Johan Renes

Johan has over 30 years of experience in life science, and is a partner in our Intellectual Property practice. Since his industry start in the late eighties he has been continuously involved in international patent litigation in various courts. From small molecules to PCR, from proteins (hormones, cytokines, antibodies) to medical devices Johan has litigated (and coordinated) in e.g. the Netherlands, Japan, UK, Sweden, USA , Australia and at various patent offices. Johan is also experienced in the commercial and strategic aspects of life science. He has guided companies from inception to IPO and beyond, negotiating licensing and collaboration deals, securing investments and implementing aligned R&D, business and IP strategies. His latest assignments were an IPR for a gene therapy client, a Dutch and Belgian high visibility lawsuit on a cancer drug, a licensing deal between two pharmaceutical companies and implementing an R&D/IP strategy for a company developing a treatment for infectious diseases of the airways. · Simmons & Simmons

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Johan Renes has over 30 years of experience in life science, and is a partner in the Intellectual Property practice at Simmons & Simmons. He has been continuously involved in international patent litigation since the late 1980s, including cases involving small molecules, PCR, proteins (hormones, cytokines, antibodies), and medical devices, litigating in the Netherlands, Japan, UK, Sweden, USA, Australia, and various patent offices. He also has experience in the commercial and strategic aspects of life science, guiding companies from inception to IPO and beyond, negotiating licensing and collaboration deals, securing investments, and implementing aligned R&D, business, and IP strategies. His latest assignments include an IPR for a gene therapy client, a high visibility lawsuit on a cancer drug in the Netherlands and Belgium, a licensing deal between two pharmaceutical companies, and implementing an R&D/IP strategy for a company developing a treatment for infectious diseases of the airways.

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Intellectual PropertyPatent LitigationLife SciencesLicensingCorporate Strategy

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Netherlands

Simmons & Simmons · Johan has over 30 years of experience in life science, and is a partner in our Intellectual Property practice. Since his industry start in the late eighties he has been continuously involved in international patent litigation in various courts. From small molecules to PCR, from proteins (hormones, cytokines, antibodies) to medical devices Johan has litigated (and coordinated) in e.g. the Netherlands, Japan, UK, Sweden, USA , Australia and at various patent offices. Johan is also experienced in the commercial and strategic aspects of life science. He has guided companies from inception to IPO and beyond, negotiating licensing and collaboration deals, securing investments and implementing aligned R&D, business and IP strategies. His latest assignments were an IPR for a gene therapy client, a Dutch and Belgian high visibility lawsuit on a cancer drug, a licensing deal between two pharmaceutical companies and implementing an R&D/IP strategy for a company developing a treatment for infectious diseases of the airways.

Netherlands

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Life SciencesInternational Patent LitigationCommercial and Strategic AdviceLicensing and Collaboration DealsR&D and IP Strategy