The team at DLA Piper advises its extensive roster of well-known and sector-spanning clients on the gamut of soft IP matters. The team’s broad workload encompasses advising on trade mark enforcement and portfolio maintenance, which is the area of specialism of Sophie Gauquier, and the handling of trade mark disputes, which Alexander Tsoutsanis covers, particularly for clients in relation to branding, tech and internet. Rutger Stoop handles advertising, trade mark, domain name and product design issues. Niels Mulder helms the practice and is experienced litigating at high levels of court on multijurisdictional disputes.
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Clients clés
- AACS
- AEGIR Marine
- Airvance International B.V.
- Amaro Montenegro
- Bacardi
- Battipav
- Black + Decker
- Burberry
- Carlsberg
- Capri Sun
Points forts
- Obtained a favourable judgment for the client against bonded warehouse Loendersloot and the Van Caem Group in a complex trade mark infringement case concerning the sale of decoded MHCS products.
- Represented global toy companies in their attack on Toi Toy’s copycat version of our clients’ successful ‘Doctor Squish’ Squishy Maker product, which resulted in the seizure of over 40,000 products.
- Secured a favourable decision for Nike/Converse from the District Court of the Hague in 2023 in long-running proceedings against and infringer that had imported at least 800,000 pairs of counterfeit shoes.
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
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.
Responsable de la pratique
Niels Mulder
Autres avocats clés
Rutger Stoop; Alexander Tsoutsanis; Sophie Gauquier; Adee Keppy