Edward Taelman
Senior Associate
Brussels

Edward Taelman
Senior Associate
Brussels
Contact Details
Edward specialises in intellectual property, with particular expertise in trademarks, registered and unregistered designs, copyright and patents.
He has extensive experience of conducting IP litigation before the Belgian and European courts in a wide variety of sectors such as technology, media, entertainment, consumer products and life sciences. He also assists clients in non-contentious matters in this field of expertise, including licensing agreements, franchise agreements and the IP aspects of corporate transactions. He also advises on and coordinates the European anti-counterfeiting strategy of several major consumer goods companies.
Edward is a member of the INTA Geographical Indications Committee and of the editorial board of IE-forum.be, a specialised website that collects all recent European and Belgian jurisprudence on IP rights. He regularly speaks on intellectual property topics.
Office
Brussels
Allen & Overy (Belgium) LLP
Tervurenlaan 268A avenue de Tervueren
Brussels
1150
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
LLM, Universiteit Gent (RUG), 2010
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Office
Brussels
Allen & Overy (Belgium) LLP
Tervurenlaan 268A avenue de Tervueren
Brussels
1150
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
LLM, Universiteit Gent (RUG), 2010