It goes without saying that the lawyers at ABC Legal are equally at home with common methods of dispute resolution. For this purpose ABC Legal is headed by lawyers with a wide experience in preparing for and pursuing legal actions in a variety of fields. You have come to the right address not only in the area of Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights, ICT, Media law, ...

ABC Legal provides legal and business advice to individuals and businesses and does so through its legal & business consultancy and its strategic consultancy practice. ABC Legal serves diverse clients in such matters.

Owing to the ever-increasing convergence between, but also as a result of, different but ever-evolving national and international legislation, the lawyers at ABC Legal are also happy to share your thoughts in order to find a solution to issues at a strategic legal level.

IP Management stands for Intellectual Property Management. At a client's request ABC Legal will administer portfolios of intellectual and industrial property rights (content), proceeding to register and maintain a trademark portfolio.

When a television and/or radio programme or an Internet page shows or promotes in an excessive or exaggerated manner products, (trade) names, logos, etc... owned by a third party, such as a sponsor, this may constitute a violation of the Media law. It could lead to the imposition of high fines by the Dutch Media Authority.

For the provision of 1st line Helpdesk support, ABC Legal is at the ready to answer all your questions over the telephone. The line is open every working day. It offers you direct access to expert legal advice on straightforward matters.

If a wrong image is presented in the various media, such as television broadcasts, magazines, newspapers or on the Internet, this can prove extremely hurtful and damaging; especially where it concerns the misrepresentation of facts or unnecessarily hurtful remarks or even a slight insinuation.

Applications can made at a national and European level for subsidies for new, innovative and technical projects in the field of media and other creative productions (such as, for instance, the art and culture sector).

A format is what normally forms the basis of any new media product. Whether it is a television format, an Internet format or a cross medial format, it all starts with a single idea. An idea or a concept 'in itself' is however not protected, whereas, on the other hand, any further development is. At ABC Legal the lawyers are specialized in giving advice on the development, fixation, protection and/or registration of all kinds of formats.

The lawyers at ABC Legal are not at all secretive about the information and expertise that they have. Knowledge is valuable, but in our view, no harm can come from sharing it.

ABC Legal offers legal advice and proceedings funded by legal aid to the art and culture world in Amsterdam and surroundings.