Co & Delarue has a ‘versatile, knowledgeable and efficient team’ in the IP space, frequently acting for clients in the fashion, media, and tech sectors. The team is highly capable of acting on complex, often high-profile IP litigation, acting frequently on landmark IP cases. Dieter Delarue is commended for his ’great strategic overview’. Anthony Van Der Planken ‘lives and breathes trade mark law’, and advises clients on complex trademark infringement related matters, and is key to the team along with Alexander Heirwegh.
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‘I believe they always have great advice when we have difficult matters. Dieter Delarue is my go person in Belgium.’
‘Dieter Delarue has a great strategic overview and is not afraid to give clear and useful advice. Anthony van der Planken is a hard working, communicative and quick footed, creative lawyer.’
‘A great team of lawyers specializing in all aspects of intellectual property. I appreciate them for their pragmatic, no-nonsense approach. Rather than writing long theoretical memos with all kinds of caveats, they provide very clear and practical advice tailored to the client's needs.’
‘I worked with Anthony Van der Planken, who lives and breathes trade mark law. Anthony immediately understood what the client was looking for and gave clear yet well-substantiated advice that the client could implement right away. I would recommend him for any kind of IP work in the Benelux.’
‘I do a lot of work with Dieter Delarue. He is very smart and easy to work with. His response time is short and his foremost aim is not the time invested in a matter but the solution the client actually desires. Especially with luxury brands, his knowledge of the market (past and present) is impressive.’
‘Unique people with the right skills and expertise, but mainly very customer oriented. The team together makes the practice very strong on IP/brand protection.’
‘Overall a very versatile, knowledgeable and efficient team. Proactive, with a remarkable strategic outlook and vision for each single case.'
- 'Alexander Heirwegh delivers the bulk of preparatory work and relentlessly pursues the goals we set. Alex is very quick in reacting, always argues for all points of view in order to highlight the best way to approach a matter. Alex is assertive and also a very accurate communicator, in addition to employing most technology-driven tools.'
Clients clés
- Louboutin
- VF International (Kipling / Napapijri / etc.)
- BASF
- Longchamp
- Hewlett-Packard
- DPG Media
- Tomorrowland
- Serax
- Ricoh
- Coolblue
Points forts
- Representing various multinational electronics and printing companies, such as Copaco, Ricoh, OKI, Coolblue and Hewlett Packard, in separate copyright litigation proceedings before the Belgian courts with collecting society Reprobel and in a preliminary reference proceeding before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- Representing Christian Louboutin in an ongoing legal battle against Amazon, covering trade mark infringement proceedings in several jurisdictions and two preliminary reference proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union, obtaining a positive judgment on the concept of ‘use’ of a trade mark by an operator of an online market place.
- Assisting Thom Browne in a cross-border trade mark dispute with Adidas, concerning the use of Thom Browne’s four-bar design on its clothing, as well as the validity of several of Adidas’ three-stripe trade marks.
Avocats
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Meilleurs collaborateurs
Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.
Anthony Van der Planken
Responsable de la pratique
Dieter Delarue
Autres avocats clés
Anthony Van der Planken; Alexander Heirwegh