Headquarters:

Brussels, Belgium

Year founded:

2018

Number of employees:

200 employees worldwide

Phone:

+32 2 425 35 37

Email:

info@foveaip.com

Website:

foveaip.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/foveaip

“We love to win. We’re tenacious, and we believe in getting results”

Brett Vincent, Vincent Young Lawyers

Jacques Gevers

Chairman

Yacine Harrati

Chief Executive Officer

Willem Lagemaat

Chief Executive Officer, Lighthouse and Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Fovea IP

Leadership

Jacques Gevers has been a key player in the intellectual property field, joining the Gevers law firm in 1965 and carrying on a family legacy that began when the firm was founded in 1898. His leadership truly transformed the firm, particularly after the merger with the Vander Haegen firm in 1992. By 1994, under his guidance, Gevers captured 25% of the American market for Community Trademark filings by 1996, greatly expanding its global reach. Beyond his work at Gevers, he founded Edital, which eventually became part of the Corsearch group. His entrepreneurial drive didn’t stop there; he established Valipat in 2008 and co-founded Fovea IP in 2018. Throughout his career, Gevers has made a significant impact on the intellectual property landscape, and his contributions continue to resonate in the industry today.

Chairman

Jacques Gevers

Yacine Harrati has been serving as the group CEO and board member at Fovea IP since March 2022. Before this role, he founded IPSensus in 2015, where he was the founder and CEO. His experience also includes a significant tenure as CEO for Europe at Corsearch - Edital SA (part of the Wolters Kluwer group) from 2010 to 2014. Earlier in his career, he worked as the IT director at Vander Haeghen law firm in 1997 and 1998. Harrati’s educational background is extensive and rooted in civil engineering. He earned his engineer’s degree from the University of Sciences and Technology (USTHB) between 1985 and 1990. He then pursued a post-graduate diploma in soil structure and mechanics from Centrale in 1990-1991, followed by a master’s degree in civil engineering structures from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in 1992. Additionally, he obtained a DEA degree in soil structure and mechanics from Centrale, further enhancing his expertise in the field.

Chief Executive Officer

Yacine Harrati

Willem Lagemaat began his career in the patent information industry after studying at HR&O in Dordrecht. He joined his family’s company, Univentio, and took over its leadership in 1996. Under his guidance, he transformed the business from a traditional paper-based operation into a data-driven powerhouse, ultimately selling it to Reed Elsevier in 2005. In 2006, Lagemaat founded Lighthouse IP, which quickly became a leading provider of IP data worldwide. In 2018, Lighthouse IP merged with IPSensus, leading to the establishment of Fovea IP. Today, he serves as a board member of the Fovea group while also holding the position of CEO at Lighthouse IP and VP of Sales and Marketing for Fovea IP, continuing to drive innovation in the industry.

Chief Executive Officer, Lighthouse and Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Fovea IP

Willem Lagemaat

Leadership

“A true leader can see potential in different employees, regardless of their position. Listening and recognizing the value of each individual not only inspires them but also makes them grow professionally”

Saray Uribe, CharSan Insurance & Consulting

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Marnie Reid

Director, Business Development and Communications

Marnie Reid leads the firm’s client and market strategy, overseeing the business development and communications function that is focused on ensuring the best service for Maddocks’ clients, implementing emerging areas of law across the firm, and building its reputation as a market leader in key sectors.

Director, Business Development and Communications

Marnie Reid

Deborah Stonley

Director, People and Culture

Deborah Stonley leads the firm’s people and culture strategy and is responsible for driving the culture, retention and engagement strategies at Maddocks. She has been widely recognised for her market-leading work in developing organisational cultures of inclusiveness and as a leader who adds value by providing progressive HR strategies.

Director, People and Culture

Deborah Stonley

Entering the Australia and New Zealand market in early 2023, Fovea IP Oceania, part of the worldwide Fovea IP group, is an active searching and watching company, providing the world’s most complete IP data collection, available as raw data or through a unique search and watch platform that saves time to collect, process and report IP data. Customers can conduct their own searching and research on the platform or instruct searches and watches to its experienced analyst teams. In the world of intellectual property, Fovea IP is seen as the IP data powerhouse, helping IP professionals in corporations and law firms to perform at their best. The Fovea IP group was created in 2018 by the merger of two main global intellectual property data suppliers, Lighthouse IP (Amsterdam) and IPSensus (Brussels), with the collaboration of several experienced IP algorithm developers, including the BCK team (Munich). Clients have access to the most complete, proprietary data of IP rights worldwide, state-of-the-art search and watch technology and services, dedicated support and research analyst teams. The leadership at Fovea IP has played a pivotal role in shaping the firm’s success through its vision, strategic direction and commitment to fostering a culture of innovation and accountability. Leaders at Fovea IP lead by example, setting high standards for excellence while empowering teams to contribute ideas and take ownership of projects. Fovea IP has cultivated a strong, values-driven culture that emphasises collaboration, innovation and a commitment to excellence. The firm believes that its success stems not only from its skills and expertise but also from the way it approaches work and treats one another. Its culture is built around key principles: • collaboration and teamwork • innovation and continuous learning • integrity and accountability • client-centric approach Fovea IP views innovation as an evolving and dynamic process rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. At its core, innovation is about solving problems in new, meaningful ways – whether it’s optimising processes, creating novel products or services or finding better ways to engage with customers. The firm’s ethos around innovation is shaped by three key principles: • adaptability • collaboration • continuous learning “Fovea IP provides access to worldwide IP data in one convenient and user-friendly location,” says Amanda Good, Business Development Director, Australia and New Zealand. “IP practitioners immediately save time by having high quality data at their fingertips, with user-friendly tools to aid their research. Platform tools are designed with practitioners’ workflows in mind, providing numerous analysis and reporting options to increase efficiency, saving time and money.” Fovea IP’s approach is both forward-thinking and solution oriented. It plans to develop new solutions that address emerging challenges while delivering value to customers: • digital transformation and AI integration • customer-centric innovation • cybersecurity and privacy • future of work and remote collaboration “We believe that effective innovation planning strikes a balance between proactive, in-house ideation and responsiveness to market needs. Our process is rooted in both foresight and adaptability, ensuring that we stay ahead of industry trends while remaining aligned with the evolving demands of the market,” says Good.

Mitch Grant

Director, Operational Excellence

Harriet Shaw

Head of Operations

Iain MacKinnon

Finance Director

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

Mitch Grant leads the operational excellence function that brings together the firm’s experts in knowledge, legal operations and research services. This team is responsible for shaping the way Maddocks lawyers work, ensuring the delivery of exceptional client experiences.

Director, Operational Excellence

Mitch Grant

Harriet Shaw has over 30 years of experience in the regulated financial services industry, focusing on credit risk operations in both unsecured and secured products. She has held various operational roles in mortgage servicing.

Head of Operations

Harriet Shaw

Iain MacKinnon has over 17 years of experience in a wide range of senior management roles in regulated financial services, including oversight of investment treasury, tax and pensions at a major international bank. Prior to his career in banking, he was an M&A tax partner at Deloitte.

Finance Director

Iain MacKinnon

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

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Underscoring the value proposition the firm offers, Vincent says, “Our clients get direct access to our partners. We are always available, and we pride ourselves on being highly responsive. We are lean and efficient. Our work is of the quality of larger law firms, without the price tag.” To operate optimally for clients, the firm engaged the founder of a major construction management company to be chairman. Under their guidance, Vincent Young has expanded its practice areas to include property, projects, commercial and insolvency law. Today, Vincent Young is advised by a chairman and two advisors, none of whom are lawyers, resulting in invaluable industry insight and client-side perspective. “The balance between technical legal skills and proactive solutions lies at the heart of our business and our success in legal matters,” says Vincent. “We believe in handling our clients’ matters as if they were our own, and with this approach, we seek solutions wherever possible.”

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Alliant’s progress is set to continue, as underlined by Zimmer, who has confidence in the firm’s people to deliver continued excellence. “We believe in our business plan, and it has proven successful. We don’t feel the need to change that. Our core business plan will continue to drive the company forward, complemented by new opportunities that may arise in the future.”

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