Belgium

25 May 2022 by Amy Sandys

Taylor Wessing grows Benelux offering in response to UPC

International firm Taylor Wessing has added Patricia Cappuyns as a second partner to its patent practice in Brussels. The firm continues to expand in ...

19 May 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Smart buildings

Belparts and Meissner Bolte defend crucial pressure valve technology

Belimo’s nullity suit against a central patent for state-of-the-art pressure valves has failed. The German Federal Patent Court has upheld competitor ...

2 June 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Consumer goods

Melitta and Krieger Mes fend off vacuum cleaner filter lawsuits

The Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe has decided that vacuum cleaner bag and coffee filter manufacturer Melitta does not infringe two Eurofilters paten ...

8 January 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Mobile communication

Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement in Europe

Ericsson has increased the pressure on Samsung in the global licensing and patent dispute between the two companies. Now the Swedish mobile phone comp ...

8 January 2021 by Christina Schulze

Belgian IP firm Inteo hires partner from in-house

Belgian IP firm Inteo has a new partner. Simone Vandewynckel started her career at Benelux firm Stibbe in 2008, and has since worked in-house. Illumin ...

22 July 2020 by Amy Sandys

Arnold & Siedsma merges with Belgian patent firm

Dutch mixed IP firm Arnold & Siedsma has announced its merger with a Belgium-based IP boutique, LC Patents. The merger will expand Arnold & Si ...

5 May 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Food and drink

AB InBev and Heineken settle global beer dispenser dispute

Global beer giants AB InBev and Heineken have settled a dispute over beer dispensers. Sources close to the opponents revealed this information to JUVE ...

10 September 2019 by Amy Sandys

Stibbe expands patent practice in Brussels

International firm Stibbe has hired Philippe Campolini as a partner in its Brussels office. Campolini specialises in life sciences and joins one other ...

1 March 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Biosimilars

Cancer drug Herceptin: setbacks for Hoffmann-La Roche

Global pharmaceutical company Mundipharma can sell its anti-cancer drug Herzuma in the Netherlands until further notice, as decided by the Rechtbank i ...