De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek advises on litigation, licensing, and other IP-driven transactions within the life sciences, technology, engineering, and chemicals sectors. The group is co-chaired by Anne Marie Verschuur, whose wide-ranging practice spans patent infringement and invalidity actions, trade secret disputes, and other technology-related conflicts. Verschuur is joined by Tobias Cohen Jehoram, who plays a leading role in influential patent cases before all levels of the Dutch courts, including the Supreme Court, as well as before the Court of Justice of the European Union. Bertrand ter Woort provides support to the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Anne Marie Verschuur is a brilliant practitioner and our trusted adviser in matters relating to the Dutch market.’
- ‘In my experience, working with Anne Marie Verschuur, the advice of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, and the representation they have provided has been no-nonsense and business-friendly.’
- ‘Anne Marie Verschuur has been excellent to deal with, strategic, and easy to communicate with. Bertrand ter Woort has been effectively supporting her.'
- ‘The patent practice has very experienced, highly specialised IP lawyers with high-end quality. De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is extremely suitable for large multinationals to entrust their patent portfolio to.’
- ‘I regularly work with Anne Marie Verschuur, a well-experienced IP lawyer who is very pleasant to work with, works fast, and is very dedicated.’
- ‘The team has great depth in patent litigation, and can offer well-considered practical and strategic guidance. They are clearly a go-to firm in the Dutch patent litigation market and are a pleasure to work with.’
- ‘Anne Marie Verschuur is an excellent practitioner, very responsive and thorough in her analysis. She is also personable and a pleasure to work with.’
Key clients
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- The Ocean Cleanup
- Ocado
- Sonos
- JDE Peet's
- Bain Capital
- Parcom
- Koopman International
- Pharmathen Global B.V.
- GEVC and Access Advance
- AkzoNobel
Work highlights
Co-represented Ocado in a landmark appeal case before the Unified Patent Court regarding a request by a third party for access to pleadings submitted by Ocado and Autostore after their original dispute had been settled.
Successfully represented Bristol-Myers Squibb in patent proceedings against Sandoz and Teva before the Dutch Supreme Court.
Representing Sonos in a global patent dispute against Google, focusing on pan-European proceedings.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Anne Marie Verschuur
Practice head
Anne Marie Verschuur; Tobias Cohen Jehoram
Other key lawyers
Bertrand ter Woort; Stephanie de Beer; Johan Valk