Intellectual property

Simont Braun

The highly regarded team at Simont Braun is led by a group of distinguished practitioners, including Eric De Gryse, Emmanuel Cornu, Fernand de Visscher, and Michaël De Vroey, all based in the Brussels office. With a strong focus on patent litigation, the team boasts broad experience in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications, handling both national and international cases. In addition to its patent expertise, the team is also renowned for its robust trademark litigation practice, regularly appearing before the EU Court of Justice and the Belgian Supreme Court.

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Testimonials

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‘Experts in the IP field, proactive and efficient.’
‘They stand out for their level of expertise in IP.’
‘The relationship with Simont Braun is a very long-lasting one. Working with them, I especially appreciate their great professionalism and the deep knowledge of IP matters.’
‘The Simont Braun legal team is very highly qualified and the different lawyers are specialised in all possible areas. I have personally cooperated with Mr. Emmanuel Cornu, a well reputed lawyer in the field of soft IP, in particular trademark, copyright and designs, with whom I have cooperated for years, but I also work with Mr. Fernand de Visscher, who is very skilled in patents and with whom I had the pleasure of cooperating.’
‘In working with Simont Braun, there is a high level of trust and loyalty in the relationship. They have a thorough understanding of the market our business operates in, and this is an important value as it makes the collaboration more efficient and the advice is adapted to our specific needs.’
‘The team at Simont Braun stand out because of their specialised expertise, and their experience working in similar sectors or with comparable clients. I mostly value the fluent and professional collaboration, whereby all matters can be discussed in a flexible way. There is no threshold in contacting the team and they have a very quick understanding of the matters at hand. This is certainly true for Michaël De Vroey, with whom we have worked for several years. He is supported by Noah Verbaenen in an excellent way.’

Work highlights

Representing the French luxury company Parfums Christian Dior in Benelux litigation against retail chain Kruidvat (A.S. Watson).
Assisting Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation, a global player in complex CAD software, offering collaborative cloud services, tools and solutions for engineering used in all branches of industry (notably for 3D modelling).
Assisting Kadine, the Belgian company behind the famous fashion brand “ESSENTIEL(ANTWERP)”.