Jarne Jacobs
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Jarne Jacobs

Associate

Email

jarne.jacobs@aoshearman.com

Phone

+32 2 780 2509

Offices

Brussels

V-CARD
Jarne has been actively involved in assisting both global and local clients with strategic technology transactions, including the drafting and negotiation of complex license agreements, collaboration agreements and outsourcing arrangements.
He has also contributed to multi‑jurisdictional strategic data protection and AI projects, gaining valuable insights into the evolving technology landscape and its implications for businesses operating across borders. In addition, through his teaching assistant mandate in the past, Jarne has been bringing strong academic foundations that further enhance the quality and depth of his practical legal work.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Advising a global technology company on two strategically significant patent ownership disputes involving core technologies.
  • Assisting the world's largest liquefied natural gas producer and supplier in drafting and negotiating strategic partnership agreements with various technology partners.
  • Advising a global financial cooperative on a multi-workstream project to develop its contractual and governance framework for procuring AI vendor solutions.
  • Advising a leading Belgian bank on all intellectual property aspects of transferring its customer services center to an external service provider.
  • Representing a major Italian restaurant chain in EU trademark infringement and unfair competition proceedings against a Belgian competitor.

Pro bono

  • Advising a human rights organization on GDPR compliance for their transfer of DNA samples for humanitarian and research purposes.
  • Advising a foundation for missing and exploited children on children’s privacy rights on public platforms.
  • Drafting of (IT) contracts facilitating the functioning of several human rights organizations.

Published Work

  • JACOBS, J., Deceptive Marks and the EU’s Turn Against Meat-Evoking Labelling, Journal of European Consumer and Market Law, 6/2025, 340-343.
  • JACOBS, J., Fictief makerschap versus morele rechten: een internationaal privaatrechtelijk perspectief op de titulariteit van het auteursrecht, Intellectuele Eigendom & Reclamerecht 2025/4, 13-20.
  • JACOBS, J., De techniekexceptie herbekeken door een Benelux- en Amerikaanse bril: een drieluik van harmonisatie in modellen- en merkenrecht, DAOR 2023, afl. 146, 3-14.

Speaking Engagements

  • Guest Speaker, Abilways Belgium Conference, Witwasbestrijding – Compliance, June 2025

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member of The Benelux Association for Trademark- and Design law

Qualifications

Admissions

Advocaat, Belgium, 2023

Academic

BA, Law, University of Antwerp, Magna Cum Laude, 2020

MA, Law, University of Antwerp / The Ohio State University, Summa Cum Laude, 2022

LLM, Intellectual Property Law, Maastricht University, 2023
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.