Benoît Strowel
Very experienced in developing effective strategies and will not hesitate to go out on a limb and try non-traditional arguments and procedures to win.
IAM Patent 1000
Partner
Benoît is the Managing Partner of HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER.
Benoît has an MSc degree but is an all-round patent litigator, both in France and Belgium. He is a member of the Paris and Brussels bars and a qualified solicitor with the senior courts of England and Wales. After so many years of court presence in various jurisdictions, most of Benoît’s work is in highly complex and often cross-border matters.
Benoit is skilled in navigating the various jurisdictional systems in Europe and has extensive experience coordinating multi-jurisdictional patent litigation. He also has considerable expertise in the regulatory issues facing major bio-pharmaceutical companies.
Clients include Abbvie, Biogen, Syngenta, Pfizer, Lundbeck, UCB, AstraZeneca, DSM, Zeltiq Aesthetics (now Allergan), Ceva, Merial (now Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health), Mundipharma, Genethon and Sanofi but also Conversant Wireless, Heckler & Koch and Open TV.
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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Conversant Wireless v. LGE. Assisting Conversant Wireless Licensing in the first FRAND French case before the Paris Court of appeal.
- Ceva Santé Animale v. Bayer. Representation of Ceva Animale in France and worldwide coordination of patents cases against Bayer re Forceris.
- DSM v. Novozymes. Representing DSM with respect to the infringement of their patent on lactase technology for dairy products.
- Heckler & Koch v FN Herstal. Infringement by FN Herstal of Heckler & Koch’s patent on parts of automatic rifles for the police and special forces.
- Syngenta v. Life Scientific. Re. process patents re manufacturing of azoxystrobin.
- AstraZeneca. In various litigations against Generics re. Faslodex, Crestor and Inexium.
- Sanofi v. Eli Lilly. Re biosimilar of Lantus in France plus European coordination.
- Zeltiq Aesthetics (Allergan). Coordination of patent litigations regarding Cryolipolysis devices across Europe.
- Lundbeck v. Tiefenbacher and Ratiopharm. Defending Lundbeck in nullity proceedings against their escitalopram patent.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- The Sedona Conference
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Benoît is frequently invited to speak at conferences and seminars on patent and pharma related topics.
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WHAT OTHERS SAY
- “Benoît Strowel is an extremely experienced professional who collaborates closely with his clientele to define the correct strategy to adopt to deal with complex technical cases.” IAM Patent 2024
- “Benoît Strowel is a seasoned professional” IAM Patent 2024
- “Great to work with in pan-European cases – Competitor” JUVE Patent 2024
- “Benoît is knowledgeable and has a good European approach.” Chambers & Partners 2024
- “Benoît Strowel defends his clients’ interests with a determination that is tough to rival.” IAM Patent 2023
- “Benoît and Marta collaborate well and are pleasant to work with. Both are efficient, and their skills and professionalism have been on a very high level.” IAM Patent 2023
- “Benoît is a hugely experienced senior partner. He is very experienced and has seen most things at least once.” Chambers & Partners 2023
- “He was the one laying out the strategy and he did this with authority. He has a deep bench and great deal of experience”. Chambers & Partners 2023
- “He is a force in patent litigation.” Chambers & Partners 2023
- “Benoît is a major name in Belgium and France. His strategic perspective is highly regarded and he has excellent first-hand knowledge of the law, which he uses very creatively.” IAM Patent 2022
- “Benoît Strowel is very experienced and knowledgeable. He is easy to get along with.” Legal 500 2022
- “Quick-witted, analytical and very strategic.” Chambers & Partners 2022
- “Particularly good in court, a very good advocate.” Chambers & Partners 2021
- “Daring and innovative litigator who often finds completely new ways of handling traditional issues before the courts.” IAM Patent 1000 2021
- “Well regarded by clients, who value his “good analysis and strategic vision” of matters.” Chambers & Partners Global 2020
- “Very tough practitioner in pharmaceutical patent litigation.” Chambers & Partners Europe 2020
- “Strowel thinks creatively and strategically, and is not easily fazed – if something does not work out as expected, he dives right back in and does his utmost to get patrons a successful outcome.” IAM Patent 1000 2020
- “Has a commercial manner, knows the law, is easy to work with and responsive.” Chambers & Partners 2019
- “Strowel has a gift for steering multi-jurisdictional cases to a successful close, adding value with his in-depth regulatory knowledge.” IAM Patent 1000 2019
- “Very experienced in developing effective strategies and will not hesitate to go out on a limb and try non-traditional arguments and procedures to win.” IAM Patent 1000 2019
- “Easy to work with, pleasant, very knowledgeable and able to explain things clearly.” Chambers & Partners 2018
- “Tough litigator” Chambers & Partners 2018
- “Strategic thinker” Legal 500 2018
- Clients appreciate his ability to “explain to businesspeople what the next steps are and how to proceed on a strategic level”. Chambers & Partners 2017
- “Accomplished” IAM Patent 1000 2017
- “Very creative attitude towards litigation” Managing Intellectual Property 2016
- “Excellent strategic thinker” IAM Patent 1000 2016
- “Benoît Strowel advises on patent litigation in the life sciences sector. He has a biochemistry qualification and counts many leading innovative pharmaceutical companies as clients.” Chambers & Partners 2016
- Lawyer Life Sciences Patent Litigation Who’s Who Legal Award: 2016
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75002 Paris
France
Avenue des Nerviens 85
Nerviërslaan, 1st Floor
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Postal address:
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75002 Paris
France
Avenue des Nerviens 85
Nerviërslaan, 1st Floor
1040 Brussels
Belgium
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Education
King’s College, London (MSc, 2001)
University College of London (LLM, 1999)
Université Libre de Bruxelles/ Institut Solvay (International Trade, 1988)
Université Catholique de Louvain (International Politics and Economics, 1986 and Business Administration, 1985)
University of Leuven (Law, 1984)