# Sjoerd Peters

Sjoerd Peters specializes in patent litigation. He advises and represents national and international clients in complex patent disputes before the UPC and the Dutch courts. His experience spans a broad range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, telecommunications and mechanical engineering.

Alongside his patent litigation practice, Sjoerd advises on related life sciences and intellectual property matters, including pharmaceutical and medical device regulation, supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), trademark and design law, trade secrets and unfair competition, IP licensing and transfer, anti-counterfeiting and tort law.

Sjoerd obtained his Master’s degree in Information Law from the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Information Law (IViR) in 2019. During his studies, he provided pro bono legal advice to start-ups and private individuals through Clinic Law Incubator, a legal aid clinic specialising in intellectual property and information law.

Prior to joining the Amsterdam office of HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER in 2026, Sjoerd worked for over five years at a intellectual property law firm in Amsterdam.

Sjoerd Peters has registered Intellectual Property Law as his principal legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister). Based on this registration, he is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in this principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.



### Representative matters

- **Pharmathen v. Novartis** – Representing Pharmathen in preliminary injunction proceedings concerning whether penalty payments had accrued.
- **Crystal Clear Codec v. VerifyIP** – Representing Crystal Clear Codec in invalidity proceedings concerning its patent relating to telephone decoding technology, in which the District Court of The Hague upheld the validity of the patent.
- **BBA Pumps v. Haagen Draaijer Technisch Leder** – Representing BBA Pumps in patent infringement proceedings concerning industrial check valves, securing an injunction against Haagen Draaijer Technisch Leder.
- **Teva v. Bayer** – Representing Teva in invalidity proceedings concerning Bayer’s patent relating to the treatment of thromboembolic disorders with rivaroxaban.
- **Maxeon Solar v. VDH Solar Groothandel, Libra Energy and Eironn Netherlands** – Defending VDH Solar Groothandel and Libra Energy in patent infringement proceedings concerning solar panel technology.
- **Mechanisatiebedrijf Van Dijke Zeeland v. Graafstra Appelscha** – Defending Graafstra Appelscha in patent infringement proceedings concerning flower bulb washing and sorting machinery.
- **Vakman Interieur Concepten v. DDW Group International** – Representing Vakman Interieur Concepten in patent infringement proceedings concerning stair tread covering elements, securing an injunction against DDW Group International.
- **Impextraco v. Orffa Additives** – Representing Impextraco in invalidity advisory proceedings before the Netherlands Patent Office concerning an Orffa Additives patent relating to a veterinary feed additive.





### Professional affiliations

- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- Vereniging voor Intellectuele Eigendom (VIE)
- Vereniging Intellectuele Eigendom Proces Advocaten (VIEPA)
- Young European Patent Lawyers Association (Young EPLAW)
- Board member of Clinic Law Incubator





### Publications

- Charlotte Tiems, Rosalie ten Wolde, Sara Swinkels en Sjoerd Peters, “Terugblik Octrooirecht 2025”, Berichten Industriële Eigendom (BIE) 2026/2