Full name:
Titles:
Nationality:
Wolter Wefers Bettink
mr.
Dutch
Job(s)
Employer/field of work:
Wefers Bettink Mediation – Arbitration – Strategic advice
Current job(s):
- Advocaat IT, Internet and Intellectual Property (focus on Technology)
- Mediator for Business Disputes (IP, Technology, Contracts) and Shareholder Disputes
- Arbiter for IT and Contractual Disputes (SGOA)
Previous job(s):
- Partner IT, Internet en IP Houthoff Buruma (1993-2015
- Associate Houthoff Buruma (1991-1993)
- Associate Nauta Dutilh law firm (1987-1991)
- Coördinator World Bank Project Revision of Shipping Legislation (Indonesia 1984-1987)
- Legal Staff Member Ministry of Transport (1980-1984)
Secondary job(s):
- Arbitrator Nederlands Arbitrage Instituut )NAI)
- Arbitrator and mediator WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation)
- WIPO Panelist in Domain Name Disputes; decided around 200 cases since 2000
Previous secondary job(s):
- Investigator Enterprise Chamber, Appeal Court Amsterdam (2021)
- Legal Counsel in Residence Yes!Delft Incubator program Delft University (2015-2022)
- Lecturer Grotius ICT-law academy (2001-2021)
- Member Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Netherlands Bar Association (2006-2012) (2006-2012).
Expertise
- Dispute Resolution
- IT Contracts (EPD, Outsourcing, SLA, Source Code Escrow)
- Intellectual Property (e.g. copyright on software, patents, protection of know how, trade marks, domain names)
- Data Security and Integrity, Privacy
- Licensing Contracts
- R&D Agreements, Distribution and Supply Agreements
Publications
- Various publications on copyright (software et al.), domain names, IT contracts and electronic contracting
Languages
Dutch:
English:
German:
French:
Native language
Fluent
Good
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