Katia is specialized in all branches of intellectual property law with a focus on soft IP, i.e. trademark law, design law and copyright. She handles key account clients as well as SME’s allowing her to search for balanced and cost-efficient solutions, taking into account the strategic and long term goals of her clients. She provides strategic advice on the protection of intellectual property, i.e. the necessity and scope of protection, the timing on the execution of long term projects, the relevance of search reports and additional legal advice before filing applications, the presentation of solutions in case of obstacles linked to such filings. She has gained extensive experience in these fields of law not only as a prosecutor, but also as a litigator, as she has been a member of the Brussels bar for some years. More specifically she defends her client’s rights in disputes, where she aims to find out of court solutions by negotiating and drafting settlement and other IP related agreements. She also offers strategical advice in relation to trade secrets and in this regard in one of the pioneers within Gevers to help clients develop a trade secret protection strategy. She is proficient in English, French and German and her mother tongue is Dutch.
21 March, 2024
The interaction between Artificial Intelligence and design: an analysis under EU design law
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is being viewed as an increasingly useful tool that has impacted a number of industries. The integration of AI is transforming the methods in how companies create products and how they interact with suppliers and customers. The fashion and design industry is no exception. AI-technologies are used in almost every segment of the value...
