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Intellectual Property
The protection of intellectual property entails safeguarding your designs, production environment, branding, reputation, online content (such as websites), social media, advertisements and technical inventions, for example. Dirkzwager provides advice to businesses and other organisations on the registration, management, and structuring of intellectual property rights, know-how and trade secrets. Our specialists can help you adopt the appropriate litigation strategy in legal proceedings involving intellectual property. We also provide advice on and conduct litigation involving licensing, distribution, innovation and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and the position of employers and their staff in relation to intellectual property rights.
Future-proof intellectual property strategies and advice
Tailored work
The commercial exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights demand a well-considered strategy. This involves tailored work. It is essential to address questions such as the following. To whom do intellectual property rights accrue? Has anything been recorded or registered? What is covered by copyright, design rights and/or trademark rights? How are an inventor's rights protected?
Stay ahead of the competition
Every business finds it important to protect its intellectual property. Ensuring the protection of a design, brand name and/or product development contributes to a strong competitive and market position, along with the preservation of exclusivity. This is possible with the aid of legal advice that is tailored to your situation.
How can we help you?
Dirkzwager provides advisory and litigation services in the field of intellectual property to its clients. Businesses and other organisations are welcome to approach us with questions about and for advice on intellectual property and strategies in the following areas:
- Trademark law
- Copyright
- Models, including product and other designs
- Trademark registration
- Trading names and domain name law
- Advertising law
- Patents
- Safeguarding know-how and trade secrets
- Protection against counterfeiting
Direct contact with one of our specialists?
Our lawyers, civil-law notaries and tax specialists work closely together to provide customized advice and sustainable solutions, from a broad perspective.
- Dedicated specialists
- Pragmatic approach
- Personal and quick contact
Protection against counterfeiting of a brand or product
It is a common occurrence for competitors to engage in the replication of each other's work, leading to disputes over intellectual property rights. Dirkzwager assists parties that are the subject of such replication or are called to account for it by helping them determine their position and decide on the appropriate strategy in the event of an infringement of intellectual property rights. Our specialists conduct litigation relating to infringements, including summary and substantive proceedings, as well as cases brought before the trademark office.
Infringement proceedings usually start with a letter of demand or a writ of summons. The party held to be in the right in a lawsuit concerning intellectual property rights may claim a partial reimbursement of its legal fees. Dirkzwager represents copyright holders, trademark owners and enterprises that fall victim to copying, as well as businesses and other organisations accused of counterfeiting.
The protection of trade secrets
Know-how, confidential information and other trade secrets are afforded legal protection. Dirkzwager provides advice on the protection of trade secrets and litigates in disputes concerning their infringement. Our specialists possess extensive experience in the area of evidentiary seizure and disclosure proceedings.
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