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class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-content\"><p>Iris has registered the following principal legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar\u2019s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intellectual Property Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calender year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content\"><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-title\">Testimonals Legal 500<\/div><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-content\"><p><em>\u2018Iris van der Wal has great knowledge of IP matters in general and is dedicated and focused. Iris is always to the point and takes you by the hand to solve IP matters.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018LXA\u2019s IP group combines boutique agility with big\u2011law firepower. They stand out in EU and Benelux trademark prosecution, portfolio strategy, and fast, effective IP litigation.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018LXA thinks outside of the box and is an active partner with our company&#8217;s anti-counterfeiting efforts. They are proactive and seek out targets to pursue rather than wait for the company to bring a matter to them.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content\"><p>Iris is a member of ECTA&#8217;s Anti-Counterfeiting Committee and, in that role, advises on European legislation in the field of combating counterfeiting. She also organises workshops and represents brand owners at customs days, among other events. Iris has successfully completed the S.K. Martens training programme for IP specialists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-8 col-xxl-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-introtext-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-introtext\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Iris van der Wal specialises in intellectual property law and advertising law. She advises and litigates for national and international clients in various sectors, such as fashion, food, media and technology. In doing so, she helps companies protect their intellectual property rights, products and reputation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In her practice, Iris handles cases in the field of involving trademark law, design law, copyright law, trade names, domain names and advertising. Iris combines legal expertise with a pragmatic approach:<br \/>\nanalytical, sharp and solution-focused. She clearly identifies legal risks and translates them into practical advice. She is also persuasive and effective in litigation and negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialisms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trademark law, design law, copyright law and and trade name law<\/li>\n<li>Advertising law and misleading communication<\/li>\n<li>Combating counterfeiting and enforcing intellectual property rights<\/li>\n<li>Proceedings before the Dutch courts, the BOIP and the EUIPO<\/li>\n<li>Advice in the field of technology and innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-4 col-xxl-4 d-block d-lg-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:irisvanderwal@lxa.nl\" class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-email\">irisvanderwal@lxa.nl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+31 73 700 36 00\" class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-phone\">+31 73 700 36 00<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/iris-eline-van-der-wal\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"page-team-member-conten-sidebar-member-details-linkedin\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-container\"><h4 class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-title\">Expertise<\/h4><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-items-container\"><li class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-items-single-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lxa.nl\/en\/practice-areas\/intellectuel-property\/\" target=\"_self\">Intellectual property<\/a><\/li><li class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-expertise-items-single-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lxa.nl\/en\/practice-areas\/it-and-privacy\/\" target=\"_self\">IT and privacy<\/a><\/li><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content\"><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-title\">Registered legal practise areas<\/div><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-registered-jurisdictions-content-content\"><p>Iris has registered the following principal legal practice area in the Netherlands Bar\u2019s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intellectual Property Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits per calender year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content\"><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-title\">Testimonals Legal 500<\/div><div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-info-content-content\"><p><em>\u2018Iris van der Wal has great knowledge of IP matters in general and is dedicated and focused. Iris is always to the point and takes you by the hand to solve IP matters.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018LXA\u2019s IP group combines boutique agility with big\u2011law firepower. They stand out in EU and Benelux trademark prosecution, portfolio strategy, and fast, effective IP litigation.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018LXA thinks outside of the box and is an active partner with our company&#8217;s anti-counterfeiting efforts. They are proactive and seek out targets to pursue rather than wait for the company to bring a matter to them.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-team-member-content-sidebar-additional-content\"><p>Iris is a member of ECTA&#8217;s Anti-Counterfeiting Committee and, in that role, advises on European legislation in the field of combating counterfeiting. She also organises workshops and represents brand owners at customs days, among other events. Iris has successfully completed the S.K. 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