We have assisted the creators of a publicitary concept in copyright infringement proceedings with the publisher of a leading Belgian magazine, ultimately leading to a successful settlement for our client.
We have assisted the owner of an audiovisual production company in the sale of all company shares to a publishing house. This also involved the preparation of an IP and contracts due diligence.
Our lawyers have successfully coordinated IP infringement and evidence gathering proceedings on behalf of a software company against former employees, and have also engaged in a mediation procedure ultimately leading to negotations and a settlement agreement.
We have represented our client, a logistics outsourcing provider, in settlement talks with a customer that had unilaterally terminated the agreement.
We have assisted a logistics business in adapting its terms and conditions to reflect new risks (e.g. impact of cybersecurity attacks).
We have assisted a fulfilment company with drafting services agreements, SLAs, terms and conditions and other contract materials. We have also assisted the commercial sales team in contract negotiations.
We have assisted a publishing house in negotiating exploitation agreements regarding print publications and extension towards multimedia products and audiovisual productions.
We have assisted an internationally renowned childrens’ book author/illustrator in settlement talks with the publishing house around violation of license and exploitation agreements, resulting in succesful renegotation of the agreements and increased royalty fees.
We have assisted a listed Belgian company active in consumer goods and insulation foams for automotive and construction with IP advice, in particular relating to (i) use of trademarks by current and past distributors; (ii) registration of domain names by current and past distributors; (iii) strategies to meet the requirement of effective use of trademarks.
We have assisted an animated cartoon studio with licensing agreements for television broadcasting in a number of countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Israel, and South Korea. We have also negotiated and set up agency agreements and merchandising agreements.
Our lawyers have assisted a creator of an animated cartoon series for children in a dispute with the composer of the music score and an investor. We have achieved a negotiated buy-out and structured the transfer of all rights into the cartoon series to our client.
We defend a major public transport company in Belgium in court proceedings concerning the claim that a broad exemption from social security contributions qualifies as state aid.
Our lawyers have successfully assisted a major tourism operator against a competitor alleging that the fomer enjoyed from unlawful state aid.
We filed on behalf of a gaming client a state aid complaint with the European Commision concerning the Belgian VAT regime for games of chance.
We advised sector federations in audiovisual/entertainment industries on state aid aspects of the Belgian tax shelter regime for motion pictures and video games.
