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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IAM Patent 1000"he is in hot demand as a counsellor and litigator, given his specialist knowledge of cross-border injunctions and evidentiary seizures"
Ruud van der Velden has almost 20 years’ experience in cross-border patent litigation. He litigates before all Courts in the Netherlands, the EPO and the Unified Patent Court. 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injunction at a time this was considered impossible, successfully enforcing a second medical use patent that was revoked in almost every other jurisdiction, and seizing evidence in a logistical warehouse in the Netherlands in absence of a patent in force in the Netherlands, which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 international colleagues to develop an overall winning strategy.
Besides litigation, Ruud also works with clients on their patent and trade secret protection strategies. He regularly lectures and publishes on patent and trade secret topics. He received the Dutch AIPPI award for his publication on obtaining evidence of patent infringement.
Ruud received the Managing IP ‘Patent Practitioner of the Year’ Award for the Netherlands in 2024. He is also the recipient of the Gold Hourglass Award and two Client Choice Awards. Ruud is recommended by all legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500, JUVE, IAM and IP Stars.
LMG"Rising Star"
Representative experience
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
Obtaining an injunction for Merck in patent infringement proceedings against Mylan relating to the second a medical use patent for Finasteride 1 mg
Representing HTC in patent infringement proceedings initiated by Nokia, 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
Credentials
- Master's degree, Tilburg University, 2004
- Amsterdam
- AIPPI
- EPLAW
- VIEPA