Ywein Van den Brande is partner at De Bandt Keustermans & Van den Brande, a Brussels' (Belgium) lawfirm that is specialized in ICT law:
- Intellectual Property (copyright, patents, trademarks, design rights)
- Law and Technology (IT, internet, R&D)
- Media and Entertainment Law (television, music, fashion)
- EC Law (focus on free movement)
- Competition Law (including regulated sectors and services of general economic interest)
With his dual background of lawyer and information scientist, Ywein advises both established and start-up technology companies on ICT related legal aspects of their business such as protection and transfer of intellectual property, contracts (FOSS, distribution licenses, service license agreements, end user license agreements, etc), outsourcing, outplacement, and litigation.
Ywein is an active member of the Free Software Foundation Europe and is advisor to international open source communities. Ywein is the author of several legal contributions on law and technology, and regularly speaks at conferences. He is a guest lecturer at the information science department at Groep T.
Web site: www.dbkv.eu
Contact information for Ywein: ywein.vandenbrande@dbkv.eu