Paul Maeyaert

Paul Maeyaert
Title: Partner
Phone: +3224261414
Fax: +3224262030
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Born in Brugge; Admitted, 1986, Brussels

Education: University of Brussels (Lic. Jur. 1983; Master in Commercial law, 1987); College of Europe, Brugge (Master in European Law, 1984)

Languages: Dutch, French and English

Professional activities:

  • Paul's activity is focused on intellectual property matters, with a particular expertise in complex trademark and patent litigation, anti-counterfeiting and parallel trade matters. His scope of legal expertise also relates to advertising, media and entertainment law, representing major publishers and broadcasts and Belgian distribution law, in particular negotiation and litigation related to termination of agency and distributorship agreements.
  • Currently President of the Belgian Competition Law Association, the Belgian Group of the LIDC
  • Member of the board of Directors of the Belgian Copyright Association, the Belgian Group of the ALAI
  • Member of the board of Directors of the Benelux Trademark and Industrial Design Association (BMM)
  • Member of the Belgian Intellectual Property Council, an advisory council created under the supervision of the Belgian Minister of Economic Affairs.
  • Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Member of Marques
  • Member of The Pharmaceutical Trademark Group (PTMG)
  • Member of The Licensing Executive Society (LES)
  • Member of The European Patents Lawyers Association (EPLAW)

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Recent Publications:

  • "Wet & Duiding Intellectuele eigendom", Economisch recht Brussel, Larcier, 2012 (with J. Muyldermans)
  • "No more dodging the bullet: Red Bull obtains injunction against intermediary", World trademark review daily, 30 October 2012 (with J. Muyldermans)
  • "Evoluties binnen het recht van de intellectuele eigendom (2009-2010)" ("Evolutions within the field of Intellectual Property Rights (2009-2010)", IRDI 2011, 174-200 (with F. Brison, M.-C. Janssens, H. Vanhees)
  • "Normaal gebruik van een Gemeenschapsmerk: wat is normaal vanuit geografisch perspectief?" (“Normal use of a Community trademark : what is normal use from a geographical perspective ?”) in Liber amicorum Ludovic de Gryse, Brussel, Larcier, 2010, 209-222
  • "In het kielzog van Bellure: inbreuk op bekende merken in de Benelux" ("Riding on the coat-tails of Bellure, an overview of post-L’Oréal / Bellure cases in the Benelux") Bull BMM 2010, 46-55 (With K. Neefs)
  • "Grey and counterfeit goods in transit: trademark law in no-man’s land", supplement to iam magazine 2009, 12-15
  • "Wettelijk kader van de strafrechtelijke bepalingen" ("Infringements & criminal sanctions in Belgian Copyright Law"), in Huldeboek Jan Corbet: de Belgische auteurswet artikelsgewijze commentaar / Hommage à Jan Corbet: La loi belge sur le droit d'auteur commentaire par article, Larcier, 2009, 433-456

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