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Willem Leppink

Attorney at law, partner · Ploum

NetherlandsIntellectual Property, LitigationDutch, English, German, Western Frisian (elementary)

About

Willem Leppink is an attorney at law and partner at Ploum who advises and litigates in trademark, copyright and advertising law across the Netherlands and Europe, representing well-known companies in counterfeiting and other infringement matters and coordinating European brand and marketing projects. He was previously a partner at NautaDutilh and Simmons & Simmons and chairs the organisation responsible for the professional education of Benelux trademark attorneys.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationMedia & AdvertisingEuropean Law

Office

Expertise

Trademark enforcementCopyrightAdvertising lawCounterfeitingBrand protection and marketing-related projectsComparative and misleading advertisingFood industry

Education

  • University of Groningen (graduated 1994)
  • School of Business, Western Carolina University (studied)

Languages

DutchEnglishGermanWestern Frisian (elementary)