Tom Heremans

Area of specialisation

• Intellectual Property Distribution, Franchising

Bar admission

• Belgium

Experience with legal system

• Belgium

Professional experience

Tom specialises in copyright, trademark and patent law, advertising and marketing law, Internet and electronic commerce, media and technology, privacy, distribution law and commercial litigation. His clients include major food stuff manufacturers, domain name registries, retailers, e- commerce companies and international football organisations.
Tom is a member of the Belgian copyright law association, of the International Trademark Association and of the Benelux trademark association BMM, of which he has been the president.
Tom published several legal books and articles, and is a lecturer at ODISEE/KULeuven.
Tom studied at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and holds an LL.M. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Het has been a member of the Brussels bar since 1991.