Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright - Netherlands
What the team is known for
Visser Schaap & Kreijger has a strong focus on trade mark and copyright infringement proceedings. The law firm handles a broad range of intellectual property matters, with notable experience in neighbouring rights, as well as acting on anti-piracy regulations. The team is particularly popular with clients from the media and entertainment sector. Team members also have experience handling disputes around advertising regulations.
Strengths
"The lawyers at Visser Schaap & Kreijger are highly skilled professionals with a good reputation."
"The team takes a proactive approach with pragmatic advice and a clear overview."
"They always handle the issues in the best possible way, they understand immediately the 'heart’ of the problem."
"The are experts in what they do and we have a very pleasant working relationship with them."
Work highlights
Visser Schaap defended Goliath in proceedings against Spin Master regarding copyright infringement of the Rubik's Cube.
Notable practitioners
Dirk Visser is highly sought after by media sector clients for copyright and anti-piracy matters. He also offers notable expertise in neighbouring rights disputes and protected design of origin cases. "Dirk Visser is very experienced, respected and an exceptionally good litigator." "Dirk Visser is one of the luminaries of IP in the Netherlands and shows that with a great eye for new developments."
Jacqueline Schaap often acts for clients on copyright infringement cases. She also represents clients in trade mark infringement proceedings and neighbouring rights matters. "Jacqueline Schaap is extremely hard-working and very collaborative, and never hesitates to be of support even in the most difficult cases and issues."