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Artificial Intelligence
The Netherlands
Laura Poolman & Astrid Sixma
The patent and technology practice at Kennedy Van der Laan acts for prominent clients in the life sciences, telecoms, and technology sectors on both contentious and transactional IP matters. The team is led by Maarten Schut and Joran Spauwen, who provide representation in patent litigation and advise clients on R&D collaborations and licensing and technology transfer arrangements.
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Key clients
- Nutreco
- Intravacc
- VodafoneZiggo
- Bioo / Arkyne Technologies
- Oncode Institute
- University of Amsterdam Medical Centre
- Syngenta
- Gadeta
- Certis
- Microsoft
Work highlights
Acting as defending counsel for media/telecom multinational Vodafone-Ziggo, in a patent infringement claim relating to the use of Wi-Fi technology.
Acting as defending counsel for the Spanish company, Arkyne Technologies aka BIOO, in the first patent infringement case brought before the Netherlands division of the UPC, relating to the use of plants for generating energy.
Supported Amsterdam UMC in litigation against former employees who sold a diagnostics start-up with very high profits to US gene-tech giant Illumina Inc., claiming a reasonable share in those profits.
Practice head
Maarten Schut; Joran Spauwen
Other key lawyers
Alfred Meijboom; Siebe van Cassel; Nina Wekking; Janneke Sloëtjes; Kimia Heidary