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Lucas de Groot
Lucas is an 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.
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Career
| 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 |
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Additional languages
| English |
| Dutch |
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Pick your clothes and battles: G-maxx does not infringe MEXX
6 February 2024
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Interface - Products and packaging update
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Repair, replace but don't infringe trade marks
Maarten Rijks and Lucas de Groot look at progress on the EC's draft Repair Directive, and at its intersection with trade mark law.
1 February 2024
by Maarten Rijks and Lucas de Groot
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Interface - Open Source Software
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Time to adapt your Open Source Software policies to include AI code assistants’ output!
Lucas de Groot and Martijn Loth look at the impact of AI code assistants on Open Source Software.
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by Lucas de Groot and Martijn Loth
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Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
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ESG & Patents – Destruction of infringing goods under the UPC & sustainable alternatives
2 October 2023
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by Margot van Gerwen and Lucas de Groot