The team at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has expertise in the broad array of matters, including representing its internationally renowned clients in cases regarding copyright and trade mark infringements and licensing issues. Pan-European litigation is an area of focus of the team, which is also developing specialisms advising on such complex developing areas as software and AI, and greenwashing issues in advertising. Practice co-head Tobias Cohen Jehoram is an IP litigation expert who has represented clients before such courts as the Dutch Supreme Court and the ECJ, and co-lead Anne Marie Verschuur is a specialist is design, trade mark and copyright matters with particular expertise in tech-related cases. Selmer Bergsma‘s work includes handling contractual IP disputes, while Roos van der Poel advises on IP rights in transactional contexts.
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Témoignages

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  • ‘The team is highly skilled and up-to-date in recent regulation developments impacting our industry.’

  • ‘Tobias Cohen Jehoram is an exceptional lawyer. He has a deep and sophisticated understanding of all aspects of IP law - patents, trade marks and copyrights. He also knows well the interplay between EU law and Dutch law. Yiyi Song is also impressive and knowledgeable and provides practical and timely advice.’

  • ‘Tobias Cohen Jehoram is a good, convincing litigator with outstanding legal knowledge.’

  • ‘The best in supreme court litigation in IP matters! Tobias is the star and Renate Keijser is as sharp as a knife. We love working with them!’

  • ‘They stand out for their deep understanding of IP law, particularly in trade mark infringement, and their ability to offer clear, actionable advice. Tobias Cohen Jehoram has been instrumental in providing strategic guidance, while Florence Haverhals excels at managing the details of our cases efficiently.'

  • 'What we value most is their commitment to our success, their strong communication, and their ability to deliver results under tight timelines.’

  • ‘De Brauw provides the highest-calibre legal counsel, offering sophisticated, nuanced advocacy and representation. The commercially-savvy team consistently strikes the right balance, fully understanding whether the engine needs to be shifted into first gear or fifth gear for any particular matter.’

  • ‘Tobias Cohen Jehoram is an IP litigation rock star. He's a strategic thinker and top-shelf advocate. He's the only person I'd turn to for high-value or bet-the-company IP disputes in the Netherlands, full stop.’

Clients clés

  • Impossible Foods Inc.
  • Heineken
  • Airwair
  • Comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC)
  • Inter IKEA
  • AkzoNobel
  • Nolet
  • Koopman
  • Anne Frank Stichting
  • Jiskefet

Points forts

  • Represented Heineken successfully in proceedings up to the General Court against AB Inbev in relation to the latter's EU trade mark "ULTRA", registered for beer.
  • Representing Inter IKEA before the Court of Justice of the EU in its dispute with Vlaams Belang (political party) about their use of IKEA's famous trade marks to get attention for their political message.
  • Representing Impossible Foods Inc. in the EU at both Dutch national courts as well as EU institutions and courts in its trade mark dispute with Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Tobias Cohen Jehoram

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Selmer Bergsma

Meilleurs collaborateurs

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

Roos van der Poel

Responsable de la pratique

Tobias Cohen Jehoram; Anne Marie Verschuur

Autres avocats clés

Yiyi Song; Renate Keijser; Florence Haverhals; Selmer Bergsma; Roos van der Poel