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
Kristof Roox and Christopher Dumont are able to deliver within tight deadlines. They bring innovative ways to help customers, excellent collaboration within a group of customers. Clear when conveying information and summaries.
— Legal 500, 2024
Christopher's Insights
Firm News | 3 min read | 05.30.25
IAM Ranks Crowell & Moring in Patent 1000 2025
Intellectual Asset Management recognized Crowell & Moring in its IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners guide, awarding the firm a gold band ranking as one of the top three firms handling patent litigation and transactions in Belgium, and a silver ranking for the firm’s Chicago office. The firm was also recommended nationally in the United States for trade secrets litigation. This marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has been ranked in the guide in Belgium.
Speaking Engagement | 04.28.25
“FRAND licensing: How the FRAND dance works,“ Young EPLAW Congress 2025, Brussels
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
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
Firm News | 3 min read | 05.30.25
IAM Ranks Crowell & Moring in Patent 1000 2025
Intellectual Asset Management recognized Crowell & Moring in its IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners guide, awarding the firm a gold band ranking as one of the top three firms handling patent litigation and transactions in Belgium, and a silver ranking for the firm’s Chicago office. The firm was also recommended nationally in the United States for trade secrets litigation. This marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has been ranked in the guide in Belgium.
Speaking Engagement | 04.28.25
“FRAND licensing: How the FRAND dance works,“ Young EPLAW Congress 2025, Brussels
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
Recognition
IAM Patent 1000: Litigation and Transactions, Recommended, 2025
Christopher's Insights
Firm News | 3 min read | 05.30.25
IAM Ranks Crowell & Moring in Patent 1000 2025
Intellectual Asset Management recognized Crowell & Moring in its IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners guide, awarding the firm a gold band ranking as one of the top three firms handling patent litigation and transactions in Belgium, and a silver ranking for the firm’s Chicago office. The firm was also recommended nationally in the United States for trade secrets litigation. This marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has been ranked in the guide in Belgium.
Speaking Engagement | 04.28.25
“FRAND licensing: How the FRAND dance works,“ Young EPLAW Congress 2025, Brussels
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
Insights
Standing to litigate and effects on remedies
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ICIP 2020, Vol. 2, 317-359
Practices
- Intellectual Property — Brussels Practice
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Dispute Resolution — Brussels Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Digital Advertising
- Technology, Media, and Telecommunications — Brussels Practice
- Brussels Practice
- Digital Health and Health Information Technology
- Life Sciences — Intellectual Property
- Life Sciences
- Life Sciences — Brussels Practice
Industries
Christopher's Insights
Firm News | 3 min read | 05.30.25
IAM Ranks Crowell & Moring in Patent 1000 2025
Intellectual Asset Management recognized Crowell & Moring in its IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners guide, awarding the firm a gold band ranking as one of the top three firms handling patent litigation and transactions in Belgium, and a silver ranking for the firm’s Chicago office. The firm was also recommended nationally in the United States for trade secrets litigation. This marks the twelfth consecutive year that the firm has been ranked in the guide in Belgium.
Speaking Engagement | 04.28.25
“FRAND licensing: How the FRAND dance works,“ Young EPLAW Congress 2025, Brussels
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
