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`EXHIBIT 2.A
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`Prof. Dr. Willem Hoyng
`Counsel
`Office: Amsterdam
`T +31 (0)20 592 4415
`Willem.hoyng@hoyngrokh.com
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`Willem’s practice primarily consists of litigating in the field of intellectual property law. Willem
`acts before all the national courts (the courts of first instance, the courts of appeal and the
`Supreme Court). He also regularly litigates before the Court of Justice of the European
`Union (CJEU) and the European Patent Office (EPO). Willem is also involved in advising on
`European patent strategies and coordinating and conducting European patent proceedings.
`He is the adviser of many innovative Dutch and foreign multinationals, including
`pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies.
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`Willem is a professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Tilburg since 1988.
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`Willem is one of the founding members of HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER, he was the
`managing partner of HOYNG MONEGIER from 2011 until 2015, when the firm merged with
`the German IP boutique ROKH IP and stepped down as managing partner of HOYNG
`ROKH MONEGIER in January 2018.
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`Willem is a member of a select group of lawyers admitted to appear before the Dutch
`Supreme Court.
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`He is a member of the drafting committee of the Rules of Proceedings of the future Unified
`Patent Court (UPC) and member of the Advisory Committee of the UPC Preparatory
`Committee. He advises also the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs on UPC matters.
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`He was in 1985 the originator of pan-European injunctions and advocated the possibility of
`such injunctions successfully in the European Court of Justice.
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`REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
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` Monsanto vs Cefetra. Represented Monsanto in the first patent case (interpretation
`of the Biotech Directive) in the European Court of Justice.
` Dijkstra v. Saier. Represented Dijkstra before the Dutch Supreme Court, which
`accepted the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel in Dutch patent law. Convinced the
`Supreme Court to revoke the decision of the Court of Appeal.
` Van Bentum v. Kool. Represented Van Bentum before the Dutch Supreme Court,
`convincing the court that foreseeable equivalents which the patentee did not claim
`can still be claimed under the doctrine of equivalents.
` Mega Brands v. Lego. Convinced the Court of Appeal of Den Bosch that, contrary to
`the earlier decisions of the Court of Appeal of Amsterdam the sale of copies of Lego
`bricks by Mega Brands should not be prevented under the doctrine of slavish
`imitation and thereafter convinced the Supreme Court to dismiss lego’s appeal.
` Solvay v Honeywell. Argued that Dutch courts can grant cross border injunctions in
`preliminary injunction proceedings. The ECJ agreed.
` ASML v Nikon. Coordinated worldwide litigation for ASML v Nikon. Case settled after
`ASML won all first four cases of the 12 cases filed by Nikon in the Netherlands.
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`PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
` European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), Co-founder and Former President
`International Associations for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Former
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`President of Dutch Group
`IP Advisory Committee of the Dutch Bar, former Chairman
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` Former member of the Government Advisory Committee on patents
` Former member of the Supervisory Board of the Academy of the European Patent
`Organisation
` Co-founder and former Chairman of the VIEPA, the association of Dutch attorneys
`specialized in IP litigation
` Former member of the government appointed Examination Board for the Dutch
`patent attorney exam
` Former co-chairman of the patent law education program for Dutch patent attorneys
` Former member of the Drafting Committee of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified
`Patent Court
` Member of the committee advising the Preparatory Committee for the Unified Patent
`Court
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`LANGUAGES
` Dutch
` English
` French
` German
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`EDUCATION
` University of Tilburg Ph.D., 1988
` King's College, English Law, 1976
` Admitted to the Bar, 1973
` Leiden University, LLM 1973
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