BarentsKrans

Litigation / IP & technology

Jaap specialises in trade mark, copyright and design (‘soft IP’) disputes and transactions, as well as in patent disputes. He represents clients from various industries, particularly the food, telecommunications, media/social media and automotive industries. He assists clients in negotiating on and arranging the transfer of trade mark and patent portfolios, collaboration and R&D agreements, licensing agreements and technology transfers.

Jaap started his career in 2001 at Simmons & Simmons. He joined BarentsKrans in 2008, where he became partner in 2016.

Dutch, English (fluent) and German (working knowledge)

Member of the Editorial Board of the (EPLAW) Patent Blog Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Member of professional and industry associations, including the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG), Licensing Executives Society (LES), Benelux Association for Trade Mark and Design Law (BMM), Pharma and Law Association (Vereniging Farma en Recht (VFenR)), Advertising Law Association (Vereniging voor Reclamerecht (VvRr)) and MARQUES Member of the Association of IP Trial Lawyers (Vereniging Intellectuele Eigendom Proces Advocaten (VIEPA))

University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit), law degree, 2000 / King’s College (London), LL.M. in Intellectual Property, 2001.