About Olivier

Belgian lawyer expert in the areas of Intellectual property law, information technology and media & entertainment

Olivier has been practising in the areas of Intellectual property law, information technology and media & entertainment law since 2001, both advising and representing clients before the courts.

Among others, he regularly assists clients in the fields of the music industry, motion pictures and advertising, as well as the IT sector and has extensive experience in litigating copyrights, trademarks, patent law and unfair competition.

He recently represented a major collecting society in court proceedings involving competition law issues, and a major company in the field of medical appliances regarding unfair competition claims. He has also recently assisted online travel agencies regarding regulatory issues for their e-commerce platform, motion picture producers in relation with co-production agreements and clients for technology transfer contracts and license agreements.

Olivier is a regular speaker at international conferences and has published articles in such legal periodicals as Revue Lamy du Droit de l’Immatériel (RLDI), Auteurs & Media, and Computer Law Review International.

He obtained a law degree from the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix at Namur and the Université Catholique de Louvain. He also earned a master’s degree in social and economic law from the University of Ghent.
Publications

Ph. Laurent and O. Sasserath, “Droit d’auteur : l’exception pour communication privée revisitée”, D.C.C.R., 2006, n°72, p. 31-50.

Memberships

- International Association of Young Lawyers (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats – AIJA): President of the IP/IT-MT Commission – past Belgian national representative – past Vice President of the IP-IT/MT Commission – past Executive Committee Member
- Belgian Copyright Association (Association Belge pour la Protection du Droit d’Auteur – ABA / Belgische vereniging voor auteursrecht – BvA)
- Benelux Association for Trademark and Designs (Association Benelux des Marques et Modèles / Beneluxvereniging voor Merken- en Modellenrecht – BMM)
- International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL)

Languages

Dutch, English, French

About MVVP

MVVP is an independent, full service business law firm located in Brussels.

With a strong commercial tradition at MVVP, we are committed to offering high quality business law advice at attractive rates. We distinguish ourselves with our pragmatic, results-driven approach and our commitment to understand the commercial interests of our clients.

We represent both Belgian and international clients in negotiations and transactions before the Belgian courts as well as in administrative proceedings. Our clients range from start-ups, to medium-sized companies, to large multinational organizations.

With our extensive international experience, we place great importance in our professional competence in foreign languages combined with our sensitivity to different legal and commercial cultures.

All our lawyers are fluent in English, French and Dutch, and the firm also works in German, Spanish and Italian.

To extend our capabilities and ensure the highest levels of service, MVVP maintains strong professional contacts with law firms all over the world and is a member of several international networks, each specialized in specific practice areas.

As a fully integrated law firm, MVVP is committed to producing the highest quality of work on a personal basis, promptly delivered and geared to practical business solutions.

Contact Olivier

MVVP

Tervurenlaan 270 Av. de Tervueren Brussels, , 1150

Website

http://www.mvvp.be

Time Zone

UTC+1