Intellectual property, IT, data and AI
Our firm operates at the crossroads of creation, technology and digital regulation.
Our practice
Our firm operates at the crossroads of creation, technology and digital regulation.
We assist authors, artists, software developers, inventors and businesses in protecting their intellectual property rights: copyright, trademarks, patents, designs and plant varieties. Our approach combines legal rigour with a sense of strategy, both in advice and in litigation.
We also act in the broader field of information technology (IT), from IT contracts to software compliance and technical disputes.
Our data law practice covers privacy protection, non-personal data management, cybersecurity and international data transfers. Several of our lawyers are also certified as Data Protection Officers.
Finally, over the last few years we have developed cross-disciplinary expertise in artificial intelligence, supporting our clients in emerging regulatory frameworks as well as ethical and contractual issues. Our expertise is also recognised through our regular involvement in academic and European cenacles on issues relating to artificial intelligence. Our firm is now one of the few human-sized firms to have advanced expertise in the European regulation on artificial intelligence.
We deal with issues relating to data and artificial intelligence, drawing on our practice where necessary". Labour law and social security ".
> Determination of the possibility of protection by an intellectual property right and legal support for the steps to be taken if necessary (filing of trademarks, designs or models, coordination with patent agents).
> Drafting and negotiating contracts for the assignment, licensing, co-ownership or pledging of intellectual property rights.
> Advice on the protection, strategy and management of intellectual property rights
> Legal audits to verify and identify problems relating to a company's intellectual property rights
> Analysis of Open Source licence compliance
> Drafting of privacy and non-personal data protection policies
> advice and representation in actions for infringement of intellectual property rights (summary proceedings, injunctions, proceedings on the merits)
> Advice and representation in actions relating to the protection of personal data (ordinary courts, Data Protection Authority)
> Cybersecurity advice (determining applicable rules, setting up a compliance programme, monitoring and implementation)
> Carrying out legal audits relating to the implementation of the European regulation on artificial intelligence (AI Act)
> Conducting fundamental rights impact assessments (FRIAs) of high-risk AI systems.
> Carrying out voluntary impact assessments of AI systems (including our AI-VIALP service, which stands for "Artificial Intelligence Voluntary Impact Assessment for Liberal Professions").
> Setting up compliance programmes and training staff in the use of artificial intelligence within companies.
> Analysis and adaptation of contractual clauses in connection with the use of artificial intelligence
> Design, drafting and implementation of contractual policies relating to artificial intelligence liability
> Participation as a legal partner in several technological innovation projects funded by the European Commission
> Representation of clients in Benelux and European trademark applications and disputes, in particular clients in the medical, technology and events sectors.
> Advising artists and creators on the protection of their intellectual rights and the tax structuring of their income, in fields as varied as film, photography and literature.
> Advice from IT consultants
> Historical board of a company specialising in nanomedicine
> Multinational company specialising in electronic surveillance provides historic consultancy for Belgium
> Advice from professional bodies on the implementation of the European regulation on artificial intelligence
> The past experience of some of our lawyers includes the development of systems, software and hardware for a wide variety of applications, including project and contract management.
