IP strategy Transactional

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.

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.

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.

Inside Stibbe - Brussels, 2 September 2019 – Stibbe is delighted to welcome IP lawyer and life sciences specialist Philippe Campolini as new partner in its Brussels office. Stibbe’s hiring of Philippe reinforces the firm’s leading intellectual property practice and responds to developing market needs. Philippe joins Stibbe on 2 September 2019 and will team up with IP law partner Ignace Vernimme.

Articles - Philippe Campolini, Sophie Van Besien, Ignace Vernimme and Peter Wytinck authored the Belgian Chapter of the Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property and Competition Law Review.   

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.

Conference - Stibbe's IP Partners, Ignace Vernimme and Philippe Campolini attend the 2019 AIPPI World Congress in London on September 15-18.

Inside Stibbe - Bruxelles, 2 septembre 2019 – Le cabinet de Stibbe Bruxelles est ravi d’accueillir Philippe Campolini, avocat spécialisé en droit de la propriété intellectuelle et des sciences de la vie, en tant que nouvel associé. Son arrivée vient non seulement renforcer la pratique de référence du cabinet en la matière, mais également répondre à l’évolution des besoins du marché. Philippe rejoint le cabinet Stibbe le 2 septembre 2019. Il travaillera en étroite collaboration avec Ignace Vernimme, associé spécialisé en droit de la propriété intellectuelle.