Westartup is a community who want to start, join or invest in a new business. It is joined at the hip with the BetaGroup coworking space in Brussels. We assisted Leo Exter, founder of westartup, in understanding how IP rights apply to his platform and community, aimed at sharing and spreading ideas. We also assisted Read more …
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Open Innovation and Copyright
Recently gave a talk at the British Library on Open Innovation and Copyright. You can see the presentation here
Addwittz
Addwittz are “information architects”. They design, operate and host websites, and create corporate brandings and designs. They had developed this clever plug-in in an open source web-design evironment. Among other things, we are helping them in finding a structure to bring this plug-in to the market, in a way that allows new revenue, while safeguarding Read more …
MuseScore
MuseScore allows its users to create and share, in an easy and intuitive manner, musical scores (music sheets). It enables music teachers, pupils and music lovers in general to share their passion for music. Lots of IP issues, from the creative commons licenses used to advising to prevent the site to become a place where Read more …
Ghostbloggers
Ghostbloggers is a platform where people can buy or sell unique content for blogs. This presents obvious issues around IP rights in content, the unique character of blogs offered, as well as issues of data protection. We have provided practical advise on how to address IP issues in the business model, which was one of Read more …
Zentrick
Zentrick is a start-up, which offers video streaming services to content providers, but also offers interactive video and advanced analytics services. They offer providers of video content a seamless, high-quality streaming service, ensuring that end-users enjoy constant quality, regardless of the end user device they are using. We help Zentrick with understanding what their IP Read more …
Busybox open source litigation
In 2010, one of the most important litigation cases around Open Source software occured in New York. The Free Software Conservancy sued a number of high profile, big companies, for not complying with the conditions of the Open Source license of a piece of software called “busybox“. We advised one of the defendants, where the Read more …
Bosch Security Systems
Bosch Security Systems provides security and communications solutions, products and services in areas such as IP Networking Video Solutions, CCTV Systems, Access Control Systems, Intrusion Detection and Control, etc…. As a reputable and trusted provider of hardware, Bosch Security Systems finds that software is fast becoming a more and more important part of its offering. Read more …
FRSGlobal
FRSGlobal is part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. I worked there for several years, first as legal counsel, then as general counsel. After having left FRSGlobal to set up my current business, I continue to assist them, based on my in-depth knowledge of the company and its products, but also specifically in respect of their Read more …