The ‘rigorous, reliable experts‘ at Höcker Advocaten are praised in respect of the collective management of IP rights, specifically copyright protection and enforcement. Team head Jacqueline (J.M.B.) Seignette is chair of the Dutch Copyright Association and her work is typified by the representation of Stichting LIRA in proceedings against Dutch cable operators Ziggo and Delta. Joep (J.W.A.) Meddens‘ work includes cases concerning copies for private use stored in the cloud or for streaming services which should be equitably remunerated as part of the private copying levies system. Litigator Marijn (M.E.) Kingma handles cases including those that reach the European Court of Justice; acting for clients including NGOs and broadcasters, she advises on privacy, contractual matters, trade mark misuse, and copyright infringement. Willem (W.A.) Roos, who stepped down as a partner at the end of 2019, continues with the firm as a senior counsel.

The media and marketing team at Höcker Advocaten handles transactional, advisory and contentious matters. Collective management rights is a key area of focus for the practice and it acts for a number of music, audio-visual and literary rights collecting societies in this space. It also acts for advertising agencies on contract, litigation and IP matters. Jacqueline Seignette advises national and international clients in the entertainment and IT sectors. Joep Meddens is a key name for advertising and privacy matters. Marijn Kingma is recommended for copyright and strategic litigation.