Rogier de Vrey is an attorney in our IP/TMT practice group. After 6 years of experience in the academic field, as lecturer and researcher at the University of Utrecht, Rogier put his passion into practice in 2005 when he became an IP lawyer with a large Amsterdam law firm.
During his Ph D, Rogier conducted research at several renowned institutions, including the European Commission and the Max Planck Institute in Munich. His thesis titled ‘Towards a European unfair competition law’ was published by Brill Academic Publishers (2005).
Joining CMS in 2008, Rogier is known by his clients for combining the assertiveness and agileness of a practical attorney with the steadiness and overview of an academic. In his practice, Rogier has a particular focus on international patent matters, both transactions and litigation. His clients include a multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, a successful European footwear manufacturer, international pharmaceutical companies and a leading wireless handset company.
Rogier still lectures regularly, in particular on the enforcement of IP rights. He is co-author of the upcoming Dutch handbook on IP enforcement and is also a contributor to the IP loose-leaf handbook.