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APAA, AIPPI, AIPLA, CIPA, CITMA, ECTA, EPLAW, IBA, INTA, GRUR, LESI, Marques, PTMG

Number of partners

89

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark disputes
Trade mark
Patent
Trade mark prosecution - law firms
Firm overview

Over the last century we’ve been lucky enough to have played a part in protecting some of the world’s most ground-breaking inventions and high profile brands. You can trust us to know IP law inside out, to be curious, and to connect the dots to reach solutions others don’t.

We will provide you with a team, rich in real-world experience, comprising experts who have worked at the forefront of pioneering technologies. A substantial number of our lawyers hold qualifications in scientific or technical fields, meaning we are often called upon for our specialist knowledge and insight on large international mandates. We are respected for our creative and original solutions.

We offer both litigation and transactional support in relation to all IP rights, from small innovative projects to the largest, most complex and ground-breaking transactions and disputes.

Our approach has always been centred on client service, collaborating and innovating with our clients to create bespoke solutions that make their lives easier. This includes: our 'twobirds Pattern' product, a proprietary, in-house patent valuation and analysis tool, that allows us to landscape, analyse, and value patent portfolios in an automated and sophisticated way; and our innovative and dynamic Brand Protection Reporting Portal, which uses dynamic charts that give clients an up-to-date overview of their risk profile at any given time.

Talk to us to find out how our tools, experience and our genuine passion for IP can help you devise a strategy that will help to maintain your competitive edge, whilst protecting and optimising your IP in the best way possible.

Internationally Bird & Bird has over 400 IP lawyers, attorneys and legal professionals across our 29 offices, many of whom have known each other and worked together for years, meaning we're all on the same page and offer consistency and quality that runs through all levels of seniority. We are therefore ideally placed to devise and coordinate multi-jurisdictional litigation strategies and,in the future, to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court.

Office Locations: Australia, Belgium, China, Czech Republic & Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and United States of America

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Pracitce Areas: 

  • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
  • Anti-counterfeiting
  • Anti-piracy
  • Antitrust
  • Cancellation action
  • Confidential information/trade secret
  • Database right
  • Design
  • Domain name
  • Due diligence
  • Geographical indications
  • Injunctions
  • Invalidity/nullity action
  • IP strategy & counseling
  • IP tax relief
  • IP transactions
  • ITC litigation
  • Opinion work
  • Oppositions & appeals
  • Oral proceedings
  • Plant breeders' right
  • Portfolio management
  • Regulatory
  • Research & development
  • Revocation action
  • Standard-essential patent
  • Supplementary protection certificate (SPC)
  • Technology transfer
  • Trade mark clearance
  • Unfair competition

 

 

Sector Expertise:

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Automotive
  • E-Commerce
  • Engineering
  • Electronics & Semiconductors
  • Entertainment
  • Publishing & Media
  • Fashion & Luxury Goods
  • FMCG & Retail
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Beverage
  • Green Technology
  • ICT & Software
  • Life Sciences & Chemistry
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Robotics & Nanotechnology
  • Telecommunication
  • Tobacco
  • Universities & Research
Address:
Louizalaan 235 b 1 Avenue Louise
Brussels
1050
Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.twobirds.com/en/practice-areas/intellectual-property

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Overview

The international law firm Bird & Bird has a strong IP practice in Belgium. The firm is highly respected in IP disputes. The partners are supported by a team of junior practitioners.

Notable IP lawyers: Domien Op de Beeck, Benoit Van Asbroeck, Jean-Christophe Troussel and Guillaume de Villegas.

Testimonials

2026

"They are responsive, client focused, strategic and think outside of the box. Not only are they technically good (which is a given), they are commercially pragmatic. They are also generally great people to work with."

"High quality, fast response and the people are easy to work with."

"Fulfillment of agreements, excellent knowledge of the relevant law."

Domien Op de Beeck

"Brilliant strategist, highly skilled both legally and technically. Fun guy to work with."

 

2025

"Their expertise has been very valuable in fostering a robust IP framework that supports [our] mission."

"They are business-oriented, provide pragmatic replies and always make themselves available in a prompt manner when necessary. They are also anticipating issues and know our needs."

Linked Reviews
Intellectual property

Patent

Case studies show the firm advised and represented clients in sectors such as life sciences, telecommunications and defence.

Trade mark

Case studies show the firm represented Sinocare Meditech and Argenx in their respective trade mark disputes.

Copyright

Highlights include EU-wide advice in relation to the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. It also represented Proximus in several Belgian proceedings and a CJEU referral.

A dispute over buggies, a decision on the UPC’s jurisdiction, and the formal launch of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre were among the top developments
Clarification concerning jurisdictional reach and latest stats released by the court were also among the top talking points in recent weeks
Nokia, represented by a team from Bird & Bird, adjudged to have made fair offer to Asus and Acer in UK SEP dispute
Publication of the UPC’s annual report and adoption of the procedural rules of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre were also among major developments
The variety of winners demonstrates that the UPC is now a core benchmark rather than an experimental consideration, while junior lawyers are becoming more deeply involved in key work
Abbott winning another round against Sinocare and Menarini, and 'long arm' clarification on the UK's position within the UPC, were also among major developments
Emma Green, partner at Bird & Bird, shares why the Iceland v Iceland dispute could prompt businesses and lawyers to think differently about brand enforcement
A new claim filed by Ericsson, and a request for access to documents, were also among recent developments
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