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CENTRAL PLAZA
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1000 BRUSSELS
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Mr Philippe Campolini

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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)

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > EU regulatory: Pharma, medical devices and biotech

Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini lead the life sciences practice at Stibbe, advising on complex compliance and regulatory issues. Vernimme’s experience covers IP, life science, and health products, while Campolini is well versed in advising Belgian and international clients in the medical devices and life sciences industry. The team is adept at handling related litigation, including disputes with Belgian pricing authorities. Louis Bidaine is also noted.

Belgium > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences

At Stibbe, key areas of strength for the team include advising on market exclusivity matters and regulatory issues concerning hospitals. Practice co-head Ignace Vernimme is very experienced in representing clients in litigation, often before regulatory authorities, and co-head Philippe Campolini is well versed in assisting Belgian and international life science and medical device companies with work. Louis Bidaine has extensive expertise in IP matters, and often advises on patent disputes.

Belgium > Intellectual property

(Leading partners)

Philippe Campolini – Stibbe

Stibbe‘s intellectual property team is ‘highly competent and responsive’, and covers the full range of IP related legal services, including IP structuring and litigation. The team has expertise in multi-jurisdictional litigation, acting on cases related to patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyright. Ignace Vernimme co-leads the team, with experience across IP, life sciences, health products, and healthcare services. Philippe Campolini also heads the practice, bringing expertise across IP and life sciences. Louis Bidaine‘s practice is centered on patent litigation, while Vince Van der Wangen specialises in intellectual property rights, know-how protection, and technology transfers.

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