Linklaters
Linklaters' varied IP practice spans patent and copyright litigation, arbitration and mediation proceedings, royalty disputes and agreements relating to the commercial exploitation of IP rights. Pieter Van Den Broecke heads up the practice and frequently assists blue-chip clients with the IP aspects of corporate transactions. The ‘hardworking’ Tom De Coster wins plaudits for his competence in contentious and non-contentious commercial law matters involving IP rights, and Julie De Meyer is noted for being an ’up-and-coming’ practitioner.
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Testimonials
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‘The IP practice at Linklaters should be singled out as of very high quality, commercially savvy, very reliable and always available. I can trust them to come up with commercial solutions and answers that the business can use.’
‘Pieter Van Den Broecke, a longstanding IP partner, is overall top. He knows the law and our business, engages with the legal and business teams alike and can translate a lot of his knowledge into practical and useable solutions for the company.'
'Tom De Coster is a very hardworking lawyer with very good knowledge of IP law. Julie De Meyer, one of the more junior lawyers in the team, clearly is up-and-coming and should be credited too.’
Key clients
- McDonald’s
- Nestlé
- Unilever
- RTL
- AXA
- Sofina
- Agfa-Gevaert
Work highlights
- Advised AXA in relation to the commercial and IP aspects of its sale of AXA Bank Belgium to Crelan and the acquisition of Crelan Insurance by AXA Belgium.
- Assisted RTL Group with the successful negotiation of a long-form trade mark license agreement as part of the sale of RTL Croatia to Central European Media Enterprises (CME).
- Advised Unilever PLC on the sale of its global tea business (known as ekaterra) to CVC Capital Partners by advising on the IP, IT and agency/distribution aspects of the transaction.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pieter Van Den Broecke