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Announcement - New member of the Lawyer Network in Netherlands

Published: Monday, September 22, 2014

The Lawyer Network is delighted to announce that Willem Hoyng of 'Hoyng Monegier' has joined the Lawyer Network. Willem has joined the Lawyer Network as our exclusive Intellectual Property member in Netherlands.

Willem is the managing partner of Hoyng Monegier LLP. Willem’s practice primarily consists of litigating in the field of intellectual property law. Willem acts before all the national courts (the courts of first instance, the courts of appeal and the Supreme Court). He also regularly litigates before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Patent Office (EPO). Willem is also involved in advising on European patent strategies and coordinating and conducting European patent proceedings. He is the adviser of many innovative Dutch and foreign multinationals, including pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies.

Willem is a member of a select group of lawyers admitted to appear before the Dutch Supreme Court. Indeed, he handled his first supreme court case in 1973. Willem's track record for IP litigation before the Netherlands' highest court is unsurpassed. Noteworthy cases include:

Droste – Tjoklat HR 2 March 1990

Vredo – Veenhuis HR 4 June 1993, NJ 1993, 659

Hupkens – Van Ginneken HR 27 December 1994

BAT – Doucal HR 16 April 1999

Van Bentum - Kool HR 29 March 2002

Roche – Primus HR 19 December 2003

Philips – Postech HR 19 March 2004

Souza Cruz – Tabacalera HR 17 February 2006

Stork – Bakels HR 29 September 2006

Dijkstra – Saier HR 22 December 2006

Lego – Mega Brands HR 20 November 2009

Willem is a professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Tilburg. He has written numerous publications in the field of intellectual property law. In 2002, Willem received the Wim Mak award for his article on the use of market research in legal actions involving trademark law.

If you have a requirement in this area, please get in touch with Willem directly or with the Lawyer Network committee:

Willem's Profile

info@thelawyer-network.com

We welcome Willem to the network and look forward to working with him on future transactions.

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