Quality
Your question goes to the right specialist, who looks at the whole picture: IP, contracts, data, tax and corporate. You explain your situation once.
Bold ideas deserve solid ground.
Lawyers and IP attorneys for IP, technology, data and deals, across the EU. Tell us what you’d like to achieve, and we’ll gladly think along.
01Your goals
Where are you now?
Every company, idea and business relationship goes through the same stages. Pick yours to see what clients ask at that point, how we help and what to read first.
Your brand
From the first name idea to the courtroom: choose, register, use and defend your brand.
- 01 Choose and clear your brand Pick a name that is strong, free to use and works in every market you have in mind.
- 02 Register your trademark File in the right classes and countries, add your logo and designs, and keep renewals on track.
- 03 Use and license your brand Use your mark so it stays valid, license it to partners and franchisees, or sell it.
- 04 Enforce your brand Spot copycats, oppose look-alike filings, take down counterfeits and recover domain names.
Your inventions
From the lab to the courtroom: develop, patent, commercialise and defend your technology.
- 01 Develop and innovate Structure your R&D, team up with universities and partners, and keep the results yours.
- 02 Patent your invention Decide what to patent and what to keep secret, file in time, and choose between unitary and national patents.
- 03 Commercialise your technology Launch your product, license or sell your technology at the right price, and benefit from the tax rules on IP income.
- 04 Enforce your patents Stop infringers, answer claims against you, and litigate before national courts or the Unified Patent Court.
Your company
From the first founders’ agreement to the day you sell: the legal side of every stage of your company.
- 01 Start a company Set up your company, agree with your co-founders and make sure the company owns what you build.
- 02 Finance your growth Raise money from investors, apply for subsidies and use the tax incentives for innovation.
- 03 Grow your business Hire people and keep your know-how in-house, work with distributors and expand abroad.
- 04 Restructure Reorganise your group, move IP to the right entity or bring in new shareholders.
- 05 Buy or sell a business Check what you’re buying, or get your company ready so buyers pay full value for it.
Your business relationships
Customers, suppliers and partners: from the first tender to the end of the relationship.
- 01 Find and select partners Run or answer a tender, and check partners and suppliers before you commit.
- 02 Contract Clear contracts for SaaS, services, distribution, supply and licensing, with your IP and data covered.
- 03 Perform and manage Keep your contracts working as your business changes: renewals, changes, deadlines and audits.
- 04 Resolve disputes or end the relationship Settle disagreements through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or in court, and end contracts cleanly.
Your digital compliance
The rules that apply at every stage: privacy, AI, data, operational resilience, product security, platforms, consumers and sanctions.
- GDPR and privacy Handle personal data lawfully, from your register and cookies to data subject requests and breaches.
- AI Act Find out which AI Act duties apply to you as a provider or user of AI, and when.
- Data Act and data sharing Share, license and protect data, and meet the access and switching rules of the Data Act.
- Operational resilience: NIS2 and DORA Keep your services running: risk management, incident reporting and supplier rules under NIS2 and, in financial services, DORA.
- Secure products: Cybersecurity Act and Cyber Resilience Act Bring hardware and software to the EU market that meet the Cyber Resilience Act, and use EU cybersecurity certification where it counts.
- Online platforms: Digital Services Act Host user content or run a marketplace? Set up notice and action, transparent terms and trader checks under the DSA and the P2B Regulation.
- Consumer law and e-commerce Sell online to consumers with the right information, withdrawal and guarantee terms, fair pricing and reviews, honest green claims and an accessible shop.
- Sanctions and anti-money laundering Screen customers and partners, and know what the sanctions and anti-money laundering rules expect of you.
02How we work
What you can count on
Clear costs
Clear packages and, very often, a fixed fee agreed before we start. No open-ended hourly billing, so you know what you pay for, and how much.
Speed
Our own technology handles the routine work, like drafting documents and following up infringements. That makes us faster, and you pay for expertise, not admin.
Privacy
We don’t sneak up on you: no tracking cookies, no pixels, so no cookie banner. Leave your personal data by calling us, filling out the contact form or booking a meeting, and we’ll protect it as we should. Don’t, and neither will we.
03Academy
Academy
Plain-English guides, checklists, ebooks and more.
- Commercial
Commercial Contracts: a Map
The main families of commercial contract, the EU and national rules that frame them, and where risk and value tend to sit.
By Bart Lieben
- Information Technology
Database Rights and Trade Secrets
How the EU database right, copyright and trade secret law protect data and databases, what each requires, and where contracts must fill the gaps.
By Bart Lieben
- Commercial
Distribution and Reseller Agreements
How to structure distribution and reseller agreements in the EU: exclusivity, termination protection, online sales, and the brand provisions that keep control.
By Bart Lieben
- Information Technology
The EU Data Act
What Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 requires of makers and users of connected products, data holders, cloud providers and anyone who contracts about data, and when each part applies.
By Bart Lieben
- Patents
Freedom-to-Operate Analysis
What a freedom-to-operate analysis is, how claims are read against a product, what it can and cannot tell you, and what to do when it finds a problem.
By Bart Lieben
- Intellectual property
Finding the IP You Already Have
Most companies own more intellectual property than they have registered. This article explains which rights arise without registration, how an IP audit finds them, and why ownership matters.
By Bart Lieben
- Intellectual property
How to Value an IP Portfolio
Why and when an IP portfolio is valued, the three standard valuation approaches, and the legal facts that decide whether a right is worth what its owner thinks.
By Bart Lieben
- Corporate and M&A
IP in Due Diligence
What a buyer or investor checks about a company's intellectual property, why chain of title is the most common problem, and how a seller can prepare.
By Bart Lieben
04Solutions
Know what you need?
Already know what you need? Jump straight to trademarks and patents, contracts, data protection and AI, deals, or tax and subsidies. Each page explains the question it answers, how we work and what you get.
- 01 Intellectual Property
Trademarks
Check a name is free, register it, keep an eye on it and enforce it, across the EU and beyond.
View solution details → - 02 Intellectual Property
Patents
Strategy, research, filing, portfolio management and licensing, in Europe and worldwide.
View solution details → - 03 New gTLDs
New gTLDs
ICANN new gTLD application strategy, Brand TLD advisory and domain portfolio management.
View solution details → - 04 Privacy & Data Protection
Data, Data Protection & AI
Data rights and licences, processing agreements, AI Act compliance and what to do after a breach.
View solution details → - 05 Commercial
Commercial Contracts
Commercial contracts, licensing and tech transfer, with IP and data built in.
View solution details → - 06 Corporate and M&A
Corporate & M&A
Funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and the due diligence that comes with them.
View solution details → - 07 Tax
Tax & Subsidies
R&D grants and subsidies, the innovation income deduction, the copyright tax regime and the R&D withholding tax exemption.
View solution details →
05Get in touch
Let’s build what’s next
- Call Bart+32 478 19 19 90
- Call Mathieu+32 473 68 49 95
- Call Stephanie+32 478 50 46 82
- Mail usinfo@pitch.law
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