Hogan Lovells International LLP
Hogan Lovells International LLP takes instructions on the full spectrum of soft IP matters, including international trade mark and copyright infringement disputes, and also supports clients with a dedicated trade mark prosecution practice. Samantha Brinkhuis leads the practice, with considerable experience in trade mark, copyright and designs disputes, and ancillary expertise in media and advertising law. Giannina Leander and Babette Dol both maintain broad practices, with consumer, retail, fashion and tech clients coming to them for both contentious and transactional IP advice.
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Testimonials
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'The practice is unique because of its in-depth knowledge of Dutch trade mark law, combined with the ability to apply this knowledge in court.'
'Samantha Brinkhuis and her team members stand out in the market because they have truly mastered Dutch trade mark law.'
Key clients
- PepsiCo
- Deutsche Telekom
- AB Inbev
- Shimano
- Nintendo
- Disney
- Picnic
- Play North
- Meta
- DSM
- Brother
- Rewilding Europe
- News Corporation
- TIP Trailer Services
- Starbucks
- Mars
- Stella McCartney
- VKR (Velux)
- Bestseller
- Apple
- The Bacardi Group
- Kao Corporation
- NM Beauty (Gisou)
- Freya Biosciences
- Arper
- Club House Italia
- DeLorean
- Amazon
Work highlights
- Represented Deutsche Telekom in the defence of its Magenta colour trade marks against Lebara.
- Acted for AB Inbev in various proceedings against Heineken in a trade mark dispute between AB Inbev's 'MICHELOB ULTRA' and 'ULTRA' trademarks vs. Heineken's 'AMSTEL ULTRA' trade mark applications.
- Advised Play North on a formal response to new draft legislation that is set to restrict trade mark advertising possibilities for online casinos in the Netherlands.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Samantha Brinkhuis