Intellectual property lawyer
Do you need a lawyer specialised in Intellectual Property law? You have come to the right place!
Intellectual property protects creativity and entrepreneurship.
Our IP lawyers can assist you at all stages of your business.
Do you have a question on IP law? Do not hesitate to contact us!
An intellectual property lawyer can assist you with advice to avoid litigation
Our IP lawyers can help in a number of ways.
Our lawyers are available to protect your creations. There are a wide variety of intellectual property rights:
- Copyright protects works (e.g. novels, paintings, photographs, music, films, etc.);
- the trademark protects commercial signs (e.g. “Coca-Cola”, “Chimay”, “Neuhaus”, …);
- the trade name protects the signs (e.g. “La fleur de sel”, “Chez Léon”, etc.);
- Domain name law (URL) protects Internet addresses (e.g.: . be; .com; .eu; .net; …);
- Patent law protects inventions (e.g. a new mechanical piston, a new coffee maker, a new telephone, etc.);
- Design law protects the design of the product (e.g. the shape of a piece of furniture, the appearance of a car, the design of a bottle, etc.);
- business secrets protect trade secrets;
- Geographical indications protect the indications of origin of products.
The originality of a creation often ensures its commercial success, which other companies then try to infiltrate. It is therefore important to ensure that your creation is well protected.
Our lawyers are available to negotiate or draft a contract that will allow you to make the most of your rights:
- intellectual property licensing agreement (e.g. publishing agreement)
- contract for the assignment of intellectual property rights ;
- confidentiality agreement ;
- calculation of royalties;
- trademark coexistence agreement; …
An IP lawyer can also assist you in litigation
Our intellectual property lawyers can assist you before the courts and tribunals to:
- stopping an infringement;
- obtain damages for infringement;
- file a complaint in the event of a criminal offence for counterfeiting;
- obtaining the release of goods seized by customs;
- carry out a pre-compensation seizure.
How to choose your IP lawyer?
Norman NEYRINCK is a lawyer specialised in intellectual property law, active throughout Belgium (offices in Brussels, Namur, Charleroi and Liège).
It should be noted here that the Ordre des avocats francophones et Germanophones de Belgique (O.B.F.G. / avocats.be) distinguishes between :
- lawyers who practice a matter “in a preferential capacity” (this is their usual practice); and,
- lawyers who are “specialists” in a given field (this is their usual practice and they have been recognised by the O.B.F.G. as having genuine expertise in the field.
As far as I am concerned, the title of “lawyer specialised in intellectual property rights” (a discipline that includes trademark law) was granted to me by the decision of 11 January 2022 of the Bar Council of Liège.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any advice.
Our lawyers are specialised in intellectual property… and more!
Lexing‘s lawyers specialise in intellectual property law. Lexing’s lawyers are also experts in all areas of business law. We have a particular expertise in two areas that either frame or employ intellectual property law:
- competition law (including unfair competition (parasitism), exclusivity and non-competition clauses, etc.);
- distribution law (which often involves sharing with its distributor the use of the trademark, trade name or invention on which the success of the distributed product is based).
We advise you. If necessary, we represent you before the courts.
The footer is usually an opportunity to provide several useful links for our readers.
- the Belgian Economic Law Code ;
- the FPS Economy page on Belgian copyright;
- the European Patent Office (EPO) website;
- the GSP Economy page on Belgian patent law;
- the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) (i.e. the European Trade Mark and Design Office);
- the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP);
- the FPS Economy page on Belgian trademark law;
- the FPS Economy page on Belgian design law.