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Patrice Vanderbeeken and Alain Strowel lead the highly experienced team at Pierstone, which advises clients on a wealth of copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets work. The team is particularly skilled at handling matters linked to IT and data, and provides advice to leading names in the tech sector. Vanderbeeken has extensive knowledge of data protection, e-commerce, and copyright, while Strowel is a highly commended tech expert.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Pierstone provides excellent client service in always being responsive and ready to take extra steps (that other firms would not necessarily take) in order to make sure we can get the best outcome possible.'
  • 'The IP group at Pierstone has an in-depth understanding of the legal landscape in Europe and can communicate issues in a meaningful yet simple way that is easy to understand for someone not familiar with the European legal market. They are also professionals.'
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Key clients

  • Ladbrokes (Derby)
  • Sevic Systems
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Work highlights

  • Advising Ladbrokes on implementing a comprehensive intellectual property strategy for a new online game in the Benelux, including advising on copyright and trademark matters, accompanying the drafting and filing of a computer method patent, and filing for registered designs.
  • Advising Italian handbag maker BUTI against fashion hous Hermes in three parallel trademark infringement/unfair competition cases before the French courts in relation to bags produced by BUTI, in cooperation with French counsel.
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