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.
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.
Brigitte Chin-A-Fat is advocaat-scheidingsmediator in haar eigen praktijk in Breda. Verder is zij lid van de vFAS, MfN-registermediator, forensisch mediator (lid VVFM) en overlegscheidingsadvocaat (lid VVCP). Tevens publiceert zij regelmatig over mediation en familierechtelijke onderwerpen, zoals het ouderschapsplan en gezag en omgang en treedt regelmatig op als docent/trainer.
Kristof Roox is lawyer and partner at Crowell&Moring Brussels. Pharmaceutical and life sciences companies often have to deal with complex patent litigation. They require help from someone with a pragmatic, creative approach, and this is Kristof Roox’s particular strength. Clients reach out to him for his tenacity in the courtroom as well as his to-the-point counseling on every aspect of intellectual property law.
Kristof Neefs is lawyer and partner at Inteo Mechelen, Belgium and a registered representative at the Unified Patent Court. His practice focuses on intellectual property and technology disputes. He represents clients in a wide array of industries, including life sciences, pharmaceuticals, software, automotive, media and food.
Susan Rutten is Hoogleraar islamitisch familierecht in een Europese context aan de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, Maastricht University
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Kirsten van der Zwan is Global Head of Privacy AI by Signify
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Willem Hoyng is lid van the drafting committee of the Rules of Proceedings and of the Advisory Committee of the Preparatory Committee. Teven gekozen tot Chairman of the Advisory Committee van de UPC.
Miriam Kiefer is founding partner of Kather Augenstein and has been active as a lawyer for over 15 years. She has conducted more than a hundred infringement proceedings, primarily for patents and utility models. A majority of these disputes were cross-border proceedings, so she is thus familiar with the coordination of multinational disputes.
