About
Johan Brants is a European, Belgian, and Dutch patent attorney and founding partner of Brantsandpatents, a firm offering intellectual property services including prosecution, litigation, portfolio management, and enforcement advice. The firm maintains offices in Ghent and Brussels and focuses on chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and mechanical engineering patent matters. Brants and his firm have been recognized in the IAM Patent Guide's World's Leading Patent Practitioners.
Experience
- brantsandpatentsEuropean, Belgian and Dutch patent attorneycurrent2010 — presentGhent and Brussels Belgium
- Theodorus Investment FundsIndependent Member of the Investment Committeecurrent2010 — presentBrussels Area, Belgium
- QbicIndependent Member of the Investment Committeecurrent2018 — presentGent Area, Belgium
- Vlerick Business SchoolGuest lecturercurrent2007 — presentLeuven, Belgium
- KU LeuvenGuest lecturercurrent2014 — presentLeuven
- VUBAssociate Professor Intellectual Property2003 — 2014Brussels Area, Belgium
- De Clercq Brants and partnersCofounder2000 — 2010Belgium
- Ghent UniversityAssociate Professor Intellectual Property2007 — 2009Ghent, Belgium
Skills & more
Intellectual Property68Patents80Trademarks3Patent Litigation25Biotechnology11Business Strategy7Innovation Management14Patent Prosecution41Licensing5Patentability9Lifesciences3Technology Transfer2
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R&DLecturingMolecular BiologyChemistryLitigationProsecutionTrademark InfringementCopyright LawManagementStrategySECIB néoIT lawLanguages Dutch · English · French · German · Spanish
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Colleagues at Qbic Fund
Cédric Van Nevel
Partner at Qbic Fund
Danny Gonnissen
Partner at Qbic Fund
Delphine Hajaji
Advisory Board Expert at Qbic Fund
Dirk Wauters
Advisory Board Expert at Qbic Fund
Ellen Crabbe
Advisory Board Expert at Qbic Fund
Eric Peeters
Advisory Board Expert at Qbic Fund
Guy Huylebroeck
Partner Qbic I at Qbic Fund
Katleen Vandersmissen
Managing Partner at Heran Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Johan Brants?
- Johan Brants is a European, Belgian, and Dutch patent attorney and founding partner of Brantsandpatents, a firm offering intellectual property services including prosecution, litigation, portfolio management, and enforcement advice. The firm maintains offices in Ghent and Brussels and focuses on chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and mechanical engineering patent matters. Brants and his firm have been recognized in the IAM Patent Guide's World's Leading Patent Practitioners.
- Where does Johan Brants work?
- Johan Brants is Advisory Board Expert at Qbic Fund.
- Where did Johan Brants go to school?
- Johan Brants studied at CEIPI Stasbourg, France (Patent attorney, Intellectual property Law); KU Leuven (Master's degree in Bio-engineering and Chemistry, Chemical).
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