Sophie van Asten
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Sophie van Asten

Associate

Email

sophie.vanasten@aoshearman.com

Phone

+31 20 674 1212

Offices

Amsterdam

V-CARD
Sophie specializes in IP litigation and advises on (the enforcement of) intellectual property matters, with a particular focus on patent law.

Her experience includes representing clients in both the tech and life sciences sector in national and cross border (including UPC) patent proceedings. She regularly advises clients on patent enforcement strategies and FTO issues, and also advises life sciences clients on regulatory issues. In addition, Sophie works on licensing and IP structuring and assists clients with drafting and negotiating licenses and other IP related agreements.

In 2024, Sophie spent six months on secondment in the IP litigation department of our London office, where she worked with our London team on (cross border) patent matters.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • An American pharmaceutical company in a revocation action against the EP084 patent acquired by Novartis from Genentech.
  • An American pharmaceutical company on its (pre-) litigation strategy in light of potential threatened (PI) infringement proceedings in the Netherlands. 
  • A global pharmaceutical and healthcare company in the enforcement of its patent against Ceva Santé Animale's product for the treatment of coccidiosis / anemia.   
  • A European pharmaceutical company on its patent (pre-) litigation strategy with respect to the Netherlands.

Pro bono

  • Launching and leading the Young Apollo Board, representing the younger generation of lawyers at our Amsterdam office and raising awareness within the firm for topics relevant for this target group, such as leadership and personal development.
  • Ambassador of the Street Child committee in Amsterdam, A&O’s former global charity partner.
  • Organising fundraising activities for Street Child’s project directed to children in Sierra Leone.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Bachelor of Laws, Utrecht University

Master of Laws, Intellectual Property Law, VU University Amsterdam

Exchange, Intellectual Property Law, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland OH

Recognition

“Sophie van Asten has a strong intellectual property law background and has worked on a number of life sciences cases. She is very approachable and easy to work with.”
Legal 500, 2024

Qualifications

Admissions

Listed in the register of legal practice areas of the Dutch Bar Association for Intellectueel eigendomsrecht.
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.