Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright - Netherlands
What the team is known for
Ploum acts for clients from the automotive, tech and retail industries on both contentious and non-contentious soft IP mandates. This ranges from the management of trade mark portfolios to brand enforcement, anti-counterfeiting issues and copyright infringement.
Strengths
"Ploum lawyers provide excellent, creative and strategic advice."
"Ploum has a very strong ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters and overcome any difficult points. The lawyers always provide pragmatic and sensible advice from a legal and commercial standpoint."
"The lawyers at Ploum are highly knowledgeable and skilled."
Work highlights
Ploum assists Western Digital with counterfeit and parallel trade matters across Europe.
Notable practitioners
Willem Leppink is particularly known for his work on anti-counterfeiting and parallel trade matters, as well as advising clients on copyright infringement cases. He additionally assists clients with issues around plant variety rights and domain names. "Willem always provides excellent and practical strategic advice that shows his understanding of the client's needs." "He is always aware of all details of the case, very pragmatic."
