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Maarten is an experienced litigator, with a particular focus on trademarks, copyright, design rights and patents. Clients describe him as an attentive and trusted advisor who gives commercial, practical advice.
He has considerable experience in litigation and IP contracting (including license agreements, R&D agreements and confidentiality agreements), as well as advertising and media law.
Since 2019 | Partner, Taylor Wessing |
2015 - 2019 | Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing |
2009 - 2015 | Associate, Banning in ‘s-Hertogenbosch |
2014 | IP Contracting Academy |
2008 | LLM, Dutch law, Radboud University, Nijmegen |
2008 | LLB, Dutch law, Radboud University, Nijmegen |
Annotation of Dutch Supreme Court, 20 February 2015 In the case Ajax/defendant (likelihood of confusion under Benelux trademark law), Jurisprudence in the Netherlands, Sdu Uitgevers, April 2015 Vanpersieing, Mollemadness: the value of image rights for famous sport players, ProProf Magazine, December 2014 Annotation of Dutch Supreme Court, 17 January 2014 Jurisprudence in the Netherlands, Sdu Uitgevers, April 2014 Annotation of Dutch Supreme Court, 27 September 2013 in the case Boston Scientific/OrbusNeich (procedural costs in a patent case) Jurisprudence in the Netherlands, Sdu Uitgevers, November 2013 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights through Border Measures ("The Netherlands, Law and Practice in the EU" chapter), Oxford University Press, July 2012 Red soles referral |
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) International Trademark Association (INTA) Benelux Association of Trademark and Design Law (BMM) |
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Playing it straight – video games and online choice architecture
Kachenka Pribanova, Maarten Rijks and Annemijn Schipper look at regulatory scrutiny of harmful online choice architecture in the UK and the EU.
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Repair, replace but don't infringe trade marks
Maarten Rijks and Lucas de Groot look at progress on the EC's draft Repair Directive, and at its intersection with trade mark law.
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Christian Frank, Martijn Loth, Maarten Rijks und Eelco Bergsma mit Lexology Client Choice Award 2024 ausgezeichnet
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