01.01.2010 BE law Stibbe assists trading and recycling companies Experience - Advising trading and recycling companies in the framework of agreements’ drafting (confidentiality agreements, license agreements, and partnership agreements). Read more Ignace Vernimme Partner Brussels
26.08.2009 BE law Stibbe assists in complex pharmaceutical litigations Experience - Assisting a pharmaceutical multinational in litigations relating to: (i) the annulment of marketing authorizations; (ii) the validity of (paediatric-) SPC extension and their consequence in terms of pricing & reimbursement procedure; (iii) the protection of pharmaceutical packaging trade dress and related damages to be sought. Read more Team: Ignace Vernimme, Tom Ruys
13.05.2022 NL law Podcast: Product counseling en intellectueel eigendom Short Reads - In de nieuwste podcastaflevering van Stibbe Legal Insights spreken Femke van der Voort, gespecialiseerd in intellectueel eigendom, en Paul van der Hulst, mede-eigenaar en managing director van MoviĜo, over het beschermen van intellectuele eigendomsrechten. Read more Femke van der Voort Associate Amsterdam
20.10.2020 Stibbe hosts a webinar on trade secrets in corporate matters organised by IBJ/IJE Seminar - On 20 October 2020, our IP partners, Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini host a webinar on trade secrets in corporate matters. Read more Team: Ignace Vernimme, Philippe Campolini
28.04.2020 EU law Origin of the primary ingredient - Implementing Regulation 2018/775 Short Reads - Since the beginning of this month, the origin of the primary ingredient of a food must be clearly indicated on the product when it differs from the origin given for the product as a whole. This is the result of the implementation of Article 26 (3) of the European Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. Read more Team: Ignace Vernimme, Philippe Campolini
31.01.2020 BE law Seminar on Trade Secrets in corporate matters Seminar - Shhhhhh.... Don't tell anyone! Trade Secrets in corporate matters. The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows (Aristotle Onassis) On 31 January 2020, our IP and corporate law departments organise a seminar on Trade Secrets in corporate matters. Read more Team: Jan Bogaert, Julien Bogaerts, Philippe Campolini, Stefan Odeurs, Ignace Vernimme
24.11.2020 BE law Webinar: Intellectual Property Rights and Insolvency Proceedings Speaking slot - Agoria, Belgium’s largest sectorial employers’ federation of technology driven companies, patent office V.O. and Stibbe jointly organise a webinar on the main aspects of insolvency proceedings and their impact on intellectual property rights. Read more Team: Philippe Campolini, Pieter Wouters, Ignace Vernimme
25.09.2020 BE law Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini authored the article “Covid-19: the Belgian perspective” Articles - Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini contributed to the 2020 edition of the IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee e-bulletin. Read more Team: Ignace Vernimme, Philippe Campolini
28.04.2020 EU law Online marketplace's liability for trademark infringement Short Reads - While online shopping is booming in such period of COVID-19 outbreak, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) recently decided that Amazon cannot be accused of trade mark infringement when, on behalf of a third party, it stores goods which infringe trade mark rights without being aware of such infringement. Read more Team: Ignace Vernimme, Philippe Campolini
05.11.2019 EU law 19 November 2019: Ignace Vernimme and Joanna De Smedt discuss IP rights in China during Agoria's IPR Working Group meeting. Speaking slot - China is a land of both opportunities and pitfalls, both from an economic and a legal perspective. On 19 November, the opportunities and difficulties relating to intellectual property rights in China will be discussed during Agoria's IPR Working Group meeting. Read more Ignace Vernimme Partner Brussels
03.11.2020 BE law Stibbe authors the Belgian chapter of the Pharmaceutical IP and Competition Law Review Articles - Philippe Campolini, Sophie Van Besien, Ignace Vernimme and Peter Wytinck authored the Belgian Chapter of the Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review. Read more Team: Philippe Campolini, Ignace Vernimme, Peter Wytinck, Sophie Van Besien
28.04.2020 EU law Philippe Campolini co-authored a book dedicated to the protection of trade secrets in Belgium Articles - The book, entitled 'Secrets d'Affaires' and published in the collection of the Dossiers du Journal des tribunaux, discusses the key concepts of the new protection regime, the lawful and unlawful acts defined in the EU Trade Secrets Directive (TSD) and the way they have been transposed in Belgian law, the implications of the new regime on contracts (especially employment contracts), and the protection of trade secrets in the context of administrative law. Read more Philippe Campolini Partner Brussels
20.03.2020 EU law Philippe Campolini authored the Belgian chapter of EPO's country-by-country overview on patent enforcement in Europe Articles - In the interests of promoting harmonisation and knowledge exchange in patent enforcement and litigation practices, the European Patent Academy, together with authors from all over Europe, has compiled a book to offer a comprehensive reference and guide to the measures available to protect patent rights across the 38 EPC contracting states as well as the relevant national procedures to enforce them. Read more Philippe Campolini Partner Brussels
20.09.2019 EU law Stibbe IP lawyers speak at the Autumn IP Forum organized by CocreateIP in Munich. Speaking slot - ignace Vernimme, IP partner at Stibbe Brussels and his associate Joanna De Smedt, speak on 14 October at the 3rd Cocreate Autumn IP Forum 2019. Read more Ignace Vernimme Partner Brussels