De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek moved to strengthen its patent litigation practice with the July 2023 arrival from NautaDutilh of Anne Marie Verschuur, who focuses on tech-related patent infringement and invalidity proceedings. She leads the team alongside Tobias Cohen Jehoram, who appears for pharmaceutical sector clients in patent appeals before the Dutch Supreme Court, in addition to the EUIPO and ECJ. Roos van der Poel handles transactional IP matters, advising on licensing and cooperation agreements, as well as matters of competition and contract law. Bertrand ter Woort's practice encompasses both life sciences and tech-focused patent disputes.
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'High standard, top-of-the-bill IP lawyers. Capable of dealing with large cases.'
'Anne Marie Verschuur is a very bright and good litigator. Pleasant to work with, never leaving open ends. She is a very good pleader as well.'
'Anne Marie Verschuur is one of the best European IP litigators, with a core experience in patents. She is one of the top five individuals in the Netherlands and goes the extra mile for her clients!'
Key clients
- GSK
- Sonos
- Access Advance and GEVC
- JDE Peet's
- KPN
- Pharmathen
- Koopman
- Sharp
- Eli Lilly
- Sandoz
- Bayer Pharma
Work highlights
- Represented GSK in Dutch proceedings as part of an international dispute between Pfizer and GSK relating to three GSK patents.
- Acted for Sonos in pan-European patent proceedings before the Dutch courts as part of global patent litigation between Sonos and Google.
- Acted for Pharmathen Global B.V. in proceedings against Novartis A.G. before the Dutch Supreme Court.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tobias Cohen Jehoram, Anne Marie Verschuur