counterforce - Counterfeiting

COUNTERFORCE
THE NETHERLANDS
Name of Firm VAN DOORNE N.V.
Address Jachthavenweg 121
1081 KM Amsterdam
P O Box 75265
1070 AG Amsterdam
Telephone +31 20 6789 229
Fax +31 20 6789 589
Email leeuwen@van-doorne.com
Website www.van-doorne.com
Contact Partner Remco M R van Leeuwen
Background of Firm
VAN DOORNE, founded in 1930, is an independent Dutch firm of lawyers, tax specialists and civil law
notaries, serving the higher end of the market. Van Doorne specializes in commercial law and works for
large and medium-sized companies based in the Netherlands and elsewhere, non profit organizations,
public bodies and non-Dutch law firms. Van Doorne has offices in Amsterdam, London, Curaçao and Aruba
and focuses on a wide range of practice areas. The total workforce is around 275. Van Doorne’s hallmarks
include: top quality service, flexibility, direct partner involvement and business vision at competitive rates.
VAN DOORNE’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology department, represents a wide variety
of multinational clients on legal issues involved in the development, protection and commercialisation of
intellectual property rights, including information technology, media and entertainment. Its lawyers have
expertise in copyrights, trademarks, patents, designs, software and database protection, E-commerce, IT
contracts, privacy, trade secrets and unfair competition, as well as all forms of development, licensing and
other commercialisation of such rights. In addition, the group has expertise in media-related matters, such
as advertising, libel, merchandising, and entertainment law. The firm has an extensive practice in anticounterfeiting
litigation, including cease and desist measures and search and seizure actions, and has
regular contact with customs authorities at the key entry ports of Schiphol Airport and Rotterdam harbour.
The firm also represents clients in non-piracy infringement counselling and litigation; due diligence of
intellectual property aspects of M & A and joint venture transactions.
VAN DOORNE’s intellectual property department has developed specialised inter-disciplinary task forces
in the areas of computer law, media/entertainment law, E-commerce and privacy in order to efficiently and
effectively address the needs of its various clients.
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