Willem-Jan is an attorney and member of the Brussels bar with more than 13 years of experience in the field of intellectual property rights, media and technology law.
His work covers a broad range of aspects of IP and TMT law, including strategic advice, prosecution, transactional work and IP-portfolio management.
In addition, Willem-Jan has a wide experience on overall IP contentious matters and has represented clients before national and European Courts in copyrights, trademark and design litigation, including trademark oppositions and cancellation actions at Benelux, European (EUIPO and the General Court of the EU), and international level (WIPO).
He has a particular experience in acting for clients in the media (film, TV, music and publishing), and sports industry as well as for clients in the retail, fashion, automotive, IT, public, pharmaceutical and consumer goods sectors.
Finally, Willem-Jan has a wide experience in drafting various technology related agreements as well as in advising clients in relation with data protection matters.
Willem-Jan is also a teaching assistant in Intellectual Property Law at Ghent University.