Band 5
Provided by Rogier de Vrey
Head of IP Rogier de Vrey has extensive experience in advising on all aspects of intellectual property, technology and media matters.
Rogier did his PhD on unfair competition law. During his PhD, Rogier worked at several renowned institutions, including the European Commission and the Max Planck Institute in Munich.
In his practice, Rogier has a particular focus on international intellectual property law matters, both transactions and litigation. He advises in the areas of parallel trade, anti-counterfeiting, exploitation and (cross border) enforcement of IP rights and IP licensing.
Rogier is associate professor at Utrecht University and member of the Editorial Board of the renowned Intellectual Property and Advertising Law Magazine (IER). He is author of several publications in the field of IP/TMC, e.g. coauthor of the leading handbook on Enforcement of IP rights.
Recently, Rogier was the Chairman of the Study Committee from the Dutch Advertising Law Association (VvRr), responding to the ACM Guidance on protection of the Digital Consumer. As a member of the Working Group for the Dutch AIPPI group, he assisted in a report on “Inventorship of inventions made using artificial intelligence”. And as associate professor at the University of Utrecht, he was involved in a project instituted by the WODC (the official research institution of the Ministry of Justice and Security) about the Regulation of Algorithms that make independent decisions.
Rogier is Panelist at the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) in Geneva) for domain name arbitration.
2022: Partner at CMS
2008: Lawyer at CMS
2005: Lawyer at Van Doorne N.V.
Assistant Professor University of Utrecht
Panelist at the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) – domain name arbitration
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
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 easy to get in touch with, takes every question seriously and always comes up with an answer or solution.
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 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 easy to get in touch with, takes every question seriously and always comes up with an answer or solution.
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 not only very knowledgeable but also a very pleasant person to work with.