Roeland Grijpink
Managing IP Rising Star
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- Orbisk v. Winnow. Represents Orbisk in an infringement action with counterclaim for revocation at the Local Division The Hague of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) concerning a patent held by Winnow on a smart food waste monitoring system.
- Lenovo v. Ericsson. Represented Lenovo at the Local Division Munich of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) regarding FRAND in the context of a worldwide license dispute.
- Data Detection Technologies v Doytec. Obtained the first order granting leave for a detailed description and seizure of documents and a sample from the Local Division The Hague of the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
- Pfizer v. GSK. Represented Pfizer in invalidity actions concerning three of GSK’s patents on an RSV vaccine and alleged infringement;
- Netflix v. DivX. Defended Netflix in preliminary injunction proceedings at the District Court of Amsterdam against claims regarding alleged facilitating of patent infringement in Germany, in which all claims were denied.
- Nikon v. ASML. Representing ASML in multiple patent infringement proceedings regarding its immersion lithography machines, confirming the invalidity of Nikon’s patents.
- Philips v. ASUSTeK, Wiko and Archos. Representing Philips on FRAND and other non-technical defenses in standard essential patent litigation against multiple defendants.
- Simplot v. McCain. Representing Simplot in design right infringement proceedings, confirming the validity and infringement of Simplot’s design by McCain’s ‘Rustic Twist’.
- FKP Sojuzplodoimport v. Yukos. Obtained an order to lift the seizure of FKP’s Benelux vodka trademarks by the shareholders of former Russian oil company Yukos
- Secrid v. defendants. Representing Secrid in various litigation matters for infringement of its patents, design rights and copyrights.
- AkzoNobel v. Kirs. and network of software infringers. Obtained EU-wide orders and seizures against multiple resellers infringing rights to AkzoNobel’s paint mixing software, eliminating a network of infringing resellers of Sikkens paint.
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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Orbisk v. Winnow. Represents Orbisk in an infringement action with counterclaim for revocation at the Local Division The Hague of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) concerning a patent held by Winnow on a smart food waste monitoring system.
- Lenovo v. Ericsson. Represented Lenovo at the Local Division Munich of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) regarding FRAND in the context of a worldwide license dispute.
- Data Detection Technologies v Doytec. Obtained the first order granting leave for a detailed description and seizure of documents and a sample from the Local Division The Hague of the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
- Pfizer v. GSK. Represented Pfizer in invalidity actions concerning three of GSK’s patents on an RSV vaccine and alleged infringement;
- Netflix v. DivX. Defended Netflix in preliminary injunction proceedings at the District Court of Amsterdam against claims regarding alleged facilitating of patent infringement in Germany, in which all claims were denied.
- Nikon v. ASML. Representing ASML in multiple patent infringement proceedings regarding its immersion lithography machines, confirming the invalidity of Nikon’s patents.
- Philips v. ASUSTeK, Wiko and Archos. Representing Philips on FRAND and other non-technical defenses in standard essential patent litigation against multiple defendants.
- Simplot v. McCain. Representing Simplot in design right infringement proceedings, confirming the validity and infringement of Simplot’s design by McCain’s ‘Rustic Twist’.
- FKP Sojuzplodoimport v. Yukos. Obtained an order to lift the seizure of FKP’s Benelux vodka trademarks by the shareholders of former Russian oil company Yukos
- Secrid v. defendants. Representing Secrid in various litigation matters for infringement of its patents, design rights and copyrights.
- AkzoNobel v. Kirs. and network of software infringers. Obtained EU-wide orders and seizures against multiple resellers infringing rights to AkzoNobel’s paint mixing software, eliminating a network of infringing resellers of Sikkens paint.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- Vereniging Intellectueel Eigendom Procesrecht Advocaten (VIEPA)
- European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
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PUBLICATIONS
- J.F. Grijpink, “The Doctrine of Equivalents in the Netherlands and its Implementation Before the UPC”, European Patent Law in Practice, 2025, volume 2, p. 61
- R.J.F. Grijpink, “Dutch Supreme Court Rules on Two-Step Assessment of Infringement and File-Wrapper Estoppel”, European Patent Law in Practice, 2024, volume 3, p. 125;
- J. van den Broek and R.J.F. Grijpink, “SEP Trends in Europe”, LES Japan News, Vol. 64, No. 2, June 2023;
- The Sedona Conference, “Framework for Analysis of Venue Selection for Global Patent Litigation: Strategic Considerations”, October 2022 (contributing editor);
- Overview of Dutch Copyright law for Kluwer’s Copyright Litigation Smart Charts™ 2013-2020 (kluweriplaw.com)
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Network Leader JUC Intellectual Property (2025)
- Young EPLAW, Anti-(anti-)suit injunctions (April 2021)
- University of Groningen, Masterclass Procedural Patent Law (April 2021)
- Academic Startup Competition, IP Issues in the Life of a Startup (January 2021)
- Masterclass FRAND (CPE), FRAND in the Netherlands after Huawei/ZTE – lessons learned and open ends (November 2020)
- Guest lecturer Trademark Law at Tilburg University (2015 to 2022)
- Guest lecturer Patent Law at Leiden University (2018 – 2020)
- Frequent inhouse and external IP law updates for clients (2015 – to date)
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WHAT OTHERS SAY
- “Roeland Grijpink elevates the group’s offering by bringing an invaluable blend of sector expertise, soft and hard IP practice, as well as an in-depth grasp of the commercial word.” IAM Patent 2025
- “Strong and up-and-coming patent litigator in telecoms and mechanics” Competitor in JUVE Patent 2024
- “Roeland Grijpink graces the firm with international in-house experience.” IAM Patent 2024
- Rising Star 2018-2024 Managing Intellectual Property
- Ones to watch in Dutch Patent Litigation JUVE Patent 2023
Asistente
Contáctenos
Dirección:
Rembrandt Tower, 30th floor
Amstelplein 1
1096 HA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Dirección:
P.O. Box 94361
1090 GJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Datos
Idiomas
Neerlandés, Inglés
Formación
Erasmus University Rotterdam (Corporate Law, LLM, 2012)
Universität Hamburg, Università di Bologna, University of Haifa (European Master in Law & Economics, LLM, 2011)
Erasmus University Rotterdam (Economics and Business Economics, BSc, 2010)
Especialidad
Aeroespacial, automoción y náutica
Biotecnología & Biología
Comercio minorista & Bienes de consumo
Competencia desleal & Secretos empresariales
Dispositivos médicos
Electrónica, informática, semiconductores y software
Equipamiento industrial y fabricación
Industria farmacéutica
Licencias & Transferencia de tecnología
Marcas & Diseños
Moda & Artículos de lujo
Patentes
Propiedad Intelectual
Química
Redes, TIC y telecomunicaciones
Colegiación
2012