Gertjan Kuipers
Partner
Amsterdam

Biography
Gertjan Kuipers is a trial lawyer in the patent andtechnology field with over 25 years of experience. He
has a background in physics and loves technology.
Clients in Chambers note: "Gertjan Kuipers is verybusiness-minded and understands business demands
on legal arguments and approaches", "He can grasp
technical details quickly."
His practice spans from telecom and life sciences tomechanical and chemical fields. Gertjan litigates before
national and supra-national courts, the EPO as well as
in arbitration. He has extensive experience in
conducting and coordinating multi-jurisdictionallitigation. Gertjan for example, was the lead lawyer
assisting the world's leading coffee company withbreaking the Nestlé's monopoly on Nespresso(r)compatible coffee capsules in all major markets.
Gertjan also assisted a specialty pharmaceuticalcompany reclaiming entitlement to an invention (andthe worldwide patent portfolio protecting it)
misappropriated by a former employee and itscompanies. Also in the SEP area Gertjan has been quite
active, including on the competition law aspects.
Gertjan is a real teamplayer and easy to work with.
"Gertjan Kuipers is a stellar litigator and analyst whohas a very sharp eye for developing the right strategy
for each situation. While in litigation, you want to have
Gertjan in the driver’s seat!’ a client commented toLegal 500.
Besides litigation, Gertjan also advises on contractualPhone+3120 55 33 688

Fax+31 20 55 33 777

Emailgertjan.kuipers@hoganlovells.com

Languages
Dutch
EnglishPracticesIntellectual Property
Patents
IP Litigation, Arbitration, andAlternative Dispute Resolution

Industries
Technology and Telecoms
Life Sciences and Health Care
Energy and Natural Resources
Consumermatters including joint R&D and licensing. As a client
noted in Legal 500: "Gertjan Kuipers is a highly
intelligent, business savvy lawyer and one of the bestnegotiatiors I have ever worked with."
Gertjan regularly publishes on IP matters such as in theKluwer Handbook on Patent protection for Second
Medical Uses. He chairs AIPPI’s Special Committee onStandards and Patents and is involved in training
programs for lawyers, patent attorneys and judges.
Gertjan is the founder and chair of the yearly PatentLaw Congress in the Netherlands.

Representative experience
Arguing for several high tech companies and patentpools in SEP / FRAND disputes both on technology andFRAND / competition aspects.
Acting as lead lawyer assisting the world's leading
coffee company breaking Nestlé's monopoly on
Nespresso(r) compatible coffee capsules with litigation,FTO, EPO and competition work. *Acting for a specialty pharmaceutical company
reclaiming entitlement to an invention (and theworldwide patent portfolio protecting it) patented by aformer employee and its companies.*
Defending multi-room audio products company
against patent infringement claims in relation to sale oftheir products in multiple European countries andsupporting teams in other countries.*
Acting for a medical device company in relation to its
key product including coordination with parallel
proceedings in US, EPO and other European countries.
Extensive arguments on equivalence.

Areas of focus
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Retail and Consumer Goods
Telecommunications and Wireline
Medical Devices

Education and admissions
Education
Master's Degree in Law, Universityof Utrecht, 1995
Master of Intellectual Property Law,
Patent Law, UNH Franklin Pierce
School of Law, 1994
Master of Science, Theoretical andMathematical Physics, University ofUtrecht, 1993

Memberships
AIPPI
EPLAW
LES
AIPPI Chair of Special Committee onStandards & Patents

Bar admissions andqualifications
Amsterdam

Acting for a world leading pharmaceutical company
regarding its blockbuster cancer immunotherapy
product.*

Accolades

Acting for a world leading pharmaceutical company
regarding its patents on its blockbuster erectile
dysfunction product.*

Admired for his technical expertiseand considered a 'fierce opponent incourt.’

Chambers

Acting for a biotechnology company against several
pharmaceutical companies in relation to its
adalimumab biosimilar.*Acting for national telecoms provider in all aspects ofdefending against patent infringement claims by a nonpracticing entity. Groundbreaking; case went toSupreme Court three times already.
Acting for world leading luxury product company inentitlement claim relating to technology developped
under an R&D cooperation and assiting in related
proceedings abroad.
Acting for designer and manufacturer of heavy
construction equipment for the oil and gas industry inpatent litigation with a competitor.
Assisting a specialty pharmaceutical company inmaintaining patent protection for one of its key
products at the EPO involving a discussion on therequirement of depositing cell lines.
Acting for Japanese diagnostics company in licensing
dispute over patented technology and know how.**Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Awards and rankings
Intellectual Property: Patent (Band 1), Chambers
Europe, 2023
Intellectual Property: Patents (Leading individual),
Legal 500, 2023
Patent litigation: Gold individual, IAM 1000, 2022
Patent transactions: Recommended individual, IAM
1000, 2022
Patent star, Managing IP, 2023

Latest thinking and eventsNewsCJEU: Cross-border relief on the basis of Third
State patents?
Press releases
Hogan Lovells acting in three of the five mostA star in his field and nothing shortof a brilliant legal mind. His strategic
thinking is impenetrable and resultsin success time and time again.

IAM1000
A 'top player in the field' highlighted
for his strategic thinking.

Chambers
Gertjan Kuipers is a highly
intelligent, business savvy lawyer
and one of the best negotiatiors I
have ever worked with.

Legal500
Gertjan Kuipers is a stellar litigatorand analyst who has a very sharp
eye for developing the right strategy
for each situation. While in litigation,
you want to have Gertjan in thedriver’s seat!

Legal 500
Gertjan Kuipers is very businessminded and understands businessdemands on legal arguments andapproaches.

Chambers
He’s not just a lawyer but also atechnician. He understands
technology quickly, is thorough anddetailed, and very easy to work with.

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Grand Chamber of the CJEU hears a cross-borderpatent disputeNews
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Select IP with Hogan Lovells | Webinar no. 23 (Part2)
NewsCJEU: Foreign patent invalidity defence in crossborder case

Chambers
Keeps a cool head under extreme
pressure, has an impressivecommand of all the facts at play, andcuts to the chase on complicatedissues.

IAM1000