Ms Manon Rieger-Jansen > Bird & Bird > The Hague, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Bird & Bird assists retail clients seeking to optimise their supply chains and IT systems, assisting with a range of projects in that regard and also providing support to clients building up their e-commerce businesses. Brand protection and IP also fall within the team’s capacities, and it further advises on employment, franchising and licensing matters. Practice head Manon Rieger-Jansen specialises in the fashion and luxury sectors, advising on soft IP management and disputes tied to counterfeiting and parallel imports. Roelien van Neck advises retailers on online platform and data regulations, with particular expertise assisting with online business-to-consumer models.

Bird & Bird‘s soft IP team is lauded for ‘finding forward-thinking solutions to complex problems’ in both contentious and advisory trade mark and copyright matters, supporting clients seeking to register new IP and representing both plaintiffs and defendants before the Dutch, Benelux and EU courts in infringement, parallel import and anti-counterfeiting proceedings. Heading the team is ‘outstanding attorney’ Manon Rieger-Jansen, who litigates trade mark, copyright and product design disputes for retailers and luxury brands. Trade mark attorney Daan Wijnnobel frequently appears before the Benelux and EU intellectual property offices to handle refusal, cancellation and opposition matters, while Nina Dorenbosch focuses on matters of product design in the fashion and retail industries. Clemens Molle represents music and gaming clients in copyright disputes.

Bird & Bird is noted for its strength in both pharmaceutical and telecoms patent litigation, working closely with the firm’s teams in Germany to handle infringement and opposition proceedings, and is also well versed in handling standard essential patent (SEP) and FRAND disputes. The firm’s overall IP team is headed by Manon Rieger-Jansen, and includes Wouter Pors, whose patents practice encompasses both life sciences and electronics disputes, and Marc van Wijngaarden, who co-leads the firm’s life sciences team, handling cross-border disputes concerning drugs and medical devices. Tjibbe Douma handles a wide range of cross-border disputes for tech companies and private equity houses, while Peter van Gemert, who was made partner in May 2023, specialises in telecoms patent disputes. Carlos van Staveren‘s practice includes telecoms and life sciences patent matters, which he litigates up to the Dutch Supreme Court.

Bird & Bird assists large multinational food and beverage brands, as well as start-ups, on IP and data protection issues. Both contentious and non-contentious issues concerning trade marks, design, copyright, and patents all fall within the scope of the practice. The team is also routinely sought out for its ability to aid clients with brand development and regulatory compliance issues. Team lead Manon Rieger-Jansen is the go-to for brand management and product design protection matters. She is supported by a strong team which includes Raoul Grifoni Waterman, who advises on commercial and regulatory food issues, while Hester Borgers assists with patent litigation and food-related regulatory advisory work. Armand Killan retired in May 2023.