Juve Patent – Netherlands 2024 ranks Brinkhof as the top firm for patent disputes
We are extremely proud that Juve Patent continues to recognize Brinkhof as a market leader for patent disputes in the Netherlands and in the UPC:
Juve about Brinkhof:
“The firm is still more present in national cases than most of its Dutch competitors. The team around Daan de Lange, Koen Bijvank and Mark Van Gardingen represented generic drug and biosimilar manufacturers in various disputes. This includes important work on high-profile cases for Sandoz against Bayer over Xarelto and for Stada against Bristol-Myers Squibb over apixaban. Bijvank remains a key figure in EPO proceedings concerning CRISPR-Cas technology. Thus patent holders and innovators in the pharma and biotech sectors such as The Broad Institute, Amgen, and Novartis trust in the firm.”
“Brinkhof’s ambitions now lie with the UPC and younger partners are increasingly taking on more responsibility. Brinkhof bundles its UPC activities with Vossius & Partner in mixed teams under the brand Vossius & Brinkhof UPC Litigators. Laywers from both firms are representing Oppo in three suits filed by Panasonic at the local division Mannheim. They also represented CCV Group as co-defendants of Verifone in two suits brought by Nokia. Broekstra also represented Ballinno in a dispute with Kineox over the use of VAR technology for the Uefa European Championships 2024. Under the brand Vossius & Brinkhof UPC Litigators, de Lange and de Leeuw are leading a claim for Agfa against Gucci at the Hamburg local division.”
Recommended individuals
Koen Bijvank
“makes the difference in the courtroom but also when negotiating settlements”, competitor; also qualified as patent attorney; pharma and biotech”
Richard Ebbink
“still the best Dutch patent litigator”, competitor”
Daan de Lange
“excellent lawyer, always a pleasure to work with on cases”, competitor
Alexander de Leeuw
“very proactive lawyer, easy to work with”, competitor
Jan Pot
“strong litigation skills, very good advice in technically complex proceedings”, competitor
Mark Van Gardingen
“outstanding, no matter what the technology in dispute is”, competitor
Our full ranking is available on the Juve Patent website.
We thank our clients for their recommendation and their trust!