Bas Berghuis van Woortman
Simmons & SimmonsSimmons & Simmons is adept at handling the full spectrum of disputes, with particular emphasis on product liability, SPC extensions, and EPO proceedings. The team is jointly led by Johan Renes and Bas Berghuis van Woortman. With longstanding IP expertise, Renes represents clients in patent disputes and non-contentious matters, including license and collaboration agreements, and the securing of investments. Berghuis van Woortman advises numerous pharma, biotech, and medical device clients in IP disputes and R&D agreement negotiations. Oscar Lamme is known for acting in multijurisdictional mandates concerning patent and competition law.
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Key clients
- Alnylam
- Alcon
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Wright Medical
- Eli Lilly
- Gilead Sciences
- Lundbeck
- Terumo
- Coloplast
- Netherlands Cancer Institute
- Bayer Healthcare
- Samsung Bioepis
- DC Prime
- Seattle Genetics Inc.
- Sint Maartenskliniek
- Medicxi
- Align Technology
- Serenity Pharmaceuticals
- Médecins sans frontiers
- Unicef
- Zimmer Biomet
- Thebe
Work highlights
- Acted for Samsung Bioepis in litigation against competitor biosimilars company Fresenius in respect of revocation and infringement proceedings pertaining to the formulation of its successful adalimumab biosimilar, Imraldi®, and in a successful litigation listed against Gedeon Richter in respect of revocation and infringement proceedings pertaining to the formulation of its adalimumab biosimilar.
- Represented uniQure in uniQure vs. Pfizer, coordinating multiple IPR proceedings regarding the validity of uniQure’s US patents covering its phase III clinical product for the treatment of hemophilia B.
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Johan Renes, Bas Berghuis van Woortman