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Willem Leppink

Willem Leppink

Europe 2026

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About

Provided by Ploum

Practice Areas

Willem is an attorney at law and partner with Ploum where he leads the Intellectual property team.

Willem provides litigation services and advice in the field of trademark, copyright and advertising law. He represents well-known companies throughout Europe in counterfeiting and other infringement matters. He is very experienced in coordinating European brand and marketing-related projects. In the Netherlands he litigates in conflicts regarding intellectual property and in cases about misleading and comparative advertising.

Willem is a strong believer in achieving results for his clients, regardless where these are needed on the globe, by finding pragmatic and creative solutions. He helps his client to keep the helicopter view and realizes that most entrepreneurs rather avoid litigation, but that, nonetheless, it is sometimes needed.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

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

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Willem Leppink is particularly known for his work on anti-counterfeiting and parallel trade matters, as well as advising clients on copyright and trade mark infringement cases. He additionally assists clients with the management of their IP portfolios.

Strengths

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  • Willem Leppink has excellent legal and industry knowledge and of our business in particular.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/CopyrightChambers European Guide
  • He is very smart, very sharp in the trade mark field and very good at resolving conflicts.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/CopyrightChambers European Guide
  • Willem Leppink provides sound and reliable advice on trade mark issues.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/CopyrightChambers European Guide
  • Willem is a really good and clever IP lawyer.

    Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/CopyrightChambers European Guide

Ranked Individuals at Ploum (10)

Netherlands

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