The group at BarentsKrans based in The Hague is equipped to assist its clients with trade mark registrations and disputes, as well as with design rights in domestic and cross-border contexts. Parallel trade, trade mark exhaustion, and non-traditional marks are also areas of expertise of August 2023 arrival Jan Jacobi. Jaap Bremer heads up the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They are fast, direct, knowledgeable people.’

  • ‘Knowledgeable and direct as a team.’

  • 'The team at BarentsKrans covers all bases. It is a first-class, full service team at the forefront of trade mark, design and copyright matters.'

  • 'Jaap Bremer is a deeply experienced lawyer and leads his team by example. He is pragmatic without skimping on his profound legal and sector knowledge. He's top of the list in the Netherlands in this space.'

Key clients

  • Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
  • Koninklijke KPN (Royal KPN)
  • Huisman Equipment
  • Visma Connect
  • Lemax Inc.
  • B.I.S. Floats
  • 1309767 Ontario and Techlantic
  • Nido Group

Work highlights

  • Representing international trading companies 1309767 Ontario and Techlantic in a high-profile case on parallel trade against Volkswagen.
  • Representing leading Scandinavian IT company Visma Connect in major copyright licensing dispute with the State of the Netherlands.
  • Advising the Nido Group on the restructuring of its IP, as well providing assistance in trade mark prosecution.

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.

Jaap Bremer

Other key lawyers

Jan Jacobi