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.
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).
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.
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.
Arvid van Oorschot is advocaat en partner bij Vondst. Hij publiceert en doceert regelmatig over (internationale-) handhaving van intellectuele eigendomsrechten en aanverwante onderwerpen.
Jan-Ger Knot is Raadsheer bij het Hof Arnhem-Leeuwarden. Daarnaast is hij universitair docent internationaal privaatrecht aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
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.
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.
