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.
Christine Kehrer-Bot is advocaat bij AKD en gespecialiseerd in de ‘zieke werknemer’. Zij adviseert en begeleidt (internationale) werkgevers in complexe poortwachter en WIA dossiers, inclusief alle sociaal verzekeringsrechtelijke aspecten. Zij is betrokken bij een aantal verenigingen en vakbladen en treedt regelmatig op als docent.
Mathieu Schipper is advocaat en partner bij Schipper en Lof advocaten. Hij adviseert en procedeert in erfrechtelijke kwesties. Daarnaast treedt Mathieu Schipper regelmatig op als docent erfrecht. Zijn achtergrond als advocaat stelt hem in staat de vertaalslag te maken van theorie naar praktijk. Ook publiceert hij over het erfrecht. Tevens is hij raadsheer-plaatsvervanger bij het Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden.
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.
Jaap Bremer is Lawyer and Partner at BarentsKrans Lawyers in The Haque. His focus is on litigation in disputes concerning the infringement and validity of patents and other intellectual property rights, particularly for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and consumer products industries.
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).
Amé Derks is advocaat en mediator bij Derks Advocaten. Ze is erkend specialist familierecht, scheidingsmediator en aangesloten bij de Nederlandse Vereniging Familie- en erfrecht Advocaten Scheidingsmediators (vFAS).
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.
