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Creative thinking and doing: Dutch Kidney Foundation
With the design and implementation of the Neokidney Project the Dutch Kidney Foundation heads for a new ambitious direction. The portable artificial kidney has major positive implications for kidney patients and is indicative of the innovative role that the Kidney Foundation gladly takes on. Major progress has been made since the idea originated. Two people
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Pharma update: tadalafil patent obvious to Dutch court
On 26 October 2016 the District Court of The Hague held Icos Corporation’s patent for a formulation of tadalafil invalid in proceedings initiated by Actelion Pharmaceutical Inc. In its reasoning, the Court applied the “try and see” test. Icos owns European Patent EP 1 200 092 (EP092) relating to a small-sized-particle formulation of the known
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BarentsKrans advised Amvest in the acquisition of turnkey apartments in Holland Park
On behalf of two of its funds, Amvest Investment Management acquired 358 turnkey apartments with storage, parking spaces, a bicycle shed and commercial premises in Holland Park last week. Holland Park is a development of Snippe Projecten and is inspired by the Java Eiland in Amsterdam. The old office area is being redeveloped into a sustainable community
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De Hoge Dennen acquires Hot ITem
De Hoge Dennen Capital has acquired the majority of the shares in Hot ITem, a Dutch IT company specialised in Performance Improvement. By acquiring the shares, De Hoge Dennen Capital will support Hot ITem with knowledge and capital to realise their strategy and mission. BarentsKrans advised Hot ITem on this transaction.
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Pharma update: MSD and Teva plead on subgroup indication patents
In its decision of 14 July 2015, the Court of Appeal of The Hague had decided that there is a difference in the scope of protection of second medical use patents and subgroup indication patents. On 30 September 2016, Merck Sharp & Dohme (‘MSD’) and Teva pleaded their case before the Dutch Supreme Court. The
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Pharma update: AG opinion Sun v Novartis on indirect infringement of Swiss-type claims
On 30 September 2016, Advocate General Van Peursem handed down his opinion on the Supreme Court appeal grounds of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Europe) B.V. (‘Sun’) against the preliminary injunction decision of the Court of Appeal of The Hague of 27 January 2015, in which the Court ruled that Sun had committed indirect infringement of a
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Infotheek Group: acquisition of CORE10 AS in Norway
Infotheek Group B.V. expands in Norway with the acquisition of enterprise reseller and independent distributor CORE10 AS. Infotheek has already been active in the Nordics for years in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. BarentsKrans advised, in close cooperation with law firm Kluge AS in Norway, Infotheek Groep B.V. about this acquisition. Jordy Kool CEO Infotheek. “We
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Guide to private antitrust litigation in The Netherlands
BarentsKrans’ lawyers Joost Fanoy, Martijn van Maanen en Tim Raats are the authors of the Dutch chapter of the PLC Global Guide to private antitrust litigation. The private antitrust litigation global guide serves as a single, essential, starting point of practical reference for both clients and practitioners in considering the various merits of commencing, defending or
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Acquisition Albert Heijn supermarkets Zwanenburg and Rijnsburg
Acquisition by Caelum Investments B.V. of all issued shares in the share capital of Gebr. Verburg I B.V. and Gebr. Verburg IV B.V. These companies are active as the supermarkets Albert Heijn Zwanenburg and Albert Heijn Rijnsburg. Involved lawyers: Michiel Martin Robert-Jan Zwaan Lisanne Vissers Annemiek Hogeterp Bart de Hek Roeland de Mol
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BarentsKrans assists in sale of EUR 60 million retail to AT Capital
BarentsKrans assisted the seller in the sale of a supermarket portfolio with a purchasing price of EUR 60 million. The portfolio consists of ten retail locations across The Netherlands, including supermarkets such as Albert Heijn, Jumbo and Aldi. The buyer is a joint venture between the Dutch Cairn Real Estate and Singaporean AT Capital. The closing
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