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Lucas de Groot

Lucas de Groot

Senior Associate

  • Amsterdam Netherlands
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Lucas is a senior associate in the Intellectual Property practice group.

He specialises in intellectual property law (copyright, design, trade marks, trade names) and advertising & media law. In addition he focusses on e-commerce, contracting and IP transactional matters. As an experienced litigator, Lucas represents various clients, from scale ups to multinationals, before the Dutch courts. In addition he handles opposition and nullity proceedings before the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). 

Lucas is a trusted legal advisor and valued for his capability to convert in-depth knowledge into practical legal solutions.  Clients praise his strategic, quick thinking and ability to understand their business and needs.   

 

Expertise

Services and Groups

Copyright & media law
Brands & advertising
Commercial & consumer contracts
Artificial intelligence
Green advertising
Advertising & unfair competition

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Consumer & retail
Machine learning

CV

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
Since 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2017 Lawyer, Kalff Katz Franssen Attorneys
2014 - 2015 Legal Advisor, Clinic Legal Aid Centre
2014 Legal Intern, DLA Piper Attorneys and Notaries
2012 Legal Intern, Klos Morel Vos & Schaap Attorneys
2015 LL.M. Exchange semester, McGill University, Montreal
2014 LL.M. Information Law, University of Amsterdam
2012 LL.B. Law, VU University Amsterdam

Career

Since 2025 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
Since 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2017 Lawyer, Kalff Katz Franssen Attorneys
2014 - 2015 Legal Advisor, Clinic Legal Aid Centre
2014 Legal Intern, DLA Piper Attorneys and Notaries
2012 Legal Intern, Klos Morel Vos & Schaap Attorneys

Education

2015 LL.M. Exchange semester, McGill University, Montreal
2014 LL.M. Information Law, University of Amsterdam
2012 LL.B. Law, VU University Amsterdam

Memberships & Associations

  • Board member of NVVIR Young
  • Member of NVVIR
  • Member of AIPPI
  • Member of BMM
  • Member of VvA
     

Additional languages

English Dutch

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Copyright & media law

Architect Eindhoven Airport cannot prevent expansion by invoking moral rights

4 September 2025

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The ONB decision: the consequences for Dutch legislation and employment agreements

16 June 2025
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District Court The Hague: Local Ban on Fossil related Advertising remains in force

27 May 2025
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by Lucas de Groot and Manon van Weezel

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