Brinkhof‘s well-established practice assists its roster of renowned clients in the gamut of complex soft IP matters. The team’s cases range from assisting clients in court proceedings regarding the registrability and coverage extent of trade marks; representing clients in international copyright infringement disputes; and in IP enforcement matters. Its workload spans sectors from fashion and media, to tech and banking and is consistently multi-jurisdictional in nature. Overseeing the offering are Remy Chavannes, Dorien Verhulst, and Anke Strijbos, who each harness a noteworthy specialism in digital copyright work. The three lead alongside trade mark and design focused practitioners Fleur Folmer and Gregor Vos, who ’stands out as one of the absolute top lawyers in the Netherlands’.
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‘The Brinkhof team is very efficient and focused. They deliver high-quality advice on-time.’
‘Gregor Vos stands out as one of the absolute top lawyers in the Netherlands: business-oriented, focused and efficient.’
‘My first choice for complex litigation in the EU.’
‘Gregor, Carlijn and the wider team are great to work with. Gregor is an excellent and knowledgeable advocate. ’
Key clients
- IKEA
- adidas
- INEOS
- Amazon
- Iceland Foods
- Odido
- WAGO
- Netflix
- Verweij
- Polaroid
Work highlights
- Representing POLAROID in proceedings before the EU General court regarding the registrability of its figurative trade mark.
- Representing adidas in all Benelux enforcement matters, including in the Benelux part of the notable international dispute between adidas and Thom Browne relating to the use of three stripes on clothing.
- Representing Iceland Foods, well-known British supermarket chain, in high profile proceedings against Icelandic Trademark Holding before the EU General Court regarding the registrability of country names as trade marks.
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Practice head
Gregor Vos; Fleur Folmer; Remy Chavannes; Dorien Verhulst; Anke Strijbos
Other key lawyers
Carlijn van der Berg; Maurits van Beusekom