Band 5
Provided by Rogier de Vrey
Rogier de Vrey is the Head of IP at CMS and has extensive experience advising on all aspects of intellectual property, technology, and media law.
He completed his PhD in unfair competition law, during which he worked at several renowned institutions, including the European Commission and the Max Planck Institute in Munich.
In his practice, Rogier focuses particularly on international intellectual property matters, both transactional and contentious. His expertise includes parallel trade, anti-counterfeiting, exploitation and cross border enforcement of IP rights, as well as IP licensing.
Rogier is an associate professor at Utrecht University and a member of the Editorial Board of the leading Intellectual Property and Advertising Law Magazine (IER). He has authored several publications in the field of IP/TMC, including co authoring the leading handbook on the enforcement of IP rights.
Recently, Rogier chaired the Study Committee of the Dutch Advertising Law Association (VvRr), contributing to the response to the ACM Guidance on the Protection of the Digital Consumer. As a member of the Working Group for the Dutch AIPPI chapter, he contributed to a report on “Inventorship of inventions made using artificial intelligence.” As an associate professor at Utrecht University, he also took part in a WODC commissioned project (the independent research institute of the Ministry of Justice and Security) on the regulation of autonomous decision making algorithms.
He also serves as a Panelist for the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) in Geneva, arbitrating domain name disputes.
Assistant Professor University of Utrecht
Panelist at the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) – domain name arbitration
2022: Partner at CMS
2008: Lawyer at CMS
2005: Lawyer at Van Doorne N.V.
Books:
R.W. de Vrey, Towards a European Unfair Competition Law: A Clash Between Legal Families, Series Intellectual Property Law Library, Leiden/Boston: Brill Publishers (2005).
F.W Grosheide (red.), T.E. Deurvorst, F.W.E. Eijsvogels, M. Freudenthal, A.W. Jongbloed, G.J. Kuipers, B.J. Lenselink, N. van Lingen, J.C.S. Pinckaers, O.M.B.J. Volgenant, R. de Vrey, Handhaving van intellectuele eigendom, Amsterdam: deLex 2016.
Dutch, English
Provided by Chambers
Rogier de Vrey is well-versed in soft IP mandates and frequently advises clients from the life sciences and entertainment sectors on trade mark infringements and IP enforcement. He offers additional experience in handling copyright infringement matters and the IP aspects of M&A transactions.
Provided by Chambers
His advice is not only technically sound but also strategically insightful, showing a deep understanding of both the legal landscape and the nuances of our specific challenges.
Rogier de Vrey is easy to get in touch with, takes every question seriously and always comes up with an answer or solution.
Rogier de Vrey is not only very knowledgeable but also a very pleasant person to work with.
Rogier responds very quickly, takes the time to thoroughly understand the question, thinks from the client’s perspective and provides detailed and practical advice.
Rogier de Vrey is able to marry the requirements of law with a complex business value chain and provide effective and efficient commercial legal advice.
His advice is not only technically sound but also strategically insightful, showing a deep understanding of both the legal landscape and the nuances of our specific challenges.
Rogier de Vrey is easy to get in touch with, takes every question seriously and always comes up with an answer or solution.
Rogier de Vrey is not only very knowledgeable but also a very pleasant person to work with.
Rogier responds very quickly, takes the time to thoroughly understand the question, thinks from the client’s perspective and provides detailed and practical advice.
Rogier de Vrey is able to marry the requirements of law with a complex business value chain and provide effective and efficient commercial legal advice.