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BREAKING IP NEWS: Taste cannot be protected under copyright law according to the Court of Justice

The taste of food products cannot be protected by copyright. This follows from a judgment of the Court of Justice... read more →

13/11/2018
Intellectual Property & IT

Attorney-at-law Jos Hendrickx joins department Company law and M&A

Clairfort welcomes Jos Hendrickx as a lawyer and partner in its department Company law and M&A. Jos has over 30... read more →

15/10/2018
News

Clairfort and Essers Attorneys-at-law merge. Clairfort expands on the fields of competition law, procurement law and regulatory.

Clairfort and Essers attorneys-at-law will join forces. The merger between both firms will be effective as of 1 July 2018.... read more →

25/06/2018
News

Who owns the intellectual property rights (IP): the employer or the employee?

If an employee in your company designs a chair or creates a new software programme, who owns the intellectual property... read more →

25/06/2018
Intellectual Property & IT, Labour Law

New: Cancellation procedure before the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property and other new authorities for BOIP

Good news for everyone who would you like to use a trademark that is already registered but is not used... read more →

22/05/2018
Intellectual Property & IT

Doing business in the Netherlands – Part 3: Intellectual property rights

The Netherlands has an attractive business climate for foreign investors. Many multinational corporations have chosen the Netherlands as the location... read more →

11/05/2018
Intellectual Property & IT

Clairfort appoints privacy lawyer Chantall Sellmeijer

Clairfort welcomes lawyer privacy & employment law Chantall Sellmeijer as of counsel. Chantall has specialist knowledge in the area of... read more →

03/05/2018
News

Doing business in the Netherlands- Part 2: Immigration and employees of a Dutch company

As mentioned in our previous blog, the Netherlands has an attractive business climate for foreign investors. Setting up a business... read more →

28/03/2018
Labour Law

Doing business in the Netherlands – Part 1: Setting up a business

The Netherlands has an attractive business climate for foreign investors. Many multinational corporations have chosen the Netherlands as the location... read more →

13/03/2018
Company Law

Clairfort welcomes two lawyers to its team: Patricia van Eck and Kim Bolhuis.

Clairfort welcomes two lawyers to its team: Patricia van Eck and Kim Bolhuis. Patricia van Eck is employed as a... read more →

01/03/2018
News

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