Many people immediately think of the brand Wendy's as a fast-food chain from the United States, but did you know that in the Netherlands a snack bar named Wendy's was... read more →
Clairfort welcomes a new colleague: Tjibbe Fokkens. Tjibbe started as an attorney-at-law and associate partner in the Intellectual Property, IT & Privacy department on 1 November 2021. He has more... read more →
On 1 July 2021, Geke Bosch and Elise Menkhorst were appointed associate partners. Geke is a lawyer within the Labour Law practice group and Elise within the IP, IT &... read more →
Evert van Gelderen, our partner IP, IT & Privacy is again ranked in the World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. The WTR1000 (2021 edition) states the... read more →
Today, 1 february 2020, marks the day that the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. For Intellectual Property rights this official Brexit will not have immediate consequences, as a... read more →
The Netherlands has an attractive business climate for foreign investors. Starting a business in The Netherlands will, in nearly every case, lead to the processing of personal data. The processing... read more →
The taste of food products cannot be protected by copyright. This follows from a judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU. Only 'works' are eligible for copyright protection.... read more →
If an employee in your company designs a chair or creates a new software programme, who owns the intellectual property rights vested in these creations? The employee or your company?... read more →
Good news for everyone who would you like to use a trademark that is already registered but is not used anymore, for parties that wish to use a sign that... read more →
The Netherlands has an attractive business climate for foreign investors. Many multinational corporations have chosen the Netherlands as the location for their European headquarters, distribution, operations or customer care center... read more →




