Hogan Lovells additional grows market-leading Mental Property, Media and Know-how observe

Hogan Lovells is happy to announce that it’s deepening its main Mental Property, Media and Know-how (IPMT) observe with the rent of Gertjan Kuipers. He’s becoming a member of as a patent litigation companion based mostly in Amsterdam and beginning with the agency on 3 April.

Gertjan is a extremely revered practitioner with over 27 years of expertise in patent litigation, and headed the patent observe De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the biggest unbiased  legislation agency within the Netherlands, from the place he joins.

Gertjan’s observe spans a number of completely different sectors, together with know-how and life sciences. He additionally has in depth expertise in conducting and coordinating multi-jurisdictional litigation and advises on licensing, freedom to function, IP technique, and structuring contract analysis and joint R&D preparations.

The information of his arrival carefully follows the hires of main IP & know-how transactions companion Chris Natkanski to the agency’s Boston workplace, IP litigator Damon Lewis in Washington, D.C., and the promotion of 10 IPMT companions and counsel throughout the globe in the beginning of 2023.

Miriam Gundt, who not too long ago grew to become International Managing Associate for the agency’s Mental Property, Media and Know-how observe, mentioned: “We’re delighted to welcome Gertjan to our market-leading observe, which continues to develop in strategic markets. His appointment comes at an vital time, as we put together for the beginning of the Unified Patent Courtroom, together with its native division within the Netherlands, in June 2023. Gertjan’s experience might be invaluable to our observe and can assist us to additional improve our consumer providing.”

Amsterdam head of IPMT, companion Ruud van der Velden  added: “We’re very excited that Gertjan, one of the crucial skilled and reputed patent litigators within the Netherlands, joins our IPMT crew in Amsterdam. His arrival will complement and improve our providing, additional cementing our market standing, and we sit up for working with Gertjan in representing our shoppers earlier than courts within the Netherlands and the Unified Patent Courtroom.”

Manon Cordewener, Managing Associate for the agency’s Amsterdam workplace, mentioned: “I’m extraordinarily excited in regards to the current rent of Gertjan Kuipers, which comes on the heels of Tom van Duuren’s arrival to our workplace and continues our vital development. Gertjan’s arrival is a major addition to our patent observe in Amsterdam, which already has a powerful repute for dealing with advanced and high-value IP litigation issues throughout a spread of industries. We’re thrilled to welcome Gertjan to our crew and sit up for the contributions he’ll make in his new position.”

Gertjan Kuipers mentioned: “I’m excited to be becoming a member of Hogan Lovells and to be a part of such a proficient crew, I sit up for working with my new colleagues to offer shoppers with the very best degree of service and to contribute to the continued success of the agency’s market-leading mental property observe.”