Philippe de Jong specializes in intellectual property law, with a particular focus on patents, plant variety rights and parallel import issues. He also has extensive experience in the regulatory regimes for medicinal products and plants, media law and fair trade practices.
Philippe frequently publishes articles in various leading European legal journals on specific topics of IP litigation and regularly lectures at conferences and seminars. He is also an active member of several industry organisations.
Over the years, Philippe has built a solid reputation as a thorough and reliable counsel. He impresses clients with his "exceptional negotiation skills" and sustains his reputation as a rising star (Chambers and
Partners; Legal 500).
Philippe de Jong's appointment as partner highlights the continuous growth and expansion of the Intellectual Property team at ALTIUS.The team, one of the largest dedicated IP teams in Belgium, enjoys a great reputation and is an undisputed market leader in the field of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Media & Telecommunications law in Belgium.
The team's areas of expertise include: patents, trademarks, copyright, software & database rights, industrial designs, plant variety rights, licensing & know-how, unfair competition law, advertisement law and data protection.
ALTIUS was voted Contentious IP Firm of the Year for Belgium at the MIP's Global Awards 2013 and Belgian IP Law Firm of the Year at the Belgian Legal Awards 2013.
