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Dutch market, the Netherlands, UPC, Market Report

The Netherlands Market Report 2025

Recovering from stormy times

When the UPC launched, cases in the Netherlands failed to materialise and gloom began to set in among Dutch patent litigators. Now, they are more confident about the future. The Dutch local division i ...

1 October 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Portugal

Bird & Bird to open office in Lisbon

Bird & Bird is expanding its European presence by opening an office in Portugal. The new team will serve the Iberian Peninsula together with the t ...

24 September 2025 by Laura King

People & Business

Arnold & Siedsma, Rouse, private equity, Benelux

IP firm mergers

Dutch firm Arnold & Siedsma joins private-equity-backed IP group Rouse

Even patent attorney firms are not unaffected by the changes in the European patent market. The mixed Benelux IP law firm Arnold & Siedsma has joi ...

19 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Leca Sevestre, Jean-Baptiste Leca, Carlyne Sevestre

France

New IP firm Leca Sevestre founded in Paris

A new boutique has joined the Paris patent litigation market. Leca Sevestre Avocats focuses on representing small and medium-sized companies from vari ...

18 September 2025 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

CMS, Jeroen Boelens, NautaDutilh, Amsterdam

The Netherlands

CMS bolsters Dutch team with litigator from NautaDutilh

On 1 September Dutch CMS firm CMS Derks Star Busmann reinforced its Amsterdam patent litigation practice with Jeroen Boelens. He joins from NautaDutil ...

5 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Germany

Taylor Wessing Munich loses large portion of its patent litigation partners

In one of the most significant developments in the German patent market, five patent partners are leaving Taylor Wessing's strong Munich patent litiga ...

4 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Klaka, Meissner Bolte, Wolfgang Götz, Stefan Abel

Germany

The exodus at Klaka continues

Following earlier announcements of departures to CMS Hasche Sigle and Ampersand in July, long-established Munich IP firm Klaka continues to haemorrage ...

2 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

European patent market

HGF reinforces teams in Paris and Munich

UK patent attorney firm HGF has expanded its European patent practice with two partners in Paris and one partner in Munich. The growth is part of an e ...

2 September 2025 by Laura King

People & Business

Germany

Carpmaels next UK firm to expand in Germany

Carpmaels & Ransford already has a representative office in Munich. But now the UK firm is bringing in two litigators from Hoffmann Eitle to fully ...

1 September 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Awards, Patent, 2025, JUVE Awards, nominees

JUVE Awards 2025

JUVE reveals nominees in patent for JUVE Awards Germany 2025

The nominees have been revealed for this year's JUVE Law Firm of the Year and In-house Team of the Year in the patent category in the annual JUVE Awar ...

27 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

heuking, taylor wessing, Manja Epping, Stefanie Greifeneder

Germany

Heuking brings in partner trio and team from Taylor Wessing

Heuking's German healthcare and life sciences practice is set to receive a major boost: two equity partners, a salary partner and a team will join fro ...

26 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

local division Mannheim, Tobias Sender, Holger Kircher, UPC, judges

Patent courts

UPC reshuffles local division Mannheim

Holger Kircher is stepping back from his UPC duties. The court has appointed German judge Tobias Sender as his successor at the Mannheim local divisio ...

26 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

United Kingdom

Beck Greener expands patent capabilities through acquisition in London

London-based Beck Greener has acquired Graham Watt & Co. The three-strong team reinforces Beck Greener's patent capabilties in biotech, engineerin ...

18 August 2025 by Laura King

People & Business

EIP, Michael Nielson, Finland, London, Berggren

Scandinavia

EIP expands Scandinavian practice

EIP is expanding its European practice by bringing on board Finnish patent attorney Michael Nielsen. Joining from Berggren, Nielsen will primarily sup ...

8 August 2025 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

Benjamin Grzimek, Casalonga, Fieldfisher, Düsseldorf

Germany

Casalonga opens in Düsseldorf with Fieldfisher litigation team

Casalonga is opening an office with three lawyers in Düsseldorf this week. The move is part of its strategic goal to evolve from a mixed French law fi ...

29 July 2025 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Higher Regional Court, Karlsruhe, Holger Kircher, Mannheim, Regional Court

Germany

Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe appoints new presiding judge

The Higher Regional Court Karlsruhe has appointed a new presiding judge to the 6th Civil Senate. He brings relevant experience in patent proceedings a ...

14 July 2025 by Christina Schulze

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