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Höcker Advocaten

Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright

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Höcker Advocaten

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Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright - Netherlands

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Höcker Advocaten has a strong focus on advising media sector clients on copyright infringement proceedings and disputes regarding copyright levies. The law firm also represents clients in licensing litigation. The team additionally assists with advertising matters, as well as anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy measures. It has experience acting for collecting societies and artist associations.

Work Highlights

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  • Höcker Advocaten represented BumaStemra in a challenge to its ability to license public performances of copyrighted music in the Netherlands.

Strengths

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  • Höcker Advocaten knows more about my business than I do and constantly advises me on issues I had not thought of. Nothing escapes the team's attention.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
  • We appreciate the drive, speed, decisiveness and pragmatism of Höcker Advocaten.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
  • Höcker Advocaten translates complicated matters to daily practice with great clarity and humour. The team is well informed about the latest developments and is very quick in reacting.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
  • I am most impressed by the ability of Höcker Advocaten to break complex legal matters down to concise conclusions.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
  • Höcker Advocaten always shows remarkable knowledge of not only the subject matter but also of the specific business we operate in.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Marijn Kingma
    Band 4Marijn Kingma

    Marijn Kingma

    Marijn Kingma has a broad IP practice, assisting clients with IP infringement proceedings and contractual agreements, as well as acting on advertising compliance, anti-counterfeiting mandates and unfair competition issues.

    • Marijn Kingma gives you a feeling of trust and you know you can trust her advice. She speaks to you on your level and puts you at ease.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • Marijn Kingma is exceptionally intelligent and sharp in her analysis. She is outstanding both in preventing and conducting legal proceedings. She is a true fighter when it counts!

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • Marijn Kingma always looks for solutions and balances strategic commercial advice with legal advice.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • She is a very pleasant person to work with. She always manages to bring a complex case to the core and translate it into comprehensive, business-minded and useful legal analysis.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • She will proactively fix problems as she comes across them, will flag issues and proposes solutions.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
  • Band 5Joep Meddens
    Band 5Joep Meddens

    Joep Meddens

    Joep Meddens advises on contentious IP matters, including copyright proceedings, counterfeit actions and trade mark disputes. He regularly acts for clients in the media, technology and advertising sectors.

    • His extraordinarily intelligent and, at the same time, hands-on way of dealing with our cases never stops to positively surprise us.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • Joep Meddens is a very calming factor in tense situations. He is a good, authoritative voice who can explain things clearly.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • Joep Meddens is a very nice and down-to-earth lawyer. He is very good at arguing the core of a case.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • I would not know what to do without him.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope
    • Joep is so reliable, always does his best, keeps to deadlines and is practical in his solutions.

      Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright respondentEurope

Ranked Individuals at Höcker Advocaten (2)

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    Marijn Kingma

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    Joep Meddens

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