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Bird & Bird's office in The Hague provides a comprehensive range of high quality corporate and commercial legal services to its clients. Combining a strongly established Dutch practice with teams from each of our international offices we are well placed to provide domestic and cross-border advice to national and international clients.

We have extensive experience acting for clients in a wide variety of intellectual property and other commercial litigation as well as in disputes in regulated markets. We are also one of a few law firms in The Netherlands that specialises in Dutch Supreme Court litigation.

Our office is staffed by over 80 Dutch lawyers all of whom are bilingual in Dutch and English. Last year we were ranked as the fastest growing law firm in the Netherlands.

Our team of lawyers, tax experts and notaries are switched on to the particular challenges of technology oriented, regulated industry sectors such as:

We are a full service law firm covering:

Feel free to contact us to discuss your challenges.

Van Alkemadelaan 700
2597 AW The Hague
P.O. Box 30311
2500 GH The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)70 353 8800
Fax: +31 (0)70 353 8811

Email: thehague@twobirds.com

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News & Updates

Press Releases

Bird & Bird lawyers chosen for ILO Client Choice Awards 2010

09-02-2010

- International law firm Bird & Bird is delighted to announce that four of its lawyers have been recognised at the International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2010. -

ATMD Bird & Bird LLP strengthens Dispute Resolution in Singapore

21-08-2009

ATMD Bird & Bird announces today the appointment of a new dispute resolution partner Boey Swee Siang. He joins ATMD Bird & Bird LLP in Singapore from another commercial law

Bird & Bird strengthens market leading telecoms position with hire of Tim Schwarz

06-07-2009

- International law firm Bird & Bird announces today the appointment of new partner Tim Schwarz, who joins the firm from Linklaters where he was Global Head of TMT/IP. -

Our Lawyers in Print

Articles

EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision in G2/08 (“Kos”) – Dosage regimen claims

March, 2010

- In its decision of 19 February 2010, the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) interpreted the scope of Article 54(5) of the 2000 revision to the

EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal in G1/07 - Medi-Physics, Inc’s patent application – physical intervention claims

March, 2010

- In its decision of 15 February 2010, the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) considered three questions referred to it by the EPO Technical Board of Appeal concerning Medi-Physics,

The Netherlands: Call for reform of Dutch legislation on medical research involving the paediatric population

March, 2010

- On 26 November 2009 the Committee on Medical Scientific research involving minors presented its findings on its study of the desirability of relaxing Dutch legislation applicable to medical research

Newsletters

Life Sciences Update

March, 2010

International Tax Bulletin

February, 2010

International Employment Update

February, 2010

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Awards and Accolades

Pauline Kuipers and Marjolein Geus "have proven to be skilled on the subject, and are proactive, and responsive. There is clarity on what has to be done at partner level and what can be left to lower echelons."

Jasper Helder is recognised as ‘An expert on customs law who acts for clients in disputes over VAT and EU trade policy’

"Jasper Helder is nominated in the 2007 Expert Guide to the world’s leading International Trade Lawyers"

Events

Value optimization of IP portfolios in the energy industry seminar

08.04.2009

- Value optimization of IP portfolios in the energy industry - A strategic approach - The energy sector is rapidly developing into a highly competitive environment. Key players in the market are building strategic positions in IP rights for production of energy, connection to the grid and other new technologies.