Speakers

Edger Brinkman

Presiding Judge

The Hague Local Division, Unified Patent Court
Personal Profile

Edger Brinkman finished his chemistry degree in 1993, specializing in biochemistry, and a law degree in 1995 at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. 

 

After joining the bar that same year as a solicitor/barrister in Amsterdam focusing on patents and regulatory affairs, he was appointed judge at the Court of The Hague, IP department in 2002. 

 

Edger became a senior judge in 2007. He has been involved in many patent and other IP cases and speaks regularly on international conferences. 

 

He is co-editor of a leading Dutch IP magazine (BIE).