European IP law firm Hoyng Rokh Monegier is often seen in complex national and cross-border IP disputes. The firm's Brussels office is home to experienced IP lawyers who can also provide advice on non-contentious matters including trade mark protection.
Notable patent practitioners: Steven Cattoor, Benoît Strowel and Liesbeth Weynants.
Notable soft IP practitioner: Fabienne Brison.
2026
"Very responsive, accurate and strategic approach, very good knowledge of the law and of the stakeholders, very nice to work with."
"HRM Belgium is one of the top practices in the Belgian patent litigation market. The size and breadth of the team is excellent and the range of cases the firm gets involved is astonishing. The firm is great value for money and has diverse set of lawyers. The lawyers are also great to work with which is important when you are spending a lot of time together on large complex cases.
Another unique attribute about HRM is that they can staff lawyers cross-border for larger projects which can be very helpful when certain lawyers are under pressure from different cases. It also has a number of female associates and partners with good DE&I records."
"We worked with HRM’s advisory service in relation to regulatory matters and pharmaceutical tendering and the team has been excellent. Liesbeth Weynants and the team has been able to achieve a successful outcome on cease-and-desist based on clustering, likely to be the first in Belgium."
Liesbeth Weynants
"She has an incredible knowledge, is very good at creating strategies, is extremely responsive, explains very well and is so nice to work with. She has an iron fist in a velvet glove."
Steven Cattoor
"Steven Cattoor is great partner with huge amount of experience and in-depth knowledge of the Belgian market. He gets stuck into the details and gets involved in the day-to-day matters. He is approachable and great to work with."
2025
A client appreciates the team's "expertise and a good sense of urgency".
The team's "responsiveness and creative thinking" impressed a client who also said the firm is "respected by public authorities".
"They have experienced patent litigators with a consistently high level of service across their European offices."
"They are one of the few top firms in Belgium doing cutting-edge patent litigation work."
"They are consummate patent practitioners."
Patent
Case studies show cross-border patent disputes in sectors such as pharmaceutical and life sciences. Tim Robrechts is a practitioner to watch.
Trade mark
Case studies show national and cross-border trade mark mandates for a range of brand owners.
Copyright & related rights
Case studies show the firm advised on non-contentious copyright matters, including royalties. The firm acted for PlayRight before the Constitutional Court Directive in a dispute concerning the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.