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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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Intellectual Property: Patent

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Provided by De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

De Brauw’s Intellectual Property practice is firmly embedded in our 150+ litigation practice and is uniquely positioned to handle the most complex high-end matters with an IP angle. The practice is characterized by coving the entire field of IP law – with patents, trademarks and trade secrets as the main pillars – and handling issues that are at the intersections between IP and other practice areas, such as: competition law, M&A, arbitration, tax, contract law, international private law, regulatory and ICT.

We have advised and litigated for companies in the healthcare, life sciences, food and beverages, retail, telecommunication, ICT, energy, transportation, chemical, materials, banking and insurance sectors. 



Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property: Patent - Netherlands

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is a market-leading law firm for soft IP matters and also offers a notable patent practice. The law firm has an outstanding reputation for assisting clients with trade mark validity and infringement proceedings, as well as being an esteemed choice for trade secrets disputes, parallel import cases and copyright infringement proceedings. The team is also well known for advising on patent infringement, invalidity and enforcement proceedings. Additionally, team members have experience representing clients in soft IP disputes before the Supreme Court and in handling patent portfolio management matters. De Brauw attracts clients from a range of sectors including technology, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals.

Work Highlights

Provided by De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek advised Coty on trade mark exhaustion proceedings against EasyCosmetic before the Dutch Supreme Court.

Strengths

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De Brauw offers highly efficient litigation skills and creative negotiation strategies.

Intellectual Property: Patent respondent
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The lawyers at De Brauw swiftly and impressively translate complex IP issues into arguments.

Intellectual Property: Patent respondent
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De Brauw's trade mark and copyright expertise is top shelf, reflecting the highest degree of sophistication. The lawyers are proactive and attentive to their clients' matters.

Intellectual Property: Patent respondent
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De Brauw have a very good understanding of what we need. I am impressed by their quality, and the team are very easy to connect with and good at following up.

Intellectual Property: Patent respondent
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De Brauw's team are pragmatic in meeting our needs and very available, giving us the needed attention.

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Notable Practitioners

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Tobias Cohen Jehoram
1
Band 1

Tobias Cohen Jehoram is one of the leading Dutch lawyers for trade mark litigation proceedings, before both the EUIPO and the Supreme Court. He also offers notable experience in copyright infringement cases and validity proceedings.

He is a people person, which makes it easy to contact him.

Tobias Cohen Jehoram is an excellent lawyer with impressive legal skills. He is commercial, pragmatic and the best person to call to discuss highly complex and sophisticated IP matters.

Tobias Cohen Jehoram is an excellent, creative, responsive and client-oriented lawyer. He is definitely my primary choice when I have to deal with a complex matter in the Netherlands.

Tobias Cohen Jehoram is on our A-list for the most complex trade mark and copyright matters in Europe. The matters we work on with him require sophisticated guidance and the highest level of advocacy.

I think Tobias Cohen Jehoram is a strategic thinker. He not only looks at the next step but also thinks of how to achieve it.

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Anne Marie Verschuur
4
Band 4

Anne Marie Verschuur advises clients on both patent and soft IP matters. She represents clients in litigation concerning trade secrets, patents, parallel imports and colour trade marks. She also assists clients with customs work.

Anne Marie Verschuur is very experienced and is a good litigator.

Anne Marie Verschuur is thoughtful, diligent and an excellent advocate.

It is a real pleasure to work with Anne Marie Verschuur. She is an extremely experienced litigator.

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Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright
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Tobias Cohen Jehoram
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Band 1
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Anne Marie Verschuur
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Intellectual Property: Patent
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Anne Marie Verschuur
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Band 4
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Members

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Gertjan Kuipers

Head of Department

Selmer Bergsma

Tobias Cohen Jehoram

Head of Department