Nysingh’s IP specialists work for national and international companies, including the owners of various well-known brands and retail chains, and for design studios, advertising agencies, trademark agents and government agencies. Our clients com
It is sometimes said that copies are allowed as long as there are at least seven differences from the original. This is a persistent misunderstanding. Sometimes one difference is enough to make a ‘copy’ admissible. In other cases there ca
Innovation and creativity require the investment of time, money and talent. But successful innovations and designs are often quickly replicated. That is why it is important to protect the result of your investments as much as possible. The necessary
In order to be able to invoke trademark protection, you must file your trademark in a trademark register. For protection within the Benelux such registration can be done at the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP). For protection within th
Not all types of protection of intellectual property rights require registration. We can distinguish: Copyright Copyright protection is created automatically by creating a design; it requires no registration at all. However, in order to be able to ap
The question as to whether you are infringing someone else’s intellectual property rights is usually not easy to answer and requires expert factual and legal assessment. In the first place one must assess whether the other party does have the r
My name is Tjibbe Fokkens. I specialise in intellectual property (IP) and advertising law. I advise and litigate on infringements of intellectual property rights such as trademark rights and copyrights. I draw up IP-related contracts, such as
My name is Michel Korterink. I’m at home in intellectual property law (IP). With this knowledge I mainly help businesses and public authorities. I advise and litigate on copyright law, trademark law, design law, trade name law, domain names, databa
Nysingh’s IP team will be in Seattle to attend the 140th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA’s Annual Meeting 2018) between May 19-23, 2018. If you would like to meet with a member of our team while you are in Seattle,
Nysingh’s IP team will be in Boston to attend the 141th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA’s Annual Meeting 2019) between May 18-22, 2019. If you would like to meet with a member of our team while you are in Boston,
My name is Erik van der Dussen. I’m at home in property. Within this specialism I am mainly involved with property development, supervising building projects and land transactions. I advise and litigate on building contracts, architects’ and cons
If you do business across the border you need access to the right lawyer or notary in every country, but that requires complex and time-consuming search. Nysingh has been a member of the international TAGLaw network for 20 years and therefore has acc
My name is Marit Gorissen. I’m at home in privacy law and the GDPR. With this knowledge, I advise governments, institutions and companies on privacy and data processing. I’m also at home in administrative law. Within this specialism I advi
Nysingh’s corporate law team has been the permanent business partner of many companies, for many years. From small, local businesses, e-commerce companies and family businesses to large (international) companies. We work for boards of directors
We are proud that Nysingh’s Intellectual Property Team and both Hemke de Weijs and Tjibbe Fokkens as individuals have been ranked again in the new Chambers and Partners’ Europe Guide (2018 Edition): ‘Clients value the lawyersR
My name is Justine Takx. I’m at home in intellectual property law (IP). I advise on the (inter)national protection of IP rights and assist parties in disputes concerning these rights. I also draw up IP-related contracts, such as licence agreements
My name is Özlem Demirkol. I’m at home in civil property law, with a particular interest in landlord and tenant law and construction law. With this knowledge I help businesses and semi-public institutions such as housing associations and healthcar
Land acquisition and expropriation are often long-term projects and require a great deal of specialist knowledge. Good cooperation between the parties during and prior to the procedure can, where possible, make lengthy procedures avoidable. Our Expro
My name is Rense Lubach. I specialise in private law in relation to the public sector and public sector liability and I’m at home where private and public law come together. With this knowledge I not only advise public authorities (municipalities,
My name is Jill Wissing. I’m at home in civil government practice, with specialisations in contract law and property law. I use my knowledge to advise, negotiate and litigate on a wide range of private law contracts and issues, mainly for (semi-)pu
We partnered investors, commercial housing landlords and housing corporations (permitted institutions within the meaning of the Housing Act) for many years. We understand your social role. Respect for the tenant and the human dimension therefore char