Höcker Advocaten advises on a multitude of IP matters, assisting clients with brand protection, anti-counterfeiting measures, advertising clearance, and infringement disputes. Joep Meddens and Marijn Kingma co-head the department; Meddens is well versed in copyright, trademarks, and IT matters, while Kingma acts for entertainment companies, NGOs, government bodies and the Dutch Parliament on IP matters, with a particular focus on copyright-related litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Marijn Kingma is one of the best litigators in the Netherlands. She is quick on her feet, sharp, witty, knows every matter through and through, and is always one step ahead. I would recommend her to anyone.'
- ‘The lawyers explain their answers in understandable terms and give a clear indication of what's possible and what's not.’
- ‘The way they engage with you creates a bond of trust. Excellent knowledge, specifically Marijn Kingma.’
- ‘Very strong team for copyright and trademark matters. I really like how available they are, and the quality of their work is outstanding.’
- ‘Marijn Kingma and her colleagues combine outstanding expertise in their field with a client-focused and approachable manner. They distinguish themselves by delivering exceptionally precise and well-founded advice.’
- ‘I greatly appreciate the combination of Marijn Kingma’s decisiveness and Joep Meddens' composed calm. Each of them achieves excellent results individually, but together they form an unbeatable team.’
Key clients
- Buma Stemra
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe and Sony Interactive Entertainment Benelux
- Stichting de Thuiskopie
- Pythagoras Music Fund
- Stichting BREIN
- Mediahuis Radio
- ROSE Stories
- Omnicom (including TBWA, DDB, 180 Amsterdam)
- NVPI
- Picl
Work highlights
Representing Buma/Stemra in a lawsuit involving allegations that it is acting unlawfully by failing to restrain bars from utilising the Spotify music platform, as well as issues regarding distribution licensing tariffs, which question the efficiency of the Netherlands’ tariff structure for music performance royalties.
Advising Stichting de Thuiskopie, arguing that copies for private use stored in the cloud or made from streaming services should be equitably remunerated as part of the private copying levies system.
Advised CMO Buma Stemra on a matter in which its statutory monopoly is challenged.
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Practice head
Marijn Kingma; Joep Meddens