Pieter Van Den Broecke > Linklaters > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile

Linklaters
RUE BREDERODE 13
1000 BRUXELLES
Belgium
Pieter Van Den Broecke photo

Work Department

TMT/IP

Position

Partner

Career

Pieter specialises in intellectual property (IP) and technology-related matters, advising major corporates and international financial institutions on their pan-European and global businesses. He leads the firm’s IP practice in Belgium.

Pieter has significant experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters involving IP, with a particular focus on dispute resolution with respect to patents, trademarks and copyrights.

His expertise also extends to the negotiation and drafting of contracts relating to all aspects of IP and IP strategic alliances and carve-outs (R&D, licences, technology transfers and joint ventures) and of other related types of collaboration (including business development and licensing (BD&L), IP aspects of corporate deals and structured finance, including securitisation), as well as advertising and unfair competition law.

Pieter has in-depth knowledge of many sectors, notably the life science, healthcare and consumer sectors. Previously, he was co-leader of the firm’s global consumer sector.

Please visit the Linklaters website for more details of Pieter Van Den Broecke and his work in this category: https://www.linklaters.com/en/find-a-lawyer/pieter-van-den-broecke

Lawyer Rankings

Belgium > Intellectual property

The practice at Linklaters is ‘highly knowledgeable, responsive and efficient’, with expertise in contentious and transactional IP matters, acting on complex corporate, finance, and antitrust matters. The team collaborates closely with the TMT practice of the firm. Team head Pieter Van Den Broecke is a ‘real super star in IP’, with expertise across patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Tom De Coster is key to the team, and has expertise in technology.