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Mr Philippe Campolini

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+32 2 533 51 56 philippe.campolini@stibbe.com View profile

Work Department

Intellectual property and Life Sciences

Position

Partner

Career

Philippe is an IP law and life sciences specialist with a particular focus on litigation work and innovations in science and technology. Philippe assists his clients in all IP areas, focusing strongly on patent law, trade secrets law, and copyright. A substantive part of his practice is IP litigation. Philippe is passionate about scientific and technological innovations and has a wealth of experience in high-end and complex patent litigations as well as innovation-driven transactional work (technology transfer, licenses, joint research agreements, etc.). This is reflected in the matters he handles for Belgian and international clients from various sectors, notably the life sciences and medical device industries. As a native French and German speaker, Philippe is also very well connected with the German market.

Languages

French, German, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian

Memberships

  • Member of the executive committee of the law journal Auteurs & Media (2009–present)
  • Member of the management board of the Belgian Copyright Association (BVA-ABA) (2016–present)
  • Member of the Belgian Patent Attorney Accreditation Commission (2017–present)
  • Member of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
  • Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • Member of the Licensing Executives Society (LES)
  • Member of the Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)
  • Third-party decider acknowledged by CEPANI for the resolution of disputes relating to .be domain names

Education

  • Erasmus programme at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (2006)
  • Master’s degree in Law from the Université catholique de Louvain (2006)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), specialisation in IP and competition law, from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (2007)
  • Admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2007
  • Completed the English Law and Legal Methods Summer Programme at University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (2009)
  • Associate (2007–2014), Counsel (2015–2017), Partner (2017–2019) in the IP-IT department of an independent Belgian law firm
  • Assistant of the “Introduction to Law” course at the Université libre de Bruxelles (2010–2014)
  • Associate researcher at the Economic Law Unit of the Université libre de Bruxelles (2013–present)
  • With the Brussels office of Stibbe since 2019 (Partner since 2019)

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Belgium > Intellectual property

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Philippe Campolini – Stibbe

Stibbe complements its focus on national and multi-jurisdictional IP litigation with advice on matters such as IP structurings and technology transfers. Patent, trade secret, and copyright mandates are notable areas of strength for the team. Team co-head Ignace Vernimme‘s broad IP expertise is prized by clients from a varied spectrum of sectors ranging from the pharmaceuticals space to the fashion industry. Fellow co-head Philippe Campolini frequently handles patent and trade mark litigation for clients in the life sciences and medical devices industries. Drafting IP clauses in contracts is a staple of Louis Bidaine‘s practice.

Belgium > EU regulatory: Pharma, medical devices and biotech

The IP and life sciences team at Stibbe works closely with the firm’s public law department to advise on regulatory issues affecting pharma companies and other key players in the healthcare sector. Recent highlights have ranged from representing clients in disputes with the Belgian pricing authorities, to assisting with the development of clinical trials. Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini are the key senior names to note.

Belgium > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences

The team at Stibbe handles the full gamut of regulatory issues relating to hospitals, EU co-promotion agreements, and cases concerning public procurement contracts. Practice co-head Ignace Vernimme is known for his longstanding experience of representing clients before regulatory authorities, including the Belgian Medicine Agency and the Belgian Pharmaceutical Association, while co-head Philippe Campolini primarily focuses on patent litigation and joint research agreements. Louis Bidaine has a great deal of experience in handling multinational patent disputes, in addition to a wide array of non-contentious matters, including rebates, marketing strategies, and promotional practices.

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