Geert Somers
Partner. Contracts and litigation regarding IT services, software, internet; privacy & data protection; copyright, trademarks, designs, patents, databases, domain names; media, entertainment & gambling; unfair competition. · Timelex
BelgiumInformation Technology, Privacy & Data ProtectionDutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
About
Partner and co-founder of TMT & IP boutique firm time.lex in Belgium, with experience in contracts and litigation relating to IT services, software and the internet. Also an affiliated researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Law and ICT (ICRI), he specialises in privacy & data protection, intellectual property (copyright, trademarks, designs, patents, databases, domain names), media & entertainment and unfair competition.
Practice areas
Information TechnologyPrivacy & Data ProtectionIntellectual PropertyMedia & EntertainmentLitigationTechnology TransactionsUnfair Competition
Office
Expertise
TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom)IT services & software contractsData protection & privacyDomain names & databasesCopyright, trademarks & designsPatentsMedia, entertainment & gamblingInternet service providers
Education
- Master in Intellectual Property Law, University of Brussels (2006)
- Master in EU Law, Europa Institut Saarbrücken (1998)
- Law degree, University of Leuven (1996)
Admissions
- Brussels Bar
Languages
DutchEnglishFrenchGermanSpanishItalian