Members - Banning NV

Dutch law firm with a focus on IP and IT Law

 

The Intellectual Property and IT Law (IP & IT) practice group at BANNING is made up of several specialist lawyers and is the largest of its kind outside the Randstad conurbation. The practice group maintains excellent contacts with relevant government bodies and sector associations in the area of both IP and IT, enabling it to represent your interests even better.

 

Intellectual property law

Intellectual property law covers all legal aspects relating to the protection of trademarks, trade names, designs, inventions, original works and even plant varieties. A broad area of law that can be subdivided into the following areas:

    trademark law

    copyright

    patent law

    trade name law

    domain name law

    entertainment law

    advertising law

    designs and models law

    protection of know-how

    general competition law (illegal competition, unlawful publications)

Our specialist lawyers at BANNING can advise you on matters concerning all these intellectual property rights, such as their protection or the drafting and assessment of relevant contracts (such as transfer, licence, distribution and secrecy) and general conditions.

We can also assist you in conducting and supervising contract negotiations, and with audits for an intended acquisition or joint venture. Our work also involves drawing up legal opinions and litigating before judicial authorities and arbitration tribunals in the form of interlocutory proceedings or proceedings on the merits (compensation, surrender of profits, attachments).

IT law

Laws on information technology, communication, the Internet and related areas such as privacy, databases, e-commerce, telecommunications and domain registration all come within the sphere of IT law.

The IT specialists at BANNING can advise you on protecting software, databases and websites. They are at your service to draft and assess all types of contracts between suppliers themselves and between suppliers and end users concerning hardware, software and services as well as specific IT contracts such as turnkey, facilities management, outsourcing and escrow agreements for source codes.

They can also advise you on general conditions in the IT sector and the new phenomenon of ‘open source’. They are specialists in related areas such as privacy law, the Electronic Commerce Act and the Electronic Signatures Act and conduct audits for intended acquisitions and joint ventures.

Furthermore, they litigate before judicial authorities and arbitration tribunals in the form of interlocutory proceedings or proceedings on the merits (compensation, surrender of profits, attachments), drawing on their intensive and long experience in litigation, such as with the Foundation for the Settlement of Automation Disputes