IE- en geneesmiddelenrecht
Het IE-team is gespecialiseerd in alle aspecten van het merken- en modellenrecht, het auteursrecht en het handelsnaamrecht. Daarnaast is een bijzonder aandachtsgebied de parallelhandel van merk- en octrooirechtelijk beschermde producten in het licht van het Europeesrechtelijke vrij verkeer van goederen. De advocaten van de sectie IE procederen regelmatig voor de Nederlandse rechtscolleges, het BBIE, het EUIPO en het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie. Onze advocaten hebben daarnaast veel ervaring in (ex parte) (bewijs)beslagen, kort gedingen en procedures op het gebied van inzage in en verkrijging van bewijsmateriaal (843a Rv). Het geneesmiddelenrecht (registratie, IE-aspecten en grensoverschrijdende distributie) is onderdeel van onze expertise.
- A small firm but specialised with very good knowledge of the market.’
- ‘They know the parallel trade sector very well and are on top of knowledge of the current state of the law and, more importantly, case law.’
- ‘Well-structured team with everyone up to speed on the matters at all times.’
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Recente zaken
Representing patent holder Roger Craig in a dispute concerning the scope of a license granted by patent holders on patents for heavy chain only monoclonal antibodies, followed by initiating infringement proceedings against a multinational biotechnology company before the District Court in Delaware (USA).
Assisting a group of companies in extensive trademark litigation concerning the sale of a batch of BMW vehicles originating from the Fremantle Highway that were subject to seizure. In this context, we have, among other things, conducted preliminary relief proceedings to lift the seizure and are representing the client in both the appeal and the ongoing proceedings on the merits.
We assisted a company in establishing and terminating various (cross-border) distribution agreements and advised on the relevant competition and intellectual property law aspects. Through our international network, we provided local legal guidance to ensure compliance with national laws in the jurisdictions involved.
Defending a wholesale international trade pharmaceutical products company in a high-profile case before the Court of the Hague about infringement of Union trademarks. The proceedings are part of a broader, international dispute between parties, which raises questions about the interaction of foreign and Dutch law. The judgement is published here.
Representing an international wholesale company in A-brand consumer goods in proceedings before the Supreme Court. Read the Supreme Court’s judgement here.
Representing our client in a case before the Court of Appeal of The Hague concerning unauthorised parallel trade in brand whiskey (Jack Daniel’s). The grounds for appeal were, first, whether a company which was dissolved in 2007, is admissible and entitled to a claim and, second, what amounts of damages or profit remittance was owned to the trademark owner. In an interlocutory judgment, the Court set aside the first instance judgment and ordered the dissolved company to repay the damages received in first instance.
Defending one of Europe’s largest forwarding and logistics companies in proceedings before the Court of The Hague concerning the legal position of a logistics service provider in trademark law. The case raises new and challenging questions that potentially have a huge impact on the development of intellectual property law. The case is still pending, but an interlocutory judgment was published in July 2022.
Representing a Rotterdam based company offering harbour tours in a trademark dispute against a competitor that used the company’s trademark as a Google AdWord. In preliminary relief proceedings, the judge found that the conduct detracted from the origin function of the trademark and ordered the competitor to cease and desist any further infringement. Read the judgment here.
Representing an international wholesale company in A-brand consumer goods in proceedings against a seizure of its original Heets products by tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris. The Court of Appeal of The Hague applied the doctrine as developed by the Court of Justice of the EU in the case Class International (18 October 2005, in case C-405/03), by stating that a trademark owner cannot successfully object against the sale and temporary storage of branded goods in transit in the EU/EEA, unless evidence is shown that the goods will necessarily be put in the EU/EEA market. Read the judgment here.
Defending a UK based wholesale company of fast moving consumer goods in litigation proceedings (in appeal of the interim proceedings and in the main proceedings) concerning the seizure of Durex-products by the trademark proprietor in the ports of Spain and the Netherlands, while the goods are goods in transit and not put into circulation in the EU. The cases are still pending.
