The boutique intellectual property and IT firm Van Rappard Minneboo Klingenberg assists clients in acquiring and commercialising IT assets, enforcing IT rights, IT litigation and crafting commercial contracts, including outsourcing agreements. The team is under the joint leadership of Roald Minneboo, whose extensive IT knowledge spans SaaS agreements, outsourcing, software development, procurement and emerging tech including AI and virtual reality; Helmer Klingenberg, who focuses on IT-related business contracts like software licensing and cloud treatments, as well as day-to-day commercial issues for IT clients; and copyright expert Godert van Rappard, with significant litigation experience.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Strong sector knowledge, excellent contract work and great litigation skills.’

  • ‘Roald Minneboo is a leading IT law specialist. Godert van Rappard is a trustworthy go-to name, highly recommended.'

  • ‘This is a top-tier IT law firm. Their IT knowledge is very deep and they know the IT landscape.’

  • ‘Helmer Klingenberg is an exceptional IT lawyer and gets the best possible results. Roald Minneboo gets IT law in a way not many lawyers do. When Helmer and Roald combine forces, they achieve results that are nothing short of impressive.’

  • ‘The team truly understands IT and commercial contracting. They know how to get the best possible deal under the given circumstances.’

  • ‘Helmer Klingenberg is an excellent negotiator, and the combination of his legal and people skills is unrivalled. Roald Minneboo understands the business and is very pragmatic.'

  • ‘The individuals comprising the team are extremely well-skilled and experienced. It is a pleasure to work with them.’

  • ‘The firm is small enough to be solely comprised of pragmatic, driven individuals who maintain an excellent quality level, but big enough to provide the support their clients need.'

Key clients

  • June Technologies
  • Wunderman Thompson
  • Delft University of Technology
  • FedEx Express
  • The Blue Sky Group
  • BeeXact
  • Salvia BioElectronic
  • Appsolutely
  • Appical
  • Waterland
  • IZI Motive
  • Wereldhave
  • Achmea
  • Qualinx
  • Billy Grace
  • Circle Closet
  • Bangma Verpakkingen
  • Geostruct
  • Simacan
  • Felton
  • Stamhuis
  • Woonstichting SSW
  • Eneriso
  • Phrenos
  • ACE
  • The Greenboy Group
  • Health Monks
  • Today.rocks
  • Piano Couture
  • Dencom

Work highlights

  • Assisted June Technologies with a broad variety of IT and IP legal services, such as contracting & negotiations, IT implementations and data protection and cybersecurity issues.
  • Assisted Wunderman Thompson with a broad variety of IT and IP legal services, such as litigation, the conclusion of software licensing agreements, IT implementations, escrow agreements, other commercial IT contracts, data protection and cybersecurity.
  • Assisted FedEx Express with all of its IT-related procurement contracts, such as cloud computing agreements, software licenses, SaaS agreements, escrow agreements, software development agreements and other commercial IT agreements.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Roald Minneboo, Helmer Klingenberg, Godert van Rappard