VANEPS in Curaçao fields a team 'distinguished by their efficiency and effectiveness' and is the IP law go-to for national and international corporates and government bodies on transactional and contentious matters. Across trade mark, copyright, domain name and patent work, the firm is equipped to assist with registrations, protection issues, maintenance work and renewals. Diek Fabius leads the team and was appointed partner at the firm in January 2024. He is supported by a strong crop of more junior lawyers, including privacy law specialist Ruthnialys MogenRianda Neman-Ferreira and Tania Martis-Ogenia.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Excellent working team, with good performance of their duties.’

  • ‘Its team of people are distinguished by their efficiency and effectiveness in their responses.’

  • ‘Clear communication and responsiveness.’

  • ‘They are very fast and to the point in responding.’

  • ‘Tania Martis-Ogenia is responsive and good to work with.’

Key clients

  • Scotch Wisky Association
  • Castlegate
  • The Cadushi Distillery
  • Miu Epstein Law
  • NLO Shieldmark B.V.
  • Cedeño & Méndez
  • LatinTLD, Inc.
  • Chiever B.V.
  • Gatti & Asociados S.A.
  • Johnson, Camacho & Singh

Work highlights

  • Advised on and arranged for the registration of domain names and assisted LatinTLD, Inc. with the filing for registration, renewal and modification for .cw and .com.cw domain names.
  • Advised Deck Entertainment on trade mark strategy and defence across the world on the basis of a Curaçao basic application.
  • Advising Gatti & Asociados on trade mark prosecution, copyright and patents.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Diek Fabius

Other key lawyers

Ruthnialys Mogen, Rianda Neman-Ferreira, Tania Martis-Ogenia