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LXA oversees Urban Gym Group's takeover of Gustav Gym

Working on the sell-side, LXA M&A specialists Antony Jonkman, Marnix Geraerts, Tessa Giltay and Jacqueline Berns have now overseen the transfer of both Gustav Gym locations to the Urban Gym Group (UGG). UGG, known for its fitness concepts TrainMore, Clubsportive and High Studios, also opened three new clubs in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Groningen) in the first quarter of 2020, bringing the fitness chain to 23 locations.

Corporate/M&A
NO LIABILITY EXEMPTION FOR FACEBOOK (1)

NO LIABILITY EXEMPTION FOR FACEBOOK

Recently, the Court of Amsterdam has ruled in preliminary relief proceedings that Facebook must take more appropriate measures to prevent counterfeit products being displayed in adverts on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.

Anti-counterfeiting / Brand protection
LXA MEMBER OF THE INCOPRO LEGAL NETWORK

LXA MEMBER OF THE INCOPRO LEGAL NETWORK

LXA is proud to announce that it has joined the growing Incopro Legal Network (ILN) of law firms that offer specialized advice to brands and companies involved in intellectual property.

Intellectual property/IT and Privacy
PARALLEL IMPORT AND THE BEAST OF BURDEN: LESSON #1: PAPER WORK – IF IT IS THERE, SHOW IT!

PARALLEL IMPORT AND THE BEAST OF BURDEN: LESSON #1: PAPER WORK – IF IT IS THERE, SHOW IT!

Converse gets a boomerang in the neck in a recent verdict by the Court of Zeeland West-Brabant of July 4th, 2018 in the Netherlands.

Anti-counterfeiting / Brand protection
DUTCH COURT GOES DUTCH ON COUNTERFEIT BICYCLE SELLER. COURT RUNS A FLAT TIRE.

DUTCH COURT GOES DUTCH ON COUNTERFEIT BICYCLE SELLER. COURT RUNS A FLAT TIRE.

Is public prosecutor preparing for revenge in the next etappe?

Anti-counterfeiting / Brand protection
COUNTERFEIT PROBLEM ASKS FOR MORE AND BETTER CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS

COUNTERFEIT PROBLEM ASKS FOR MORE AND BETTER CUSTOMS INSPECTIONS

Different international institutions, such as OECD, ICC, EUIPO’s Observatory on IP infringements have recently published impressive evidence based studies to get a better understanding of the magnitude of the problem of the counterfeit business for the official – read tax paying – economy.

Anti-counterfeiting / Brand protection
MEET THE ENGINE (1)

MEET THE ENGINE

The Engine: Legal building block for startups

Venture capital and Startups
A PIECE OF CAKE?

A PIECE OF CAKE?

KitKat 3-d chocolate bar lacks distinctive character throughout the EU : no shape trademark.

Intellectual property/IT and Privacy
LXA LAUNCHES SERVICE TO RECLAIM DOMAIN NAMES

LXA LAUNCHES SERVICE TO RECLAIM DOMAIN NAMES

LXA N.V. is constantly seeking for improvement of its services in the field of brand protection. Together with the Dutch Domain Name Authority SIDN we developed a tool that enables us to get real-time information on domain names ending with .nl (the Netherlands) with a defined word combination.

Franchising

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