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Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

18 April 2023

Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten is again ranked in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 as le..

Louwers further strengthens it..

4 December 2022

Lidian de Weert joined Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten in Eindhoven on 1 December 2022. Li..

Artificial intelligence and IP

5 January 2022

True artificial intelligence (AI) that rivals the human brain is gradually approaching. Ta..

15 years Louwers IP|Technology..

1 December 2021

On 1 December 2006, Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten was established. We celebrated our 10t..

Is lookalike used by Picnic co..

19 November 2021

Last year the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Picnic was allowed to use a lookalike o..

Extension of plant variety rig..

29 October 2021

On 20 October 2021 the European Commission agreed to a proposal from 2016 to extend plant ..

No sound mark for sound, silen..

16 July 2021

A sound can be registered as a trademark just like a word, picture, color or shape. Recent..

Intellectual property rights a..

29 April 2021

On 24 December 2020, the negotiators of the European Union (‘EU’) and the Unit..

Webinar on plant breeding, IP ..

18 December 2020

On 1 and 2 December 2020 Ernst-Jan Louwers has presented and moderated the webinar Grow an..

Action against online offers o..

30 October 2020

React – an international organization that acts against counterfeit on behalf of mor..

Grow and Flourish in the Futur..

13 October 2020

Webinar hosted by Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten In close cooperation with and contributi..

Reimbursement of patent litiga..

6 August 2020

Anyone who loses a patent case before a Dutch court, the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Co..

Picnic does not infringe image..

13 June 2020

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Picnic was allowed to use a lookalike of Formula ..

No patent for plants by biolog..

11 June 2020

It is no longer possible to obtain a patent in the European Union for plants (and animals)..

Exhaustion of Plant Variety Ri..

5 June 2020

For propagation purposes, the breeder – the owner or licensee of PVRs – must m..

Software as security in bankru..

20 May 2020

How specific must software be described in a deed of pledge in order to be able to offer a..

Can you change or terminate an..

30 March 2020

Many organisations are struggling with declining demand for their products or services bec..

3D-printing: is the patent hol..

1 August 2019

On our website we have published several items about 3D-printing (or the professional vari..

3D-printing: is the trademark ..

17 July 2019

On our website we have often written about 3D-printing (or the professional variant ‘..

Plants: IP protection and enfo..

19 March 2019

The International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Plant..

Tax on linking and upload filt..

17 January 2019

On 14 September 2016, the European Commission made a proposal for a Directive on copyright..

Experienced IP/IT lawyer joins..

1 October 2018

As per 1st October 2018, Evelyn Peerboom-Gerrits has joined the team at Louwers IP|Technol..

Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

16 April 2018

Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten is ranked as “leading firm” in the 2018 listin..

New talent sworn in as attorne..

26 February 2018

On 23rd February 2018 Eva van Groezen was sworn in as “advocaat” at the Eindho..

Louwers Eindhoven moves office..

24 January 2018

As of 1st February 2018, the Eindhoven office of Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten will be e..

ADAPT OR PERISH… Tech challe..

17 January 2018

During the 2018 Spring Meeting of MARQUES, Ernst-Jan Louwers and Michael Zoebisch – ..

Louwers to present workshop Li..

12 January 2018

IP expert Ernst-Jan Louwers will give a presentation “Basics of Drafting Licensing C..

Protection of trade secrets: t..

9 November 2017

By the 9th of June 2018, the EU Directive on Trade Secrets must be implemented in Dutch le..

Bescherming van trade secrets ..

9 November 2017

Uiterlijk op 9 juni 2018 moet de EU Richtlijn bedrijfsgeheimen (‘trade secrets’) zijn ..

Liability of 3D printing platf..

9 November 2017

On 14th June 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in a case on Th..

World Intellectual Property Da..

26 April 2017

On 26th April 2017 we celebrate World IP Day. This day is an initiative of WIPO (World Int..

Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

13 April 2017

Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten with offices in Eindhoven and The Hague is ranked in the 2..

Ernst-Jan Louwers chairman of ..

30 March 2017

On 31st March 2017, Ernst-Jan Louwers will act as chairman of the conference of the Benelu..

New talent in The Hague office..

30 January 2017

On 27th January 2017 Lisa Molenaars was sworn in as attorney-at-law (‘advocaat’..

Louwers joins NL Trade Mission..

6 January 2017

Ernst-Jan Louwers participates in the Dutch Trade Mission to Silicon Valley. Netherlands M..