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Simmons & Simmons LLP

Intellectual Property: Patent

Global Guide 2026 : Netherlands


Simmons & Simmons LLP

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We don’t just advise on the law – we shape it. Drawing on detailed expertise and with strong partner-level leadership, we tackle complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges including registering, enforcing and commercialising IP rights.

We take pride in building strong partnerships with our clients. Our legal advice in patent, trade mark and design portfolio protection is firmly grounded in our clients’ wider business contexts. Client’s trust our business focused approach to deliver their strategically important collaborations, licensing and commercialisation deals, acquisitions, mergers and investments.

Our international IP litigation team delivers cross-border solutions in the most difficult, high-value disputes. We have the specialist knowledge to advise on the newest and fastest developing fields such as biologics, standard essential patents and blockchain.

And with our deep knowledge of industry regulations, we’re able to help our clients navigate and comply with ever-changing rules and standards across jurisdictions.

Our work spans across the firm’s four sectors, and we’re leaders in innovative areas such as Fintech and Digital Health. Many of our teams have science and engineering backgrounds, which helps us understand the technologies we’re working with.

We also use and create technology of our own – using it to work more efficiently and achieve better outcomes for our clients.

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Intellectual Property: Patent - Netherlands

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Simmons & Simmons remains a popular choice for clients from the pharmaceutical and technology sectors for advice on patent-related disputes, with a growing practice representing companies before the UPC. The law firm often acts for clients on opposition and infringement proceedings, as well as representing clients in revocation and patent ownership disputes. Team members also have experience handling soft IP mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Simmons & Simmons represented Plant-e in patent infringement proceedings before the UPC against Arkyne Technologies.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers are highly responsive and excellent communicators.

    Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal
  • Simmons & Simmons' strengths are its great legal knowledge, practical and strategic advice, great communication and high level of responsiveness.

    Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal
  • Simmons & Simmons provides everything we need when IP issues in the Netherlands arise.

    Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal
  • The law firm's patent litigators are technically very able. They are also very pleasant, responsive and nice to work with.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Oscar Lamme
    Band 3Oscar Lamme

    Oscar Lamme

    Oscar Lamme advises clients from the technology and life sciences sectors on patent revocation cases, infringement proceedings and FRAND disputes. He is increasingly sought after by clients to assist with UPC litigation.

    • Oscar Lamme can handle complex patent cases from A to Z. He is really technical but also really practical.

      Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal
    • Oscar Lamme is technically very able and quite the strategist. He is also very pleasant to work with.

      Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal
    • Oscar Lamme always stays focused, sharp, firm and friendly.

      Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal
    • He is a really incredible patent litigator.

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    • He is an exceptional talent who not only has a strong legal background in matters related to IP and experience in litigation but is also especially outstanding with his sharp and friendly personality.

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