About Me
I am associate in the Intellectual Property Group in Amsterdam with a particular focus on litigation concerning patents and trade secrets.
I litigate before the Dutch national courts, as well as before national and international patent offices. I have experience in infringement and validity proceedings in a variety of sectors including life sciences, tech & comms, and retail and consumer goods. I also have experience in multi-jurisdictional litigations in FRAND-disputes.I am a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the Association for Young Litigation Lawyers (Vereniging Jonge Procesadvocaten).
Before joining Bird & Bird in 2021, I was an associate at another global law firm based in the Netherlands.
Experience
- During my professional career as a lawyer, I was on secondment at the pro bono project 'European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL)' at the Greece Pro Bono Collaborative, a project to help address the current access to justice crisis for asylum seekers in Greece. As a volunteer lawyer I provided legal and research support surrounding the first instance asylum interview preparation sessions and family reunification applications.
Capabilities
Cases
- Multinational consumer goods company: Represented and strategically advised a consumer goods company on a dispute in relation to a license on Standard Essential Patents.
- Israeli medical device company: Representing and strategically advising on European patent defense and enforcement. This includes representing the company in three EPO opposition proceedings; two are pending before the Board of Appeal and one is pending before the Opposition Division with a hearing in 2021.
- Global toy company: Representing and strategically advising on European patent defense and enforcement actions in a dispute with a global trading company. This includes patent infringement and validity proceedings before the Dutch court, patent validity and infringement proceedings before the Belgian court and EPO opposition proceedings.
Education
Studied
- University of Amsterdam, LLM Private Law
- VU Amsterdam, LLM Internet, Intellectual Property and Internet
- Columbia Law School, Summer Program in American Law
- University of Amsterdam, LLB
Admissions
- Amsterdam Bar, Netherlands in 2019
