Mr Kristof Neefs Associate ALTIUS - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

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Lawyer Biography

Mr Kristof  Neefs

Born in Wilrijk, 1982, Admitted, 2007, Brussels.

Education

University of Leuven (Lic. Jur., 2006); Institut d'Etudes Juridiques Européennes, Liège (LLM/DEA in Intellectual Property and EC Competition Law, 2007).

Languages

Dutch, French and English.

Professional activities

  • Member of BMM
  • Member of AIPPI

Recent publications

  • “From (a) to (b): use of a similar sign in keyword advertising”, JIPLP 2010/8, 548
  • “In het kielzog van Bellure: inbreuk op bekende merken in de Benelux”, ("overview of Benelux case law in respect to trade marks with a reputation since the European Court of Justice’s ruling in case C-487/07") Bull BMM 2010/01, 46 (With P. Maeyaert)
  • “Het verbod op toegevoegde materie in het octrooirecht” (Prohibition on added subject matter in European patent law), IRDI 2010/1, 17
  • “Competition and collecting societies: switch the channel, change the royalty rate?”, JIPLP 2009/05, 319
  • “Trade marks are not toys: no Community shape mark for Lego”, JIPLP 2009/04, 235
  • “Collecting societies collide over pan-European online music licensing”, JIPLP 2008/12, 758
  • “Don’t shoot the messenger: the ISP at the intersection”, JIPLP 2008/3, 356