Mrs Dominique Geerts > Van Doorne > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Van Doorne
JACHTHAVENWEG 121
1081 KM AMSTERDAM
PO BOX 75265, 1070 AG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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Work Department

Intellectual Property & Media

Position

Dominique is member of the Intellectual Property and Media team. She mainly focuses on (advising and litigating on) intellectual property law, unfair commercial practices and media law.

Dominique obtained her bachelors degree in law at the University of Utrecht. During her degree she studied at the Australian National University in Canberra for a semester. After the exchange she started her masters in European Private Law at the University of Amsterdam. Dominique discovered her passion for intellectual property law during various internships and decided to follow extra courses and to write her master thesis on intellectual property law.

Languages

Dutch, English

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights

(Rising stars)

Dominique GeertsVan Doorne

Van Doorne has experience across a wide range of contentious and non-contentious IP mandates. The firm’s IP specialists regularly collaborate with other teams to work with clients in the fintech, healthtech and mediatech spaces. Leading the IP practice, Kriek Wille is as a trusted advisor and litigator for large international enterprises in sectors ranging from media to retail and technology. Heading the patent and trade secrets team, Bas Pinckaers deals with EU trade mark and design rights matters. Dominique Geerts is experienced in media and traditional IP law.

Netherlands > Industry focus: Media and entertainment

Experienced specialist in IP law Kriek Wille heads Van Doorne‘s IP and media team. Wille not only advises international TV producers and global production companies in IP disputes but also represents clients in unfair competition cases, publicity, advertisement and sponsorship mandates. As a skilled practitioner in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, Meltem Koning-Gungormez  advises corporates and financial institutions involved in the media sector on the impact of investments, acquisitions and divestments. Associate Dominique Geerts is an integral support to clients dealing with media-related IP disputes.