The practice at Houthoff is well-placed to handle the array of complex IP litigation in both domestic and cross-border contexts, particularly in relation to copyright enforcement and infringement. The team assists clients across the broad array of industry sectors, including multinational cosmetics companies, renowned automotive names, and tech companies. It represents such clients before the Dutch Supreme Court, amongst others. Thomas de Weerd heads up the cohort, key members of which include Thijs van Aerde who handles both the advisory and contentious, and agri-tech and life sciences specialist litigator Fleur Tuinzing-Westerhuis.

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Key clients

  • HP
  • Dell
  • BumaStemra
  • Nexperia
  • VolkerRail
  • Omnis Power
  • OFM
  • PMG
  • Anne Frank Foundation

Work highlights

  • Representing HP and Dell in a major copyright test case before the Dutch Supreme Court.
  • Represented an online perfume store in trade mark proceedings before The Hague Court of Appeal against Silk Cosmetics, an exclusive licensee for luxury brand perfumes.
  • Representing BumaStemra, the Dutch collecting society for composers and music publishers, in copyright litigation against Disney.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thomas de Weerd

Other key lawyers

Thijs van Aerdel, Nicole Bilderbeek, Fleur Tuinzing-Westerhuis