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Ruud van der Velden
Partner Intellectual Property
Languages
English, Dutch, German
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Chambers Global"Ruud van der Velden is recommended as a "very strong patent litigator" who is building an impressive practice. Clients describe him as "very detail-oriented and proactive" and praise his independence."
Ruud van der Velden has more than 20 years’ experience in cross-border patent litigation. He litigates before the Unified Patent Court and Courts in the Netherlands. He represents companies in all technological fields, with a particular focus on the high tech and life sciences industries.
Ruud has an excellent track record in complicated cases. Examples include obtaining a cross-border patent infringement injunction at a time this was considered impossible, successfully enforcing a second medical use patent that was revoked in almost every other jurisdiction, and seizing evidence in a logistical warehouse in the Netherlands in absence of a patent in force in the Netherlands, which evidence was pivotal in securing injunctions in Germany. The latter is a good example of how Ruud works together with his patent litigation colleagues in other countries in order to develop an overall winning strategy.
Ruud received the Patent Practitioner of the Year Award by Managing IP in 2024. He has also received the Gouden Zandloper award (2008), the VIE Award for best IP publication (2011) and Client Choice Awards for Trade Secrets (2018) and Patents (2019). Ruud is recommended by Chambers Global & Europe, Legal 500, JUVE, LMG, MIP, Who's Who Legal and IAM Patent 1000.
IAM Patent 1000"Ruud is exceptionally talented at understanding complex technologies and explaining them to the court in layman’s terms."
Representative experience
Representing BMS in patent infringement proceedings relating to the medicine apixaban, resulting in injunctions against Sandoz, Teva and Stada
Obtaining an injunction for Merck in patent infringement proceedings against Mylan relating to the second a medical use patent for Finasteride 1 mg
Representing Nikon in over twenty patent infringement proceedings against ASML and Zeiss relating to lithography and camera technology, which led to a settlement between the parties
Defending OrbusNeich against patent infringement claims relating to its rapid exchange catheter, resulting in revocation of Boston Scientific's patent
Representing Du Pont in the successful defence of the first paediatric SPC extension in the Netherlands
Advising companies in various industries on their trade secret protection regimes
Representing a Honeywell subsidiary in trade secret proceedings leading to the termination of the defendant's business activities
Seizing chemical samples in a Dutch logistical warehouse in absence of a Dutch patent, which evidence was pivotal in securing injunctions for Solvay against Neo in Germany
Obtaining a cross-border injunction covering the Netherlands and Germany shortly after a CJEU decision that was believed to have ended the availability of cross-border relief in Europe
Successfully defending Statoil spin-off EMGS in patent revocation proceedings initiated by Schlumberger relating to deep sea oil exploration technology
Representing HTC in patent infringement proceedings initiated by Nokia, which led to a settlement between the parties
Credentials
Education
- Master's degree, Tilburg University, 2004
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Amsterdam
Court admissions
- Unified Patent Court
- Courts of the Netherlands
Memberships
- AIPPI
- EPLAW
- VIEPA
Recognition
News
Press releases
07 June 2024
Awards & rankings
02 May 2024