Law firm · Amsterdam · est. 2015

Intellectual property. Media. Competition.

An independent Amsterdam law firm. We advise, mediate and litigate for creators and rightsholders — from preliminary relief proceedings to the European Court of Justice.

  • Chambers
  • Legal 500
  • WTR 1000
  • Media Law International
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The firm

Deep specialists for the creative, media and commercial industries.

Our clients include producers, broadcasters, publishers, designers, retailers, trademark owners, advertisers and non-profits — at home and abroad. We deal exclusively with the areas in which we specialise.

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Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is the collective term for rights with intangible subject matter. We secure, license and enforce them — and litigate infringement at every level, up to the European Court of Justice.

  • Copyright
  • Trade marks
  • Trade names
  • Design law
  • Neighbouring rights
  • Database rights
  • Music
  • Film
  • Drama
  • Publishing
  • Generative AI
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Media

The law relating to media has many subdivisions. We act for broadcasters, publishers, producers and individuals on reputation, freedom of expression and the commercial side of media — advising and litigating where publication meets the law.

  • Media law
  • Television
  • Social media
  • Defamation & press law
  • Image rights
  • Advertising law
  • Sponsorship
  • Product placement
  • Film law
  • Privacy
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Competition

Competition law where it meets commerce — from distribution and agency structures to fair-trading rules, public procurement and the protection of know-how. Practical advice that keeps commercial arrangements compliant and defensible.

  • Competition law
  • Distribution & agency
  • Market & government
  • Procurement
  • Unfair trading practices
  • Consumer law
  • E-commerce
  • Telecommunications
The team

Lawyers who litigate — and know the industry.

Meet the team

Dirk Visser

Lawyer since 1996

Copyright, database law, trademark & design law, portrait & neighbouring rights, regulation and liability of online platforms. Professor of intellectual property law at Leiden University.

Portrait of Jacqueline Schaap, media and copyright lawyer at Visser Schaap & Kreijger

Jacqueline Schaap

Lawyer since 1988

Unlawful press publications and reputation damage, copyright, design, format protection, (copyright) contract law, film law, trademark law and advertising law.

Portrait of Patty de Leeuwe, intellectual property and media lawyer at Visser Schaap & Kreijger

Patty de Leeuwe

Lawyer since 2012

Copyright, trademark and design law, media law, unlawful press publications, reputation protection, regulation and liability of online platforms.

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