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Kennedy Van der Laan Offices

MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands
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Mr Maarten Schut

Work Department
Intellectual Property and Media Group
Position
Partner
Career
Maarten Schut is an attorney and partner at the Intellectual Property and Media practice group. He advises and litigates for established brands in the sports, fashion and technology industry, in their battle against counterfeit and disputes on infringements. He frequently litigates on trademark law and the exploitation and protection of technology, but also in disputes of a more general nature, such as contractual disputes. Furthermore, he advises high-tech companies on R&D collaborations, licences and protection of knowhow.
Before joining Kennedy Van der Laan Maarten worked as a public prosecutor and judge.
Maarten earned an LL.M in European law from the University of Cambridge. He is editor of the Journal “Farmarecht” and deputy judge at the Court of Appeal in Leeuwarden. Furthermore, he is a member of the Licensing Executives Society, the “Benelux-vereniging voor Merken- en Modellenrecht”, the International Trademark Association, the Pharmaceutical Trademark Group, the Association for European Trademark Owners MARQUES en the “Vereniging voor Auteursrecht”.
Languages
Dutch, English
Memberships
Member of Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Member of Benelux Association for Trademark and Design Rights (BMM)
Member of Pharmaceutical Trademark Group (PTMG)
Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member of Association for European Trademark Owners MARQUES
Member of Procedural Law Association
Education
Law, Universiteit van Utrecht, 1993 (cum laude)
Algemene Letteren (communicatiekunde), Universiteit van Utrecht, 1993
LL.M. (European Law), University of Cambridge, 1994
European and International Trademark law, Grotius Academie, 2004 (cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences
Kennedy Van der Laan‘s practice houses ‘an involved team with broad and excellent knowledge‘. The group is well versed in handling the full spectrum of transactional issues within the healthcare sector. Practice co-head Fenna van Dijk draws on her corporate law expertise to assist healthcare institutions and medical device suppliers, while co-head Maarten Schut has longstanding experience in assisting with R&D collaborations and license agreements. Other key practitioners include Eline Lam, who advises on collaboration matters in the healthcare sector, and Anne ten Brummelhuis, who counts tariff regulation as a key area of strength.
Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
(Leading partners)Kennedy Van der Laan‘s ‘dynamic, forward-thinking’ offering has noteworthy expertise assisting its portfolio of renowned clients in the tech and advanced tech, media and internet, and fashion and luxury sectors in particular. The team’s IP capabilities includes handling high-profile trade mark infringement litigation, representing clients in complex and high-stakes matters regarding remuneration for inventions, and providing advice regarding brand protection on an ongoing basis. Maarten Schut specialises in tech and life sciences-related trade mark work, and Joran Spauwen‘s areas of focus include advising on IP aspects of complex transactions and contracts; the pair oversee the team. Sophie van Loon acts for international clients in copyright matters, Reindert van der Zaal is experienced in brand protection, and Alfred Meijboom has expertise in IT.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights Netherlands
- Leading partners Netherlands > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Industry focus: healthcare and life sciences Netherlands
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Industry focus: Media and entertainment
- Industry focus: retail
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- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights