Remco van Leeuwen
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright
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About
Provided by Remco van Leeuwen
Practice Areas
Remco is a specialist in intellectual property and commercial contracting with over 25 years of experience. Trusted adviser. Internationally recognized. Highly recommended by clients thanks to his practical and swift approach, thorough legal knowledge and cutting-edge advice tailored to his clients' needs. He focuses on IP management and strategy services, IP transactions (commercial contracting) and IP litigation, with a strong emphasis on trade marks, trade names, designs, copyrights and related rights, advertising, trade secrets (knowhow) and unfair competition. Remco feels like a fish in water when it comes to capturing agreements of his clients' business deals.
Career
Trenité Van Doorne (1994 - 2000); Van Doorne (2001 - 2016), partner since 2002; Founding partner at Leeway (2017 - 2022); Partner at Arnold & Siedsma (2022 - current).
Professional Memberships
AIPPI-VIE, BMM, INTA, Marques, VIEPA and VvRr
Publications
Remco is a regular speaker at national and international conferences.
Personal
Remco is ranked in the Chamber Europe, Chambers Global and Legal 500 EMEA for many years, recognized by the WIPR and WTR as a Global Leader and by MIP as an IP and Trade Mark Star from 2015 onwards. Remco is a Client Choice Award winner for Trademarks in The Netherlands in 2012, 2018 and 2021. In 2022, Remco received the Netherlands Firm of the Year - Trademark Contentious award with Leeway and in 2023, the Benelux Trade Mark Firm of the Year award (Patent and Trademark Attorney Firms) with Arnold & Siedsma from Managing IP.
Industry Sector Expertise
Remco has a particular focus on acting for consumer goods, fashion & luxury, food & beverages, leisure & hospitality and automotive/mobility clients. He is a specialist in the protection (including portfolio management), acquisition, commercialisation (all types of cooperative ventures) and enforcement of IP and affiliated rights, IP driven mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Remco has also extensive experience with domestic and international general commercial contracts and liability issues, including strategic viable advice, negotiating and litigation.