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Intellectual Property - Belgium
What the Team is Known For
IP Porta is a Belgian boutique law firm that assists domestic clients with a number of contentious intellectual property matters, including infringement proceedings for trade marks and copyrights. The law firm also advises on litigation involving counterfeited goods. The team additionally assists with negotiations over IP licensing agreements.
Strengths
The IP Porta team invests in understanding the various business goals.
The lawyers are very hands on and quick on their feet, with great insights and overview of litigation matters.
IP Porta has the specific skill of always going two steps further to understand the underlying factual context and the different layers of the matters.
IP Porta provides an agile and highly skilled team which stands ready at all time to provide you with the advice needed to make a difference in a specific legal problem or file.
IP Porta's team is accessible and highly knowledgeable for all relevant matters, including complex and detailed IP matters.
Work Highlights
IP Porta represented Steve Madden in a case of alleged infringement launched by Louboutin regarding Louboutin's copyrights in several shoe designs.
Notable practitioners
Karen Ongena frequently assists clients with copyright infringement proceedings. She offers additional experience in trade mark filings and negotiating the intellectual property aspects of contracts.
Karen Ongena has a very strategic approach to providing legal assistance. She is always available and will go the extra mile.
She understands the details and business needs and provides clear and comprehensive advice.
Karen Ongena is highly knowledgeable and experienced, as well as detailed, precise and swift.
Laurence Hubert operates a solid IP practice and advises on copyright infringement proceedings and trade mark disputes, as well as trade mark registration issues. She is also adept at assisting with the IP aspects of contracts and investment agreements.
Laurence Hubert is a professional and very experienced lawyer.