Christophe Ronse is partner at Altius De Clercq Brussels in the Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution department 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.
Frits van der Kamp is fiscaal juridisch adviseur familievermogensrecht. Hij verzorgt regelmatig seminars en doceert sedert 20 jaar aan vele (postacademische) opleidingsinstituten. Tevens is hij als docent fiscaal recht werkzaam bij het Fiscaal Instituut Tilburg University. Hij publiceert regelmatig waaronder in het Vakblad Financiële Planning. Frits studeerde Nederlands Recht te Nijmegen en Fiscaal Recht te Leiden.
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.
Jules Fabre heads Taylor Wessing's patent department in Paris. He specialises in intellectual property, with a particular focus on patent and regulatory matters in the Life Sciences and pharmaceutical sector.
He has extensive experience handling complex French and cross border patent and SPC litigations, both in private practice and inhouse.
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.
Tobias Hessel is partner at Clifford Chance in Düsseldorf and he advises and represents clients in national and multi-jurisdictional IP litigation cases.
He is very experienced in patent litigation cases predominantly in the fields of information technology, medical devices, telecommunications, and semiconductors. Tobias has significant experience in representing his clients in disputes relating to standard-essential patents (SEPs) including the antitrust related aspects (FRAND).
