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Number of partners

89

Network Memberships

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

Key practice areas
Copyright & related rights
Intellectual property
Patent disputes
Trade mark disputes
Trade mark
Patent
Trade mark prosecution - law firms
IP transactions
UPC litigation
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

Offices

Hague

+31 (0)70 353 8800

Zuid Hollandplein 22, 2596 AW

thehague@twobirds.com

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Practice 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:
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Gustav Mahlerlaan 42
Amsterdam 1082 MC
Tel:+31 (0)20 852 9500 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.twobirds.com/en/practice-areas/intellectual-property

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Overview

Bird & Bird is recommended for contentious and non-contentious IP work, including brand protection and portfolio management. The Dutch IP team can handle disputes in a range of sectors, notably TMT, life sciences and mechanics.  

Notable patent practitioners: Wouter Pors and Tjibbe Douma.  

Notable practitioners: Manon Rieger-Jansen and Marc van Wijngaarden.  

The head of the IP group is partner Manon Rieger-Jansen and co-managing partner is Marc van Wijngaarden.  

Testimonials

2026

"They combine very strong technical IP expertise with a practical, business‑oriented approach, are responsive and easy to work with across jurisdictions, and have a deep track record in complex, cross‑border IP litigation."

"They are highly organized and reliable, which makes managing complex IP rights much easier."

"Their IP advisory team, especially Peter van Gemert's team, is highly knowledgeable, practical, and responsive, offering clear guidance that’s consistently aligned with our commercial needs."

"Their close attention to our portfolio is exemplary.  Plus, given the position of some of our brands in their jurisdiction I can sense that they take pride in having us as a client.  They always go the extra yard."

"Attention to detail.  Nothing seems to fall through the cracks."

Peter van Gemert

"Peter consistently gives clear, strategic IP advice, communicates complex issues simply, and is exceptionally thorough and reliable in his analysis. Besides, he is always available when we need his advice."

Manon Rieger-Jansen

"Manon is service minded, clear and knowledgeable."

Daan Wijnnobel

"His client focus is outstanding.  Takes a proactive interest in our portfolio and makes us feel like we matter.  We always know where we are and nothing falls through the cracks.  I feel like our IP portfolio is in a very safe and reliable pair of hands."

 

2025

"They are good listeners who provide a high-quality product within the desired time frame."

"We are very pleased with the team's work. They handle all issues very professionally and in a timely manner."

"The team is knowledgeable and pleasant to work with. They take my experience and input very seriously."

"A strength is how they build their team, ensuring that people at the right level provide the right type of advice."

"I like that the people working at this firm are very knowledgeable, and their response time is very fast."

"[We like] their extensive cross-border experience, specialised sector expertise, and technical backgrounds in relevant scientific disciplines. They are equipped to support us, our innovative creations, and our existing patent portfolio."

"They are highly experienced in IP litigation and advising on biosimilar launches."

"Their opinion is very short and detailed."

"They are excellent."

"[We like their] professionalism, efficiency, and attitude."

Linked Reviews
Copyright & related rights

Case highlights include advice to a retailer concerning slavish imitation and anti-counterfeiting. It advised Microsoft on AI exemption. EU case law comparisons and contractual clause negotiation featured for the gaming industry.  

Trade mark

The practice represented Volkswagen in enforcement and litigation before the District Court of Rotterdam. It also delivered prosecution, strategy and anti-counterfeiting guidance for the retail sector.

Patent

The firm litigated for Dexcom against Abbott in a global patent dispute, regarding glucose monitoring technology used to treat diabetes before the Unified Patent Court. It also represented KPN in a wireless networks counterclaim

IP transactions

Assorted instructions included IP technology transfer and securitisation guidance for the financial services sector.  

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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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