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About Jelle Drok
Jelle is an expert in technology litigation.
His strong affinity for technology and his background in aerospace engineering make him uniquely qualified to handle factually and legally complex technology-related litigation and arbitration cases for the world's leading companies.
Jelle has particular expertise in litigating complex patent disputes involving multiple jurisdictions. He also regularly advises on IP portfolio strategies, trademarks, copyrights, data, know-how and enforcement.
Recent work
HP Inc.: Class action about dynamic security software in inkjet printers
HP Inc.: Various patent cases on inkjet cartridges
Volkswagen: Class action about software in diesel engines
Nikon: 11 simultaneous patent cases on litography machines
Siemens-Güriş Consortium: Several setting aside proceedings of arbitral awards
Novartis: Patent case about a Second Medical Use Patent on zoledronic acid (Zometa)
Novartis: License dispute
Stanford University / ASSIA: Enforcement of Standard Essential Patents on Vectored VDSL technology
Ajinomoto: Litigation about trade secrets on genetically modified bacterial strains
Anheuser-Busch Inbev: Litigation about exclusivity granted by a foreign state
Anheuser-Busch Inbev: Patent case about beertenders
Bristol-Myers Squibb: Patent case on pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
Bristol-Myers Squibb: Patent case on apixaban (Eliquis)
Johnson & Johnson: Patent case on Acuvue Oasys contact lenses
Rémy Cointreau: Litigation about design rights on KLM Business Class Royal Delft houses
Dutch Traveller Guarantee Fund (SGR): Various litigations
ST Microelectronics: Patent case on Tufnell microphones in Nokia mobile phones
Lanxess: Arbitration about a Freedom to Operate Clause in an SPA
Essent: Arbitration about a price agreement related to the operation of a combined heat and power plant
AbbVie: Patent case on adalimumab (Humira)
Schlumberger: 6 simultaneous patent cases on electromagnetic surveying technologies
Schlumberger: Litigation involving Schlumberger trademarks and copyrights
Autodesk: Copyright litigation about AutoCAD software
Qualifications
Education
- LLM in Dutch Private Law at Leiden University
- BSc in Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology
Additional responsibilities
- Judicial clerk for the President of the District Court of The Hague
- Legal assistant of Henk Snijders, Professor of Law in Dutch Procedural Law at Leiden University