Bart van den Broek

Attorney
Partner

Bart van den Broek is one of the founders of Howrey's Amsterdam office. Bart is involved in litigation in the field of intellectual property law, focusing on national and international patent cases. He is recommended in the Netherlands and abroad for his work as a patent litigator, for instance in Chambers Global, Legal 500 and Who'sWhoLegal on Patents.

Bart’s practice comprises the fields of electronics, telecommunications and computer related technology, as well as the pharmacy field. In those fields he represents leading Dutch and foreign multinationals, in litigation before the national courts as well as in the coordination of international patent disputes.

In addition to his litigation practice, Bart advises on national and international patent strategies and supports clients in structuring and maintaining their licensing programs (e.g. by means of customs seizures under the Anti-Piracy Regulation). Bart is a lecturer at the Dutch Patent Attorneys training institute. Before joining Howrey, he was a partner in De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek’s IP department.

Education and qualifications
Admitted to the Bar in 1992
Columbia University School of Law, LL.M., 1992
Amsterdam University (with honors), 1991