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Louwers further strengthens it..

4 December 2022

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

IT supplier’s duty of ca..

21 October 2022

IT customers are increasingly successfully invoking the “duty of care” owed to..

Annual Update Data Privacy 202..

21 January 2022

The General Data Protection Regulation celebrated its third anniversary in 2021. Privacy i..

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..

Software as a medical device i..

9 July 2021

On May 26, 2021, the Medical Devices Regulation (EU 2017/745), better known as the Medical..

Software as a medical device i..

24 June 2021

On May 26, 2021, the Medical Device Regulation (EU 2017/745), better known as the Medical ..

Software as a medical device i..

24 June 2021

On May 26, 2021, the time had finally come. More than four years after its adoption, the M..

New EU Standard Contractual Cl..

16 June 2021

On 4 June 2021, the European Commission published a new model contract for the transfer of..

Personal data breach notificat..

14 June 2021

The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) entered into force over three ..

Intellectual property rights a..

29 April 2021

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

Louwers strengthens The Hague ..

17 March 2021

“As a firm we have a strong position on the cutting edge of IT, intellectual propert..

The e-Privacy Regulation: will..

18 February 2021

Last year, we wrote that the e-Privacy Regulation was becoming a headache for the European..

The right to be forgotten of s..

19 January 2021

The right to be forgotten was introduced in the Google/Costeja judgement of 13 May 20..

Jaaroverzicht privacy en gegev..

6 January 2021

Het Coronavirus dicteerde het afgelopen jaar bij velen de agenda. Dat was ook merkbaar bin..

Transfer of personal data afte..

5 January 2021

Earlier we wrote about the consequences for the transfer of personal data to (organisation..

Transfer of personal data afte..

18 December 2020

The United Kingdom (‘UK’) left the European Union (‘EU’) on 31 Jan..

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..

Dutch District Court nullifies..

1 December 2020

On 23 November 2020 a Dutch District Court (‘Court’) nullified a decision of the Dutch..

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..

Use of corona rapid tests in a..

8 October 2020

Last weekend a Dutch newspaper reported that many companies are losing sleep over the lock..

Use of corona rapid tests in a..

1 October 2020

Earlier we wrote about the use of corona rapid tests in an employment context. Due to a la..

Use of corona rapid tests in a..

25 September 2020

Testing. Testing. Testing. This is the current motto of the Dutch government. Even in case..

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..

Privacy Shield invalid: what t..

20 July 2020

On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘EUCJ’) ruled tha..

Picnic does not infringe image..

13 June 2020

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

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..

The e-Privacy Regulation: situ..

8 May 2020

The e-Privacy Regulation (the ‘Regulation’) seems to have become a never ending story ..

Online sales of alcohol furthe..

24 April 2020

More and more products are being sold online. This also goes for alcoholic beverages. This..

Dutch Data Protection Authorit..

10 April 2020

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (‘DPA’) imposed an administrative fine of € 525,..

Can you change or terminate an..

30 March 2020

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

Corona virus and force majeure..

16 March 2020

The Corona virus (COVID-19) is undoubtedly a circumstance that suppliers and customers hav..

New European rules to protect ..

27 January 2020

Nowadays, companies offer their goods and services en masse over the internet. So-called &..

Pre-checked box is not legally..

22 November 2019

In the so-called Planet49-judgment (C-673/17) the Court of Justice of the EU (hereafter: &..

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 ‘..

Geoblocking: allowed?

17 June 2019

On 3rd December 2018, the Geoblocking Regulation entered into force. The purpose of the Ge..

Plants: IP protection and enfo..

19 March 2019

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

No-deal Brexit: what does that..

25 February 2019

On 12 February 2019 the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published an informati..

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..

1 July 2018

We are proud and excited to inform you that we have moved our Eindhoven office to the Inno..

Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

16 April 2018

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

Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

19 March 2018

We are proud to note that Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten is ranked as Leading Firm in the..

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..

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..

New website Louwers IP|Technol..

9 December 2016

On 29 November 2016 Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten has launched its completely renewed we..

Bright Move Speeddate Café wi..

5 December 2016

In its capacity of preferred supplier Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten will participate in ..

EU directive trade secrets ado..

16 June 2016

On 27 May 2016, the EU Council and Parliament have agreed on the EU Trade Secrets Directiv..

3D printing design and enginee..

6 June 2016

The 2nd edition of the 3D Printing Design & Engineering conference took place on May 2..

Ernst-Jan Louwers speaker at 3..

15 March 2016

On 28 April 2016, Ernst-Jan Louwers will give a presentation at the renowned international..

Presentation Huub de Jong at A..

22 February 2016

Huub de Jong has given a presentation on recent developments in the area of personal data ..

Louwers member of AmCham

14 February 2016

Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten has become member of the American Chamber of Commerce in t..

Louwers strengthens its The Ha..

14 February 2016

The office of the lawfirm Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten in The Hague has been strengthen..

Louwers admitted as member of ..

14 February 2016

The lawfirm Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten with offices in Eindhoven and The Hague, the N..

Litigation lawyers intellectua..

12 January 2016

Ernst-Jan Louwers – as one of the first members – has been admitted as full me..

Happy Hour at Louwers – ..

24 November 2015

Following our presentation in the HSD Café early November 2015, HSD partner Louwers IP|T..

3D printing: threat or opportu..

17 November 2015

In the October edition of the authoritative bulletin of the European Communities Trademark..

Lecture on 3D printing and bra..

10 November 2015

During the annual meeting of the international trademark owners association Marques in Vie..

Open innovation, IP and securi..

28 October 2015

On 5 November 2015 from 16:00 – 17:45 hrs Ernst-Jan Louwers and Huub de Jong of Louw..

The Hague office of Louwers ce..

28 September 2015

Louwers IP|Technology Association proudly celebrates its first anniversary in the remarkab..

Paper on user privacy in healt..

26 June 2015

Health monitoring wearables are a new type of mobile devices that are worn on the userR..

Intellectual property and 3D p..

19 May 2015

At 19th May 2015 the 3D Design & Engineering Conference will take place. Louwers IP|T..

Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

15 April 2015

The niche firm Louwers IP Technology Advocaten with offices in Eindhoven and The Hague has..

Lecture on 3D Printing Medical..

3 November 2014

On November 4, 2014 Ernst-Jan Louwers will lecture on 3D printing / additive manufacturing..

Huub de Jong editor at magazin..

3 October 2014

Since 1 October 2014, Huub de Jong is a member to the boardof editors of the Dutch legal..

3D printing: Challenges in Bus..

11 September 2014

During the 3D Printing Event on October 21, 2014 the seminar “3Dprinting: Challenges..

Louwers in alliance with Madis..

27 August 2014

Madison Gurkha, ITSX and Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten provide a new integrated service..

Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

5 August 2014

“Just like the technology and design region ofEindhoven there is also a high concent..

Award Louwers IP|Technology Ad..

2 June 2014

The law firm Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten has been awarded the Corporate Internation..

Week of Wonders – Dutch ..

19 May 2014

Kick-off DtW 2014 by minister of economic affairs Dutch minister of economic affairs mr. H..

New partners boosting Louwers ..

6 May 2014

“ING wants to use customer information for new services and at the same time Faceboo..

eCommerce – Internet Law

2 May 2014

In practice, many companies are absolutely unaware of the rules applicable to electronic t..

Presentation on arbitration in..

11 April 2014

Together with Heike Wollgast of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Ernst-..

Interview Louwers in update on..

25 March 2014

The mayor of Amsterdam Van der Laan received the first copy ofan annual publication on t..

CTO at Louwers IP|Technology A..

20 March 2014

“You can only claim that you are a technology lawyer, if you understand what is happ..

Continuity in the cloud

7 November 2013

On 3 October 2013, Ernst-Jan Louwers gave a presentation on Continuity in the Cloud at th..

Solar Team Eindhoven wins Worl..

13 October 2013

They did it! The Solar Team of Eindhoven Technical University has won the World Solar Chal..

Louwers to moderate seminar 3D..

13 October 2013

During the Seminar 3D Printing and the Law on October 22, 2013 Ernst-Jan Louwers will act ..

Solar Challenge with SolarTeam..

5 October 2013

A dedicated and multidisciplinary team of students from Eindhoven University of Technology..

Louwers to lecture at iTechLaw..

27 August 2013

From 2-4 October 2013 the European iTechLaw conference will take place in Amsterdam. On 3 ..

3D printing/additive manufactu..

25 August 2013

3D printing/additive manufacturing is being labelled as the Third Industrial Revolution. A..

New attorney in team Louwers

12 August 2013

At the end of July 2013 the legal team of Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten was further stre..

SolarTeam Eindhoven unveils hi..

4 July 2013

At 4th July 2013, the hightech Solar Cruiser Class family car by the name ‘Stella&..

New expert centre for technolo..

23 May 2013

Knowledge centre for technology & law In technology region Brainport Eindhoven, a new ..

WIPO survey on Dispute Resolut..

23 April 2013

Interesting report on the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation CenterInternational Survey on Dis..

New Top Level Domains (gTLDs):..

16 April 2013

Some 1,500 new domain name extensions will become operational in the coming years. The exi..

IP lunch: successful formula

20 February 2013

On January 17, 2013 the IP lunch for the south of Holland organized by deLex was held in B..

Louwers IP|Technology Advocate..

20 December 2012

Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten supports the project of Massoud Hassani. This Afghan desig..

Louwers in Complaints and Appe..

16 November 2012

In November 2012, Ernst-Jan Louwers was appointed to the Complaints and Appeals Board for ..

Tribute to Eames or simply cou..

19 October 2012

They certainly have guts, the guys from Mal1956…! Let’s first reflect on their own..

Louwers lectures at leading tr..

4 October 2012

During the “7th Day of Trademark and Design Law” on 9 October 2012, Ernst-Jan ..

Louwers in leading Dutch finan..

4 October 2012

Under the heading “Importance and risks of IP underestimated” an article of Er..

Golden bunny killed in EU cour..

1 June 2012

The European Court of Justice had to finally decide that the shape of a chocolate bunny wi..

Streetwise with Louwers IP|Tec..

31 May 2012

Questions about protection or exploitation of (information)technology, R & D, collabor..

Cloud computing: escrow and co..

31 May 2012

Marianne Korpershoek has recently contributed valuable background articles on certain lega..

Dutch parliament adopts new co..

11 May 2012

On 8 May this year the Dutch Senate agreed on the new Dutch Cookie Law. The new law has en..

Successful IP update

15 February 2012

During the first ‘IP lunch of the South of the Netherlands’ on 15 February 201..

Update on intellectual propert..

31 January 2012

On 15 February 2012 Ernst-Jan Louwers will together with Prof. Willem Hoyng discuss re..

The Art of Excellence

22 December 2011

The team at Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten wishes you inspiring Christmas days and an exc..

Annemarie Bolscher cum laude!

15 December 2011

Annemarie Bolscher has cum laude passed the exams for the highbrow post academic course o..

5th anniversary of Louwers IP|..

1 December 2011

After a head start in 2006, Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten celibrates its 5th anniversay...

Design as shape mark

28 October 2011

The European court ruled as to whether the shape of speakers of the Beolab series from B..

Louwers in supervisory board i..

24 October 2011

Ernst-Jan Louwers was appointed to the supervisory board of a national association of gold..

Louwers in Dutch Design Week: ..

24 October 2011

On Monday, 24 October 2011 a series of presentations in the Dialogues House (ABNAmro) du..

Sports match: no copyright

11 October 2011

A licensing system for the broadcast of football matches providing broadcasters territoria..

Misleading and comparative adv..

23 September 2011

In our today’s world advertising is available everywhere around us. In defining your..

Use of trademark as Google adw..

23 September 2011

A trademark owner may prohibit the use of the trademark if that use affects or is liable t..

Interested in backgrounds?

18 September 2011

In the Focus on Law section, you can find background information about intellectual proper..

Your trademark associated with..

9 September 2011

Until October 28, 2011 you can still block your trademarks to prevent abuse in new .xxx d..

Femke Vos joins editorial boar..

22 August 2011

Femke Vos of Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten has joined the editorial board of www.ie-for..

Louwers joins Marques Cyberspa..

20 August 2011

Ernst-Jan Louwers has joined the Cyberspace Team of international trademark law associat..

Inhouse counsel Tom de Wit joi..

19 August 2011

At 1 July 2011, Tom de Wit (1969) has joined Louwers IP|Technology Advocaten. He was inho..

Smartphone and tablet war

19 August 2011

A full blown war is currently raging over smartphones and tablets. Apple and Samsung are ..

Brainport Eindhoven: smartest ..

17 June 2011

Brainport Eindhoven has been elected as the 2011 smartest region. As Eindhoven based IP-I..

Origin and future of intellect..

18 April 2011

Intellectual property covers various areas such as patents, plant breeders’ rights, ..

Assessment of advertising Dutc..

14 April 2011

From mid 2011, prior advice by the Monitoring and Compliance (M&C) Department of the A..

Private Label Uncovered –..

21 March 2011

“Private Label Uncovered” is an interesting and especially for marketeers and ..

Bavaria remains Bavaria: Dutch..

12 March 2011

Recently both the European Court of Justice and the Italian court decided in favour of the..

Korpershoek on open source sof..

28 February 2011

On February 15, 2011 Marianne Korpershoek gave a lecture on “Myths and Truths about ..

Louwers invited for expert pan..

25 January 2011

At the invitation of the Dutch Members of the social democratic fraction in European Parl..

Louwers in the media: design a..

21 October 2010

In connection with the Dutch Design Week Ernst-Jan Louwers was invited as a guest in the t..

Are you Mozart or Michael?

7 October 2010

On 25 October 2010 you could have found out at our inspiring interactive workshop during t..

Portal IT law: Marianne Korper..

20 September 2010

On Wednesday 15 September 2010 the new portal ITenRecht.nl was launched. Just like the..

Three-dimensional mark for Leg..

15 September 2010

On 14 september 2010, it was decided that Lego has tried in vain to get a longer protectio..

Co-creation Event 29 september..

6 September 2010

Concepts like open innovation, open source, open standards already were quite familiar. C..

Louwers participates again in ..

24 August 2010

Also this year, we will actively participate and contribute to the Dutch Design Week, amo..

MoMa adds ‘at-sign’..

23 March 2010

A remarkable announcement by the Museum of Modern Art in New York: the museum has added th..

Useful information in plain la..

9 October 2009

In our Focus on Law section, you can find background information about intellectual pr..

The Pirate Bay, Creative Commo..

9 October 2009

Rebels and dare devils were and are still necessary for the innovation of trade and indust..

eCommerce: Properly Arranged?

8 January 2009

In practice, many companies are still absolutely unaware of the rules applicable to electr..

Love of God or theft?

17 November 2008

On 9 November of this year, I queued for a long time in the Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam to see..

And now for something complete..

12 September 2008

I am very much captivated by the visual arts. For this reason, I am involved with the muse..

IP rights often unused and inv..

5 August 2008

Many businesses and institutions are absolutely unaware of their rights. This could be bec..

Asia: a waste of time and effo..

5 August 2008

A journey across Thailand, Laos and Cambodia will make you aware of the value and importan..

Do you have your affairs in or..

7 May 2008

You can make a rough overview of your IP portfolio on the basis of the following concise l..

Gold stones: just ordinary adv..

21 April 2008

The Gold Stones, deposited in Tilburg, Eindhoven and Vught, finally combine to form the wo..

Gold stones: advertising stunt..

12 April 2008

It rains gold stones and that is exercising minds in the region: large gold stones of abou..

Ben almost outlawed

21 March 2008

For a short time, it looked as though the commonly used phrase ‘I am Ben’ woul..

Open Source Beer

11 November 2007

Not so long ago, the Van Abbe Museum had a big notice hanging on the wall with an announce..