LAWYER PROFILE

Anne Marie Verschuur

Europe 2026

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Intellectual Property: Patent

Netherlands

8 years ranked

Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright

Netherlands

16 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Intellectual Property and Litigation

Career

Anne Marie has a broad IP and litigation practice with a particular focus on technology and patents. A member of De Brauw's UPC team, she is a registered UPC representative and regularly represents clients in technology-driven matters, ranging from patent infringement/invalidity actions (including FRAND), trade secret disputes and other tech/IP-related conflicts, to transactional work. She also assists her clients in design, trademark and copyright matters as well as on green claims.

Various legal rankings have recognised Anne Marie as a leading lawyer, including Legal 500 (patents, leading individual); WTR 1000 (gold); WTR Global Leaders; IAM Patent 1000 (silver); MIP's top 250 women in IP; JUVE; Chambers (patents and IP general); Who's Who Legal Patents; Who's Who Legal Trade Marks; MIP's IP Stars (trade marks).

Personal

- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI): Former member of the International Board as Reporter General, Current President of the Dutch Board, and member of honour

- European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW): Member

- International Trademark Association (INTA): Member of the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee

- Dutch Association of Intellectual Property Litigators (VIEPA): Member

- Co-authored a leading Dutch IP handbook and is a member of the editorial board of a national IP journal.

Key sectors

Health and Life Sciences

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Intellectual Property: Patent - Netherlands

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Anne Marie Verschuur advises clients on both patent and soft IP matters. Her skill is particularly highlighted through her handling of patent infringement and invalidity proceedings for pharmaceutical and technology companies, with regular involvement in cases before the Unified Patent Court.

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Intellectual Property: General - Mostly Trade Mark/Copyright - Netherlands

Band 4

Individual Editorial

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She always provides clear, practical and commercially relevant IP advice.
Intellectual Property: PatentChambers European Guide
She is extremely dedicated, works every extra mile to achieve the expected goal of the client and has a really outstanding level of scientific expertise.
Intellectual Property: PatentChambers European Guide
Anne Marie Verschuur has a really good way of identifying key issues and is tremendously helpful and reactive.
Intellectual Property: PatentChambers European Guide
Anne Marie Verschuur is our go-to lawyer for IP matters in the Netherlands.
Intellectual Property: PatentChambers European Guide