Christopher Dumont
Overview
Christopher Dumont is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office and is a member of the Intellectual Property Group.
Christopher advises and assists clients in both contentious and noncontentious matters across the broad spectrum of IP/IT law. He also advises on commercial law and regulatory matters. Christopher has experience in advising and litigating complex trademark and patent litigation cases, including procedural aspects (e.g., use without due cause, Bolar exemption, Arrow declarations, priority rights, Gillette defense, locus standi). He has handled parallel import cases and European cross-border issues and advised on regulatory matters, IP portfolio management, and strategic planning.
Career & Education
- Catholic University of Leuven, B.A., honours program, 2015
- Catholic University of Leuven, J.D., honours program, 2017
- Catholic University of Leuven, LL.M., intellectual property law, 2018
- Belgium
- European Court
- Dutch
- English
- French
Christopher's Insights
Client Alert | 22 min read | 05.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations – UPDATED in May 2024
At the beginning of the year, we brought to your attention that a number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024: there are new laws that have been adopted and proposals that are expected to firm up into law.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.20.24
Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations
Speaking Engagement | 06.13.23
"Regulatory Protection Updates," 17th Legal Affairs Conference, Medicines for Europe, Malta
Representative Matters
- Assisting leading pharmaceutical companies in preliminary injunction proceedings regarding generic versions of blockbuster medicinal products.
- Assisting one of the largest tobacco companies in a multilayered cross-border trademark litigation against a spread-out network of infringers.
- Assisting a leading financial company in the development and maintenance of their trademark portfolio.
- Assisting a major Belgian book publisher in complex litigation and investigation by court-appointed expert concerning the publishing and audiovisual rights attached to a graphic character.
- Negotiating a global software license for a consortium of companies in the recycling industry.
- Assisting a European public-private partnership with the supply of data protection and related services.
Christopher's Insights
Client Alert | 22 min read | 05.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations – UPDATED in May 2024
At the beginning of the year, we brought to your attention that a number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024: there are new laws that have been adopted and proposals that are expected to firm up into law.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.20.24
Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations
Speaking Engagement | 06.13.23
"Regulatory Protection Updates," 17th Legal Affairs Conference, Medicines for Europe, Malta
Insights
Standing to litigate and effects on remedies
|01.01.20
ICIP 2020, Vol. 2, 317-359
Practices
Industries
Christopher's Insights
Client Alert | 22 min read | 05.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations – UPDATED in May 2024
At the beginning of the year, we brought to your attention that a number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024: there are new laws that have been adopted and proposals that are expected to firm up into law.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.20.24
Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24
2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations
Speaking Engagement | 06.13.23
"Regulatory Protection Updates," 17th Legal Affairs Conference, Medicines for Europe, Malta
