Spiegeler International Attorneys-at-Law & Mediators — Netherlands

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SPIEGELER INTERNATIONAL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW & MEDIATORS is an international law firm specialising in intellectual property law. Our boutique firm was established in 2013 and has since grown into a firm with particular expertise in Dutch, French and German IP law. This, combined with native lawyers, attorneys at SPIEGELER INTERNATIONAL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW & MEDIATORS means not only understanding the legal side, but also the cultural part of it all. Which of course benefits all communication. Our expertise lies in the services for the needs of clients in the field of intellectual property law, trademarks, copyrights and design rights, patents and industrial designs. We also support our clients in their negotiations, in drafting agreements and in litigation in respect of all IP matters and IP related contracts. SPIEGELER INTERNATIONAL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW & MEDIATORS advises and represents its international clients across a broad range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, industrial design, media, retail, food and beverages, entertainment and publishing. Because our lawyers have an international background and are also admitted to the Paris bar, we are not only able to plead in the Netherlands, but also in a French courtroom. SPIEGELER INTERNATIONAL ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW & MEDIATORS also has a specialisation in privacy, competition law, consumer law and art law. Our office offers a wide range of art law services for artists, collectors, galleries, dealers as well as art fairs, auction houses, museums and art institutions. Collaborating with our network of government officials, art advisors, specialists and tax lawyers, we have a broad understanding of legal and business objectives and the sensitivity of matters. Practice areas: Copyright, designs, patent litigation, patent prosecution, patent office proceedings, patent contentious, patent strategy and counseling, trade mark contentious, trade mark litigation, trade mark office proceedings, trade mark prosecution, trade mark strategy and counseling, IP transactions, life sciences. Sector specialisation: artificial intelligence, arts, automotive, biotechnology, chemistry, computer technology and services, e-commerce, electrical, electronics, fashion and luxury goods, film, ICT and software, industrials, instruments, internet, life sciences, mechanical, media, medical device, music, pharmaceutical, robotics, semiconductors, technology hardware, telecommunications, tobacco, universities and research. ### Languages - Dutch - English - French - German ### Memberships - INTA - Copyright Committee; Antipiracy and Enforcement Subcommittee - APRAM - Advoselect - GRUR - AIPPI - UNION IP - secretary - BMM - ALAI ### Staffing Figures - 0 Kim Goudzwaard

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Brigitte Spiegeler

Brigitte is the founding partner of Spiegeler International Attorneys-at-Law & Mediators / artist graduated in fine art at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague. Brigitte is an attorney-at-law in The Netherlands and France. She gained extensive experience in legal services to companies, non-profit organizations and (foreign) governments. From 2002 to 2008 she worked with the Ministry of Economic Affairs as a senior policy advisor on Intellectual Property. In this work she was leading research projects on intellectual property and she did negotiations in a national, European and international context at organizations such as the European Council, the European Commission, the World Intellectual Property Organization and several diplomatic conferences. She was also responsible for legislation in the field of Intellectual Property. In addition to her work as an attorney, Brigitte is also a qualified (international) business mediator. In this role, she assists parties in resolving business conflicts in a professional and neutral manner, without the intervention of the courts. Her legal expertise, combined with her mediation skills, ensures exceptional efficiency in resolving complex international disputes, where cultural and language differences often play a role. Brigitte is co-author of the Kluwer Lexplicatie volume ‘European and international trade mark law’ and ‘Enforcement of intellectual property rights for small and medium enterprises’, published by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs · Intellectual Property

Eline Cremers

Eline obtained a master’s degree in law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with a specialisation in intellectual property law. During her studies, Eline completed several internships at law firms and worked at the Central Processing Office of the Public Prosecutor. · Intellectual Property

Samy Akeb

Samy is an attorney specialised in civil law, with particular expertise in corporate law, commercial disputes and (international) arbitration. He advises and litigates on behalf of national and international companies and supports clients with complex contractual and corporate legal matters. · Civil Law