any firm not mentioned here but which is nevertheless active in this field. The firms are alphabetically listed within the groups. Valid: Sep 2024. To find out more about our rankings and research criteria please click here and here.
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