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Taylor Wessing

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The fully trilingual Brussels IP group at Taylor Wessing handles advisory and contentious work regarding copyrights, trade marks and patents for a broad range of knowledge-based and high-tech businesses. The team, in conjunction with other European offices of the firm, is also involved in some of the first cases of UPC litigation. Practice co-head Christian Dekoninck centres his practice on patent litigation and is sought out by clients from the life sciences and telecoms sectors. Patricia Cappuyns, described as ‘very capable and a good choice in the Belgian legal market’, rounds off the leadership team; her practice extends to the representation of clients in European Commission investigations. Marie Keup heads up the Brussels soft IP practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Patricia Cappuyns is very capable, and a good choice in the Belgian legal market. She handled a very technically complicated matter with us.’

  • 'Christian Dekoninck is an outstanding lawyer, one of the best you can get for IP in Belgium.'

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Key clients

  • Ericsson
  • Viatris

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Work highlights

  • Represented Pfizer in its patent litigation against Moderna involving Covid-19 vaccines.
  • Successfully defended NIPRO against a patent infringement claim brought by Fresenius relating to filters used in dialysis treatments.

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