Maarten specialises in IP rights. Clients describe him as an attentive and trusted advisor who gives commercial, practical advice. He's a partner in our IP/IT group, and a litigator. He focuses trademarks, copyright and design rights.
Maarten is described by clients as a potent litigator with a real understanding of the businesses he works with. He has considerable experience in litigation and IP contracting (such as license agreements, R&D agreements and confidentiality agreements), and specialises in trademarks, copyright and design rights 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 | LL.M, Dutch law, Radboud University, Nijmegen |
2008 | LL.B, Dutch law, Radboud University, Nijmegen |
Annotation of Dutch Supreme Court, 20 February 2015 |
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) |
English |
Dutch |
by Lucas de Groot and Maarten Rijks
by multiple authors