Attorney at law, Partner

Sabin Tigu

Expertises

Intellectual property rights Trademark and Design registration

Part of team

Technology, Media and Telecom Start-up and Scale-up
+31 6 2269 3321 s.tigu@ploum.nl LinkedIn

Specialisation

Sabin primarily concentrates on trademarks, design rights, copyright and commercial law. Furthermore, Sabin is very familiar with domain name disputes and has litigated many times before the administrative courts such as WIPO. Besides that, he has an extensive experience in relation to large-scale and long-term projects for international clients, managing and assisting in parallel trade and anti-counterfeiting problems such as Custom detentions.

What clients say

‘Willem Leppink and Sabin Tigu are both outstanding partners. I would not hesitate to work with them and trust their judgment and strategic approach.’ - Legal 500 EMEA 2025

Willem Leppink heads the group (intellectual property) and is supported by partner Sabin Tigu in assisting clients including Harley-Davidson, Arla Foods, Donna Karan, and the Ford Motor Company.

Background

Sabin has, after pursuing a career as professional tennis player, completed the Bachelor’s programme in Dutch Law and the Master’s in Comporate Law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2011. In 2012 he joined Ploum.

Memberships

  • Advertising law association (VvRr)
  • Benelux association for trademark and design law (BMM)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)

The Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister)

Sabin Tigu has registered the following principal (and secondary) legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):

  • Intellectual property law (intellectueel eigendomsrecht)

Based on this registration, Sabin Tigu is required to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.

Track record

Track Record  

03 Jul '20

Ploum advises Renewi on development of innovative bio-LNG plant


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