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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