Belgium

7 October 2025 by Mathieu Klos

private equity, the Netherlands, Dutch patent attorney firms, patent attorneys

Dutch patent market

When private equity falls in love with IP

Two private-equity-backed mergers involving Benelux patent attorney firms in quick succession have raised eyebrows. In the Netherlands, a sound regula ...

EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal

EBA, EPO Enalrged Board of Appeal, Knauf, Rockwool, hydroponics, patent claims, descriptions

G1/25: EBA to decide on hydroponic case between Knauf and Rockwool

The Enlarged Board of Appeal faces its first referral of 2025. The EPO's highest instance must now decide on the office's current legal practice regar ...

20 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

30 June 2025 by Konstanze Richter

settlement, UPC, settlements, settle, Ortovox, Mammut, Plant-e, Arkyne

Unified Patent Court

Ortovox's settlement with Mammut shows UPC's reputation as a catalyst for settlements grows

Two more high-profile disputes have recently been resolved outside the courtroom: Ortovox vs Mammut and Plant-e vs Arkyne. These cases underscore the ...

1 October 2024 by Mathieu Klos

QuantifiCare, Canfield Scientific, UPC, local division Düsseldorf, 3D medical imaging

3D imaging

QuantifiCare sues Canfield Scientific at UPC over 3D medical imaging systems

QuantifiCare has filed a complaint with the UPC against Canfield Scientific. Previously, the Federal Court of Justice in Germany upheld an important p ...

11 July 2023 by Amy Sandys

Vaccine technology

Moderna targets Ireland and Belgium in next round against Pfizer and BioNTech

In the next stage of COVID-19 vaccine patent suits, US pharmaceutical company Moderna has filed patent infringement suits at the High Court in Dublin ...

4 July 2023 by Laura King

French firm Ipsilon acquires IP Hills as part of Benelux expansion

French mixed IP firm Ipsilon has acquired the Belgian outfit IP Hills, as part of a wider expansion across the Benelux region. While the move will con ...

26 August 2022 by Amy Sandys

Victrix and Télé-Secours repel patent infringement accusation with competition defence

A Belgian court has ordered telehealth company Tunstall to grant a licence to Victrix and Télé-Secours, after the defendants successfully invoked a co ...

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 ...