--- title: "Working together | Pitch, European law firm" description: "How Pitch works: legal help built for entrepreneurs, technology-enabled services and fixed fees instead of billing by the hour." url: https://pitch.law/about-us --- Working together # Our elevator pitch Pitch is a European law and intellectual property firm in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 2022: a unique combination of lawyers and patent attorneys under one roof. We assist innovative and creative entrepreneurs who focus on European and international markets with everything a company built on creativity and innovation needs, through the entire lifecycle of their business: patents, designs, trade secrets, trademarks and copyright; privacy, data protection and AI; digital compliance such as NIS2, DORA and the Cyber Resilience Act; and commercial contracts, corporate matters, investments and M\&A. Our own technology makes our work faster, more efficient and of higher quality, which lets us work on fixed fees, retainers, subscriptions or other alternative fee arrangements, whichever our clients feel most comfortable with. ## Beating the “good, fast, cheap” triangle Hire a service provider, especially a law firm, and you usually hear “good, fast, cheap: pick two”. Cheap and good is rarely fast; cheap and fast probably won’t be any good; and good and fast is rarely cheap. So most law firms focus on quality first, then speed, and bill for time and materials. As a client, you have very little control over that invoice. That made us rethink how we work with clients. ## Legal help built for entrepreneurs We think like entrepreneurs, and it shows in everything we do. Most law firms split their services into silos like “Corporate”, “Commercial”, “IP” or “HR”. We work across them. To focus on what matters most at each step of your growth, we developed multidisciplinary methods and complete “service containers” that are quick to start and fairly priced. That helps in two ways. You don’t lose time, because you explain your challenge once, to one point of contact. And you don’t need a table full of experts who each handle their own piece, and whose work then has to be coordinated, which drives up costs. ## Technology that does the heavy lifting A traditional law firm that needs to speed up without losing quality usually throws more people at a matter. But time doesn’t scale, and the traditional way doesn’t always give the best result. So we invest heavily in technology that helps us do better. By standardising and digitising our processes, we cut delivery times a lot: - our Document Studio drafts complete, high-quality documents that are truly tailored to what you need; - other systems we (co-)developed use algorithms, artificial intelligence and machine learning, so we have more time for complex issues. By automating certain steps in producing documents such as cease and desist letters, takedown requests and complaints, we bring the total cost down for clients. The result: we work faster, scale our services and keep our full focus on quality, while keeping costs under control. ## Products, not hours We love turning “services” into “products”, so we can leave the old billing by time and materials behind. You know what you’re paying for, and how much. Put it all together and you get high-quality, tailor-made work and results within a short timeframe, at fair and very often fixed fees, or fees partly tied to your success. ## Proven at scale - - 9 - Professionals - 3,000+ - Trademarks managed - 400+ - Patent rights managed - 600+ - Client portfolios - 120 - gTLD applications - 5 - UPC involvements Languages · EN · FR · NL · DE From early-stage ventures to global portfolios Where we act - EPO - EUIPO - WIPO - Unified Patent Court - Benelux Office for Intellectual Property - Belgian courts - WIPO Arbitration & Mediation Centre - ICC · AAA · CEPANI · ICDR ## A 360° approach to intellectual property IP doesn’t live in a vacuum. It starts in R\&D, gets protected through official procedures, earns its keep through contracts and business models, and needs defending against copycats. Each phase brings its own challenges and calls for different expertise. Our 360° IP Lifecycle approach covers the whole journey, so no opportunity is missed and no risk is overlooked. 4 ### Enforcement - Monitoring & detection - Online enforcement - Out-of-court resolution - Litigation 3 ### Commercialisation - Licensing - Distribution & franchise - IP valuation & finance - Tax optimisation * Technology-enabled processes * Integrated legal and technical expertise * End-to-end lifecycle management 1 ### Creation - IP identification - Prior art & clearance 2 ### Protection - Patents - Trademarks - Designs - Trade secrets 1 ### Creation - IP identification - Prior art & clearance 2 ### Protection - Patents - Trademarks - Designs - Trade secrets 3 ### Commercialisation - Licensing - Distribution & franchise - IP valuation & finance - Tax optimisation 4 ### Enforcement - Monitoring & detection - Online enforcement - Out-of-court resolution - Litigation All inside one multidisciplinary team of lawyers and patent attorneys, so you get a true 360° approach. ## Meet the team [Get in touch](https://pitch.law/contact-us) - [![Bart Lieben](https://pitch.law/img/bart-2812fc.jpg)](https://pitch.law/team/bart-lieben) ### [Bart Lieben](https://pitch.law/team/bart-lieben) [Attorney-at-Law](https://pitch.law/team/bart-lieben) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/bart-lieben) - [![Mathieu Mortelé](https://pitch.law/img/mathieu-1a35cf.jpg)](https://pitch.law/team/mathieu-mortele) ### [Mathieu Mortelé](https://pitch.law/team/mathieu-mortele) [Attorney-at-Law](https://pitch.law/team/mathieu-mortele) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/mathieu-mortele) - [![Stephanie Sarlet](https://pitch.law/team/stephanie-sarlet.jpg)](https://pitch.law/team/stephanie-sarlet) ### [Stephanie Sarlet](https://pitch.law/team/stephanie-sarlet) [European Patent Attorney](https://pitch.law/team/stephanie-sarlet) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/stephanie-sarlet) - [![An De Vrieze](https://pitch.law/team/an-de-vrieze.jpg)](https://pitch.law/team/an-de-vrieze) ### [An De Vrieze](https://pitch.law/team/an-de-vrieze) [European Patent Attorney](https://pitch.law/team/an-de-vrieze) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/an-de-vrieze) - [![Anke Steep](https://pitch.law/team/anke-steep.jpg)](https://pitch.law/team/anke-steep) ### [Anke Steep](https://pitch.law/team/anke-steep) [Attorney-at-law](https://pitch.law/team/anke-steep) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/anke-steep) - [![Vincent Michiels](https://pitch.law/team/vincent-michiels.jpg)](https://pitch.law/team/vincent-michiels) ### [Vincent Michiels](https://pitch.law/team/vincent-michiels) [Attorney-at-law](https://pitch.law/team/vincent-michiels) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/vincent-michiels) - [![Fred Lambrechts](https://pitch.law/team/fred-lambrechts.jpg)](https://pitch.law/team/fred-lambrechts) ### [Fred Lambrechts](https://pitch.law/team/fred-lambrechts) [Attorney-at-law](https://pitch.law/team/fred-lambrechts) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/fred-lambrechts) - ### [Tara Boutaleb](https://pitch.law/team/tara-boutaleb) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/tara-boutaleb) - ### [Alihan Kaya](https://pitch.law/team/alihan-kaya) [Patent Advisor](https://pitch.law/team/alihan-kaya) [View profile](https://pitch.law/team/alihan-kaya) ## Let’s talk Tell us what you’re working on. 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