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Margot van Gerwen

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Margot is a counsel in the Intellectual Property practice group. She specialises in copyright-, trademark-, and design protection and advises high-profile clients in the life sciences sector on regulatory issues.

Margot is an expert in product design, medical devices and media law. Global pharmaceutical and life sciences clients trust her in guiding them to meet regulatory requirements. In addition, she advises on advertisement related topics, such as misleading and comparative advertising and labelling matters

As a skilled litigator, Margot will represent and guide you in complex disputes. She regularly litigates in both Dutch and international courts – including the Court of Justice of the European Union – and handles opposition and nullity proceedings before the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Negotiating and drafting license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, collaboration agreements and R&D agreements is part of her daily activities. 

Down to earth and thorough, Margot is able to convert in-depth legal advice to practical solutions. Clients especially value her ability to truly listen to their business needs and deliver quickly in the high-paced retail- and life sciences world. 

 

 

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Since 2024 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2021-2023 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing
2015-2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 Lawyer, Deterink Attorneys and Notaries
2014 Lawyer, Banning Attorneys, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2013 Supreme Court, The Hague
2013 LLM, Information Law, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011 LLM, Accent Private Law, Tilburg University, Netherlands
2008 LLB Law, Tilburg University, Netherlands

Career

Since 2024 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2021-2023 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing
2015-2021 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 Lawyer, Deterink Attorneys and Notaries
2014 Lawyer, Banning Attorneys, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2013 Supreme Court, The Hague

Education

2013 LLM, Information Law, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011 LLM, Accent Private Law, Tilburg University, Netherlands
2008 LLB Law, Tilburg University, Netherlands

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Experience

Company obtains first cyber injunction under the protection of anonymity

We acted for a UK listed company on the theft of data and subsequent ransom of the company. We obtained an injunction against the hackers (PML v Persons Unknown) for the client, which was the first-time judgment had been obtained for a listed company against hackers in which anonymity was granted to the company in relation to the interim injunction and then on a permanent basis. The team co-ordinated the entire incident response, including instructing forensic IT and working heavily with UK cybercrime police.

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