Pels Rijcken is renowned for its sophisticated handling of complex IP disputes across the Dutch and European courts. The team regularly represents both public and private sector clients, ranging from government bodies to multinational corporations. The practice is chaired by Sikke Kingma, a highly experienced Supreme Court civil litigator, who brings extensive knowhow in IP cases. Kingma is supported by further ‘talented Supreme Court lawyer’ Maartje Möhring .
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- ‘Sikke Kingma is one of the top lawyers in his field; he is a quick thinker, very knowledgeable.’
- ‘Sikke Kingma: great lawyer with experience in many IP landmark cases at the Dutch Supreme Court.'
- ‘Sikke Kingma is an excellent Supreme Court lawyer for IP cases.’
Key clients
- Sena
- SONT
- State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Justice and Security)
Work highlights
Representing a major retailer from the Netherlands and Belgium in extensive Supreme Court proceedings concerning European and American copyright law.
Represented the State of the Netherlands in lawsuits concerning the implementation of the European Copyright Directive.
Successfully defended various ministries in proceedings initiated by IT-firm SDL about alleged copyright-infringement
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Practice head
Sikke Kingma
Other key lawyers
Jordi Bierens; Maartje Möhring; Gertjan Harryvan