Sari Depreeuw
Partner
Overview
With in-depth knowledge of European and Belgian copyright, software, and data law, companies trust Sari Depreeuw with the drafting of forward-looking and complex contracts, strategic advice, and litigation. Clients in the tech, media, and entertainment sectors rely on Sari to protect their intellectual property and other immaterial assets.
Career & Education
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- University of Namur, B.A., 1999
- Catholic University of Leuven, LL.M., cum laude, 2002
- Catholic University of Brussels / Catholic University of Leuven, LL.M., magna cum laude, intellectual property law, 2006
- Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Ph.D., copyright, 2011
- Belgium
- European Court
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
Sari Depreeuw is always my go-to for any IP/IT legal advice.
— Legal 500, 2020
Sari's Insights
Press Coverage | 04.11.24
Press Coverage | 04.11.24
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Representative Matters
- Provides regular assistance to a Belgian telecom operator and broadcaster in copyright matters.
- Represented a night club in litigation against a collective management organisation on licensing conditions and abuse of dominant position.
- Represented the Belgian government in a question concerning copyright and competition law before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- Advised an internationally well-reputed Belgian gallery on the resale rights in an international context and revised the contracts accordingly.
- Assisted a sports league in the negotiation of contracts for the production and broadcast of the competition, using an AI-driven system of autonomous cameras.
- Provide regular assistance to a national sports association on the protection of intellectual property.
- Provide regular assistance to several international groups of consultants for outsourcing contracts (software, data) and software services (copyright, software and database rights, trade secrets)
- Give strategic advice as to a national federation of liberal professions on the design and launch of a data vault on digital property and intermediary liability.
- Provide regular assistance to software solutions provider active in the sector of autonomous vehicle (strategic collaboration contracts, protection of IP and trade secrets).
- Provide regular assistance to a provider of software solutions and trackers (IoT devices) in the logistics sector (strategic co-development and distribution contracts, protection of IP and trade secrets).
- Provide copyright and contractual advice to a startup offering an NFT-platform in graphic arts.
Sari's Insights
Press Coverage | 04.11.24
Press Coverage | 04.11.24
Firm News | 3 min read | 04.01.24
Practices
- Intellectual Property — Brussels Practice
- Technology, Media, and Telecommunications — Brussels Practice
- Dispute Resolution — Brussels Practice
- International Dispute Resolution
- Litigation and Trial
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- European IP Law
- Copyright Counseling and Litigation
- Brand Protection
- Brussels Practice
- Technology — Brussels Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Artificial Intelligence
Industries
Sari's Insights
Press Coverage | 04.11.24
Press Coverage | 04.11.24
Firm News | 3 min read | 04.01.24