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Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV

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Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV is frequently instructed by Dutch public bodies, including government ministries and city authorities, in Supreme Court appeals concerning trade mark and copyright disputes. The practice, which is led by Supreme Court litigator and ‘absolute expert on copyright law’ Sikke Kingma, also handles IP disputes on behalf of private sector clients. Jordi Bierens' practice encompasses both IP litigation and non-contentious advice.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Sikke Kingma is an absolute expert on copyright law and a great lawyer.'

  • 'Sikke Kingma is one of the leading Dutch Supreme Court litigators in general, but also specifically renowned for his broad IP knowledge.'

  • 'All Pels Rijcken partners and associates are very good. We worked with Sikke Kingma, who is both practical and efficient, as well as highly skilled in the most technical legal aspects. Also worth noting that the junior associates are very skilled.'

  • 'The team we work with is very professional, has great knowledge and is very driven.'

  • 'Sikke Kingma is a reliable and professional lawyer. He has excellent writing skills but also verbal. His knowledge of IP is perfect, but he is also good in strategic and/or commercial matters.'

Key clients

  • Menzis
  • Sena
  • SONT
  • Ministry of Justice and Security

Work highlights

  • Represented a retailer from the Netherlands and Belgium in extensive Supreme Court proceedings concerning European and American copyright law.
  • Acted for the State of the Netherlands in lawsuits concerning the implementation of the European Copyright Directive.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Sikke Kingma

Sikke Kingma

Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn NV

Sikke Kingma is a specialist litigator and adviser in the area of Intellectual Property and Media Law with a special preference for cases at the interface with IT. He litigates and advises a great deal in connection with copyright law, trademark law, domain names and (in cassation) patent law. In addition, he assists clients in disputes about the legality of publications and statements on internet or in other media. Sikke is furthermore a very experienced lawyer at the Supreme Court with more than a hundred judgments to his name. With his background as an all-round civil lawyer, he runs a broad cassation practice for companies and public authorities. He is often called in by lawyers from other offices to conduct cassation proceedings, prejudicial proceedings or to contribute ideas in appeal procedures. Kingma lectures and publishes on a regular basis. He is editor of the professional journal Mediaforum and principal editor of Cassatieblog.nl, the weblog about civil cassation case law in the Netherlands.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sikke Kingma

Other key lawyers

Jordi Bierens, Maartje Möhring