Licensees slightly better off in bankruptcy of Dutch licensor–but not out of the woods

The Dutch Supreme Court on 11 July 2014 handed down a decision that improves the position of licensees in case of bankruptcy of a Dutch licensor, and of other parties deriving a right of use from a Dutch counterparty that goes bankrupt.

Filed under:
Netherlands, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Litigation, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Bankruptcy
Authors:
Reinout Vriesendorp , Ruud Hermans , Jan Pieter Hustinx , Rob van den Sigtenhorst , Berto Winters
Location:
Netherlands
Firm:
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek