Reindert van der Zaal

Trademark Law / Sports marketing / Sponsoring / Counterfeit & Custom seizures / Parallel import / Copyright / Intellectual property / IP Litigation / Gambling regulation / Advertising law / Trade names / Design law / Brand protection.

Reindert’s practice covers intellectual property and advertising law, with a particular focus on trademark cases and the Automotive industry. He is highly specialized in advising and litigating in parallel import and counterfeit cases, including for major international sports, fashion, watch and luxury brands. Further, Reindert has substantive expertise and experience with platform-cases, license agreements and the intersection of trademark and competition law. Furthermore he advises clients on advertising clearance and litigates in advertising proceedings, such as cases brought before the Dutch Advertising Code Committee.

Furthermore Reindert frequently publishes in different specialist legal reviews and is also guest lecturer at different educational institutes. He is member of the Benelux Association for Trademarks and Designs (BMM) and the Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI).

• Supports a multinational sports brand in its defence throughout Europe against large counterfeit networks.
• Supports the IP/BP team at the European HQ in Amsterdam of a global apparel fashion brand by providing strategic advice on all major issues involving brand protection and IP and taking legal action against infringements by competitors and counterfeit traders.
• Successfully handled litigation for an international luxury lifestyle brand regarding trade in counterfeit goods and recovering damages after various successful seizures of assets.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Intellectual Property: Trade marks, copyrights and design rights - Ranked

Kennedy Van der Laan represents high-profile clients active in a range of sectors, especially in the advanced technologies, life sciences, fashion and media industries. Maarten Schut is a key name for technology and innovative life sciences companies for trade mark and trade secret issues, while Alfred Meijboom is recognised for his intersecting IP and IT work, and also advises sports-sector clients and handles arbitration cases involving art. Joran Spauwen assists emerging companies and foreign clients with investments in innovative technologies, requiring licensing and IP transactions. Counsel Sophie Van Loon is a specialist in collective rights management issues and in copyright law, and senior associate Reindert Van Der Zaal leads on brand protection, anti-counterfeiting and trade mark infringement mandates for sports, luxury and fashion brands.

Rising Stars

Reindert van der Zaal

The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Intellectual property: Trade marks, copyrights and design rights - Ranked

Kennedy Van der Laan continues to build on its key areas of specialism; technology, media/the internet and the fashion/luxury goods sectors. It has attracted an impressive number of new clients in these areas and its ‘success rate has been remarkable throughout the years‘ in respect of trade mark protection matters. Maarten Schut, who heads the group with Alfred Meijboom, has extensive trade marks expertise, particularly in the areas of life sciences and advanced technologies and is also a deputy judge at one of the four courts of appeal. Founding partner, Meijboom is known for his work where IP and IT interface and for ‘complex multi-jurisdictional‘ cases. Joran Spauwen became a partner in 2021 – his focus is on internet-based disputes and transactions and he is noted for his cyber security expertise. The ‘exceptional‘ senior associate Reindert Van Der Zaal's focus is brand protection and entertainment law. Sophie Van Loon and Gaya Schultz are other core team members.

Testimonials

‘Maarten Schut is a proven expert in anti-counterfeiting and trademark protection, with extensive experience in the fashion and retail sectors. Reindert van der Zaal, in Maarten’s team, is also excellent in this field.’

The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 - Intellectual property: Trade marks, copyrights and design rights - Ranked

The 'highly innovative, flexible, and efficient' team at Kennedy Van der Laan has a strong focus on the technology (including advanced technologies and life sciences), media, and luxury consumer goods sectors where it serves well-known global brands. The 'excellent' Alfred Meijboom handles cases where IP and IT collide as well as advising Nike/Converse on various marketing programmes; the firm heads a European-wide alliance that provides all legal support for Nike Europe. Maarten Schut also specialises in trade mark, copyright, and design, together with technology and life sciences. Other highly-rated core team members include senior associate Reindert van der Zaal, who is a co-founder of the firm's anti-counterfeiting programme and is respected for his brand protection skills, and associate partner Joran Spauwen who is skilled in handling complex litigation and technology-specific contracts and transactions. Also of note, Sophie van Loon specialises in copyright cases for international media and publishing clients.

Rising Stars

Reindert van der Zaal

Testimonials

‘KVDL’s intellectual property team has demonstrated its great efficiency, both in litigation and in counselling. The undeniable assets of this IP team are its expertise, of course, but also a great pragmatism and a way of working in a collaborative mode. Their approach is business-oriented and their advice is given in a concise and operational manner. I am familiar with the highly specialised knowledge and the work of this team’s lawyers to achieve this result, which is much appreciated by clients.’

‘My privileged contacts are Alfred Meijboom and Maarten Schut, whom I have known for many years and with whom I have always had great pleasure working because they are brilliant lawyers, available, efficient, and very friendly. I also very much appreciate the senior associates and/or counsels Reindert van der Zaal and Joran Spauwen’.

‘The team is highly innovative, flexible, efficient, and extremely competent’.

The Legal 500 EMEA 2020 - Intellectual property: Trade marks, copyrights and design rights

Kennedy Van der Laan's IP practice handles both contentious and non-contentious work in the areas of trade marks, copyright, designs, licensing, R&D, trade secrets and patents. The firm has a strong presence in the technology, media, and fashion and luxury sectors. Alfred Meijboom and Maarten Schut lead the department. Sophie van Loon specialises in copyright law. Also recommended are senior associates Reindert van der Zaal and Joran Spauwen.