The intellectual property practice at ALTIUS runs the gamut of intellectual property and unfair competition mandates with patents, parallel trade matters and geographical indications among the team’s core areas of expertise. A trio of partners head up the team: Christophe Ronse is well versed in patent law and life sciences; Olivier Vrins frequently wins plaudits for his work on anti-counterfeiting cases; and Philippe de Jong handles a steady stream of litigation related to plant variety rights. Kirian Claeyé, who made partner in September 2023, has a notable focus on patents and is a key contact for pharmaceuticals clients. Trade mark and patent litigation are strong suits of Sophie Lens, while Alexander De Bleeckere is another name to note.
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Testimonials
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‘The team provides strong support in cases of EU IP infringement. Reactive and able to move quickly on pressing issues.’
‘Ease of communication and speed of response. Usually very good service from Philippe de Jong and Bregt Raus.’
Key clients
- Attorney General Office and Government of Pakistan
- Bayer Pharma
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC)
- Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC)
- (Belgian) Federal Public Service of Economy
- Gilead
- Jordens
- Hologic
- Moët Hennessy
- Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Novartis
- Organon
- Tinnus / Zuru inc
- Supercube
- VMD - Inovet
Work highlights
- Represented Novartis in litigation before the Brussels courts regarding patents that relate to its medicinal product Gilenya (active ingredient: fingolimod).
- Represented Google before the Belgian Constitutional Court in the nullity action it has initiated against the Belgian Act of 16 June 2022 which transposes EU DSM Directive 2019/790.
- Represented augmented reality karting company Supercube in patent proceedings against BattleKart, also active in augmented reality karting.
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Christophe Ronse, Philippe de Jong, Olivier Vrins