Veroniqe Pede is Patent, Design and Trademark Litigator; UPC Representative at Cape IP in Ghent Belgium
ir. S.M.M. Versaevel
Sebastien Versaevel is Partner and European patent litigator at Winston Taylor Benelux. He focuses on European patent litigation, with an emphasis on the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and has experience before the Dutch patent courts.
Iris Arts werkt sinds 2023 als advocaat bij La Gro in het team Intellectueel Eigendom & Technologie en is lid van de sectorgroep Healthcare & Life Sciences. Iris is gespecialiseerd in octrooirecht met een focus op de Farma & Life Sciences praktijk.
Lucienne van der Geld is directeur van Netwerk Notarissen, docent notarieel recht aan de Radboud Universiteit. Tevens is zij raadsheer plaatsvervanger in het Hof Den Haag.
Petra Knoppers is partner en advocaat bij SmeetsGijbels. Tevens is ze rechter-plaatsvervanger bij de rechtbank Rotterdam. Zij is gespecialiseerd in het erfrecht en actief betrokken bij de Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Executeurs (NOVEX) en lid van de VEAN.
Pia Jongens-Lokin is werkzaam bij het wetenschappelijk bureau sectie civiel van de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, tevens raadsheer-plaatsvervanger in het gerechtshof Amsterdam
Carlos van Staveren is partner in the Intellectual Property practice in Amsterdam and focuses on technology-related matters and patent law in particular. He litigates on a broad range of sectors and have been involved in numerous landmark patent proceedings in the Netherlands, the EPO and before the UPC. He has extensive experience handling and coordinating multijurisdictional and pan-European patent proceedings.
Wim Maas is partner and a trial attorney at Winston Taylor with over 20 years of experience in high-stakes patent litigation in the telecom, IT and life sciences sector. He is recognized as a leading advocate before the Unified Patent Court and frequently speaks and publishes on European patent law and patent enforcement.
Christophe Ronse is lawyer and partner at Altius Gent. He is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution department of ALTIUS and leads the life sciences and patents practice group within the firm. He specialises in IP, with a particular focus on patent law and pharmaceutical law. Christophe assists and guides national and international clients in complex disputes.
