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.
Eveline Klarus-Blomjous is als advocaat verbonden aan SmeetsGijbels en gespecialiseerd in het familie- en erfrecht. Zij is werkzaam als advocaat en scheidingsmediator en lid van de VEAN en de vFAS. Daarnaast is zij redactielid van Jerf Actueel en hoofdredacteur van SDU Commentaar Erfrecht.
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).
Milie Franck is werkzaam in haar eigen praktijk als GZ-psycholoog, systeemtherapeut, coach overlegscheiding, EMDR-, en EFT- practitioner en werkt tevens voor Justitie bij de Penitentiaire instelling in Middelburg.
Christophe Ronse is partner at ALTIUS 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.
Ellen Crabbe is Europees en Belgisch Octrooigemachtigde bij Brantsandpatents in Brussel en Gent. Zij adviseert klanten op alle gebieden van octrooien. Haar activiteiten omvatten het opstellen van octrooiaanvragen en afhandelen van verleningsprocedures, voeren van opposities en beroepsprocedures, alsook het adviseren van klanten omtrent octrooieerbaarheid, vrijheid van handelen, fiscaliteit en inbreuk.
Liesbeth de Beij is Raadsheer bij het Hof Den Bosch.
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Bart ten Doeschate is IP-counsel bij The HEINEKEN Company
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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.