AC&R‘s team, which is formed of ‘the most capable attorneys’, is well-equipped to advise well-known, sector-spanning names on matters including advising on the ongoing protection of clients’ design and trade mark rights. The team also has strong capabilities in litigation, representing clients in such disputes as those regarding the boundaries of protections, and those pertaining to the suitability of advertising methods. Further, it handles complex copyright disputes for a number of media clients. Jesse Hofhuis represents clients in trade mark protection and product design disputes. Copyright, design, trade mark, and media are all areas of focus of Arnout Groen. Anne Bekema advises on reputation management issues, and Laura Broers has a media and advertising specialism. The four co-lead the offering.

The group at Bird & Bird is noted for its ‘commitment to excellence, integrity, and professionalism’. The team’s workload includes assisting its sector-spanning clients in trade mark portfolio management, a particular area of specialism of Daan Wijnobel. Additionally, the cohort handles complex trade mark litigation before Benelux and EU courts; advises on anti-counterfeiting matters; assists with sustainable advertising practices; and handles copyright disputes across industry sectors from gaming to pharma. Such copyright work is a specialism of Clemens Molle. Luxury, fashion and retail expert Manon Rieger-Jansen has the range of soft IP expertise and heads up the team. Rieger-Jansen and trade mark litigation and product design specialist Nina Dorenbosch both ‘bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the table’ according to clients.

Brinkhof‘s well-established practice assists its roster of renowned clients in the gamut of complex soft IP matters. The team’s cases range from assisting clients in court proceedings regarding the registrability and coverage extent of trade marks; representing clients in international copyright infringement disputes; and in IP enforcement matters. Its workload spans sectors from fashion and media, to tech and banking and is consistently multi-jurisdictional in nature. Overseeing the offering are Remy Chavannes, Dorien Verhulst, and Anke Strijbos, who each harness a noteworthy specialism in digital copyright work. The three lead alongside trade mark and design focused practitioners Fleur Folmer and Gregor Vos, who ‘stands out as one of the absolute top lawyers in the Netherlands’.

The team at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has expertise in the broad array of matters, including representing its internationally renowned clients in cases regarding copyright and trade mark infringements and licensing issues. Pan-European litigation is an area of focus of the team, which is also developing specialisms advising on such complex developing areas as software and AI, and greenwashing issues in advertising. Practice co-head Tobias Cohen Jehoram is an IP litigation expert who has represented clients before such courts as the Dutch Supreme Court and the ECJ, and co-lead Anne Marie Verschuur is a specialist is design, trade mark and copyright matters with particular expertise in tech-related cases. Selmer Bergsma‘s work includes handling contractual IP disputes, while Roos van der Poel advises on IP rights in transactional contexts.

The clients of HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER‘s team consider it a ‘great partner for litigation and IP support’. The team represents a portfolio of well-known clients in a broad variety of litigious contexts. Its matters are frequently cross-border in nature and include acting for clients in the fashion and luxury, food and beverage, and electronics sectors, in particular on the array of copyright, trade mark and design disputes. Further, it is well-placed to handle copyright infringement matters in media, including TV, film, music and publishing. Joris van Manen oversees the offering, key members of which include the ‘sharp’ Laura Fresco who is experienced handling complex cross-border negotiations and disputes, and experienced IP litigator Frank Eijsvogels. Roeland Grijpink, partner as of January 2024, is also a key contact.

Kennedy Van der Laan‘s ‘dynamic, forward-thinking’ offering has noteworthy expertise assisting its portfolio of renowned clients in the tech and advanced tech, media and internet, and fashion and luxury sectors in particular. The team’s IP capabilities includes handling high-profile trade mark infringement litigation, representing clients in complex and high-stakes matters regarding remuneration for inventions, and providing advice regarding brand protection on an ongoing basis. Maarten Schut specialises in tech and life sciences-related trade mark work, and Joran Spauwen‘s areas of focus include advising on IP aspects of complex transactions and contracts; the pair oversee the team. Sophie van Loon acts for international clients in copyright matters, Reindert van der Zaal is experienced in brand protection, and Alfred Meijboom has expertise in IT.

The team at DLA Piper advises its extensive roster of well-known and sector-spanning clients on the gamut of soft IP matters. The team’s broad workload encompasses advising on trade mark enforcement and portfolio maintenance, which is the area of specialism of Sophie Gauquier, and the handling of trade mark disputes, which Alexander Tsoutsanis covers, particularly for clients in relation to branding, tech and internet. Rutger Stoop handles advertising, trade mark, domain name and product design issues. Niels Mulder helms the practice and is experienced litigating at high levels of court on multijurisdictional disputes.

The practice at Houthoff is well-placed to handle the array of complex IP litigation in both domestic and cross-border contexts, particularly in relation to copyright enforcement and infringement. The team assists clients across the broad array of industry sectors, including multinational cosmetics companies, renowned automotive names, and tech companies. It represents such clients before the Dutch Supreme Court, amongst others. Thomas de Weerd heads up the cohort, key members of which include agri-tech and life sciences specialist litigator Fleur Tuinzing-Westerhuis. Thijs van Aerde departed in 2024.

The cohort at Leeway is well-regarded for its provision of ‘hands-on, excellent advice on all matters of IP’. The team advises clientele across industry sectors including fashion and retail, tech, and its key area of specialism, media and entertainment. A particular strength is its capabilities assisting artists and composers in the sale of music catalogues. Media specialist Eric Keyzer acts for clients across TV, radio, music and publishing. The group is also equipped to advise on global patent management, as well as trade mark and copyright litigation. Marga Verwoert leads the offering alongside the ‘wonderful’ Michiel Odink. The ‘super committed’ Nini Blom is a name to note, as is the ‘exquisite’ Jos Klaus.

Visser Schaap & Kreijger‘s ‘extremely experienced and well-rounded’ team has a litigious specialism. Advisor and litigator Jacqueline Schaap is considered ‘the best lawyer in the field of advertising and media law’ by clients and harnesses IP expertise spanning design, advertising and contract law, as well as freedom of speech and defamation. ‘Super specialist’ Dirk Visser‘s areas of focus include anti-piracy matters in TV and film. Visser and Schaap co-head the team. ‘Excellent IP lawyer’ Patty de Leeuwe has noteworthy experience advising internet platforms on their liabilities, while Jasper Klopper has a specialism in music industry cases in particular.

The group at AKD is experienced handling matters for its sector-spanning portfolio of clients including trade mark disputes, copyright enforcement and litigation regarding the seizure of counterfeit goods, amongst other issues. The team is led by Martin Hemmer. Noteworthy practitioners include Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht who has experience handling domestic and cross-border cases, and trade mark and design prosecution specialist Huib Berendschot who are both considered ‘great professionals with deep experience in the IP litigation sector’.

The offering at Baker McKenzie is well-placed to assist its clientele on brand management prosecution matters of significant complexity, including those regarding trade mark enforcement and infringement. Portfolio management is also an area of expertise of the practice. IP tech expert Benjamin van Kessel helms the offering with Ischa Gobius du Sart who has standout expertise in trade mark prosecution and design rights. Former co-lead Steffen Hagen departed the practice in January 2024.

Boekx Advocaten‘s practice is experienced handling matters across the range of industry sectors. ‘Strong defender of his clients’ interests’ Diederik Stols oversees the group and has experience assisting clients with both contentious and non-contentious trade mark, copyright and design issues. Hidde Koenraad‘s areas of specialism include trade mark, design, plant variety rights, domain name and copyright disputes, while Fulco Blokhuis has expertise in the image, photography and film industries, amongst others.

The practice at bureau Brandeis is well-equipped to advise its clients on issues of digital copyright, often in cross-border contexts. It is also experienced handling IP litigation before various courts. Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm leads the practice and has particular expertise acting for the range of clients in such litigious matters as those regarding copyright and trade mark infringement and enforcement as well as intermediary liability matters, often in cross-jurisdictional contexts. Former co-head of the offering Hans Bousie departed the team in May 2024, and in the same month Syb Terpstra also left the team.

Höcker Advocaten‘s practice is well-equipped to assist its portfolio of clients with the array of IP issues, with particular capabilities in music-related copyright and neighbouring rights matters. Marijn Kingma is well-equipped to advise on copyright and privacy-related issues in particular, while Joep Meddens assists in copyright, trade mark, and IT transactional cases, as well as copyright disputes. The pair oversee the offering as of April 2024, following the departure of former team head Jacqueline Seignette in the same month.

The group at Hoogenraad & Haak is described as being ‘without doubt one of the best IP and media boutique firms in the Netherlands’ and is well-placed to assist its broad clientele on the variety of IP matters. Domestic and cross-border trade mark disputes are amongst its key areas of focus. Team lead Maarten Haak has experience litigating at various levels of court, acting for clients in the food sector, in particular in the range of IP disputes. Daniël Haije is standout for his trade mark infringement expertise. Moïra Truijens departed the team in January 2025.

The group at NautaDutilh is described as a ‘tour de force’. Helmed by Jeroen Boelens, the offering is well-placed to act for its roster of clients, which contains well-known names, in high-stakes IP litigation. Such work includes cross-border copyright infringement cases and preparing injunctions against copycat products, as well as trade name-related and trade mark infringement matters. Charles Gielen is an experienced litigator in the team, while Liselotte Bekke has expertise spanning sectors from fashion and retail to financial services.

The team at Pels Rijcken‘s workload includes advising public clients on copyright and privacy aspects of digital innovation initiatives. The group also has a noteworthy specialism acting for its sizeable client portfolio on complex IP litigation before the Dutch Supreme Court as well as the appeals courts; this is the area of expertise of Sikke Kingma who has ‘landmark IP matters on his record’. Jordi Bierens has notable capabilities litigating and advising in relation to trade marks, copyright, domain names and advertisements.

The Rotterdam-based cohort at Ploum is well-placed to act for its varied client list in disputes up to Dutch Supreme Court level. Its caseload includes trade mark disputes against counterfeit product development, and assisting in cases of EU infringement where a brand has been used without consent. ‘Star in the advertising law arena’ Willem Leppink is at the team’s head alongside ‘outstanding partner’ Sabin Tigu, who has a notable specialism in project driven IP litigation, particularly in relation to customs and parallel trade enforcement.

Taylor Wessing‘s offering is known for its abilities assisting its clientele in matters spanning brand protection, advertising, copyright, and media issues. Maarten Rijks is based in Eindhoven and is equipped to act for clients in copyright litigation, anti-counterfeiting and contracting matters, amongst other areas. Wim Maas is a commercial litigator with specialisms spanning tech, biotech and pharma. The pair co-lead the cohort and are considered ‘top of the bill IP litigators’ by clients. Margot van Gerwen is a key name in the team.

The group at BarentsKrans based in The Hague is equipped to assist its clients with trade mark registrations and disputes, as well as with design rights in domestic and cross-border contexts. Parallel trade, trade mark exhaustion, and non-traditional marks are also areas of expertise of August 2023 arrival Jan Jacobi. Jaap Bremer heads up the practice.

The group at Dentons is known for its capabilities defending the EU design and copyrights of Dutch branches of international companies. The team also has strong counterfeiting capabilities. Alexander Odle has noteworthy abilities handling the range of litigious trade mark and design matters in international contexts, while Alexander van Laaren is also equipped to assist with trade mark prosecutions; the two co-lead the practice. Tom Brohm is a key contact.

Eversheds Sutherland‘s Rotterdam-based offering is helmed by Thera Adam who has experience advising on, managing, protecting and enforcing IP rights and has expertise handling trade mark prosecution matters also. Olaf van Haperen also has privacy and trade mark capabilities. Alexandra van Lier departed to an in-house role in December 2023.

The practice at Greenberg Traurig LLP is well-equipped to act for its clientele in copyright and trade mark infringement litigation. ‘Very creative IP lawyer’ Radboud Ribbert oversees the cohort and has expertise in entertainment sector-related matters in particular. Wouter van Wengen is an IP specialist who acts frequently for clients in the tech sector as well as those in creative industries.

The practice at Hogan Lovells International LLP is particularly experienced acting for clients in trade mark protection and enforcement proceedings. Samantha Brinkhuis has contentious and non-contentious capabilities, spanning trade secrets, media and entertainment and advertising, as well as strategy and enforcement. Brinkhuis co-heads the offering alongside Ruud van der Velden and Gertjan Kuipers.

At the helm of Holla Legal & Tax‘s group are specialists Luuk Jonker who has expertise handling matters in sectors including lifestyle, trade and IT; Kim de Bonth-Schobben, whose workload includes data protection and privacy as well as soft IP; and ‘super reactive’ practitioner Robbert Sjoerdsma. Daan Breuking is a key contact in the team, which is based in Utrecht. Nathalie van der Zande joined from Louwers IP Technology Advocaten in March 2025.

LXA Attorneys is well-placed to assist its clients in the range of trade mark proceedings. Gie van den Broek is an anti-counterfeiting and trade mark expert. Iris van der Wal has advisory and litigious capabilities across industry sectors including fashion. The team is headed up by the ‘amazing’ Thomas Berendsen who harnesses IP, IT and privacy expertise.

Van Kaam IP & Media is a property, media, entertainment and privacy boutique firm with experience in related IP disputes. Experienced litigator Bertil van Kaam heads up the group and has noteworthy expertise advising entertainment clients, including celebrity individuals, influencers, dancers, TV and film production companies, and publishers. Remco Klöters departed in January 2024.

The team at Van Rappard Minneboo Klingenberg is led by Helmer Klingenberg, who offers day-to-day management and contractual IP advice to corporate clients and harnesses ‘exceptional legal expertise’. Klingenberg heads up the group alongside Godert Van Rappard who specialises in trade mark, copyright, trade name, and design matters, and Roald Minneboo who has experience in digital copyright issues.

The Rotterdam-based practice at Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh is overseen by Timme Geerlof, who ‘stands out for his provision of razor sharp advice’. Geerlof is equipped to handle trade mark, trade name, design and copyright matters, while key practitioner Gerard van der Wal is an experienced litigator. Shaharzaad Said departed in July 2024.

&Co Advocaten‘s practice is co-led by Kriek Wille who established the firm in January 2024, and Dominique Geerts. Wille is equipped to provide ‘outstanding quality’ advice and to litigate for clients on the remit of IP and media matters, including in infringement cases, while Geerts specialises in advertising, unfair commercial practices and media law.

‘Strong and fierce litigator’ Lars Bakers is at the head of BINGH Advocaten‘s team. The team’s client list spans include supermarkets, wholesalers, and high-fashion retailers, whom the team assists in matters of trade mark infringement, licensing and franchising. The team is noted as being ‘strong on litigation’ by clients.

CMS‘ cohort is helmed by Rogier de Vrey, who is well-placed to assist in trade mark, trade secret and unfair competition matters in both contentious and advisory contexts; de Vrey’s areas of industry focus are media, sports and life sciences. Key team member Marcoline van der Dussen specialises in advertising litigation.

La Gro's practice is headed up by IP and tech specialist Benjamin Niemeijer who has capabilities advising clients across industry sectors from pharma and life sciences to energy in the array of patent, trade mark, design and copyright matters, and Marleen van den Horst. Alongside Niemeijer, Vivian Heijnen shows ‘brilliant, strategic out-of-the-box thinking.’ 

The team at Louwers IP Technology Advocaten is based in Eindhoven. Ernst-Jan Louwers is the team head with expertise advising clients on an ongoing basis in matters of IP strategy and management. Partner as of January 2024, Frank Rutgers has copyright, trade mark and design rights capabilities. Nathalie van der Zande left the firm in March 2025.