Machteld is a civil, regulatory and patent law specialist with a specific focus on highly regulated sectors or products and services (in particular Life Sciences and Electronics). She is a litigator and advises clients in civil and administrative courts from first instance up to the supreme court or before the European courts and she is registered as representative for the UPC.
Typically, companies call her for assistance on issues in relation to judicial review, enforcement actions, market access, patent infringement and commercial and liability conflicts. Her expertise includes highly significant complementary legal areas, including GDPR and the AI Act. Machteld has a wealth of experience in handling SPC litigation (Patent Supplementary protection Certificates) which is a niche legal expertise in the cross-over of patent law and regulatory law. Finally, she is involved in various UPC cases.
Due to the nature of the clients, cases very often require technical affinity and deep understanding not just of the law, but of the product or services at stake. Her approach is practical and based on sector knowledge and industry experience, having been a global inhouse counsel at Akzo Nobel for several years and fulfilling several interim positions as well.
Machteld speaks, teaches and writes regularly on topics relevant to her fields of expertise.
