Anke Heezius LLM, MSc
Attorney at Law and Patent Attorney
Legal services for the life science sector
Services
My mission is to support companies and entrepreneurs in the life science sector, in a skilled and pragmatic manner, in the areas of commercial contracts, compliance and commercialisation of intellectual property.
With more than twenty three years of experience as a lawyer in this area of expertise and a relevant scientific background, legal matters in which science and technology play a role are in trusted hands with me.
Clients
(Biotech) start-ups, businesses in the life science sector and hospitals, but also law firms that seek specialist advice are amongst my clients.
I have represented well known international pharmaceutical companies (like Leo Pharma, Merck and Vifor Pharma). For various clients I have now worked for more than fifteen years.
Legal practice areas
Intellectual property
Patent law, trademark law, copyright law, patent strategy, infringement, validity, transfer of intellectual property, valuation, licenses.
Regulatory advice and compliance
Such as for medicinal products, medical devices, clinical studies, quality agreements, promotion of medicinal products and other interaction with healthcare professionals, patients and patient advocacy groups (CGR, the Dutch Code Committee for Pharmaceutical Advertising), authorizations and licenses, data protection.
General
Dispute resolution, non-conforming products, information requests based on the Open Government Act, administrative sanctions.
Commercial contracts
In the field of protection of confidential information and trade secrets, collaborative research, development and commercialisation, clinical studies, manufacturing, distribution and promotion of medicinal products and medical devices, services and consultancy contracts.
About me
After obtaining a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (Technical University of Delft, 1994) and a Master of Arts in Innovation Management (Universidad Autónoma Madrid, 1995) I have worked as a consultant at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (NL Octrooicentrum). I took my law degree at the University of Utrecht (2001). Since 2001 I have been practising as attorney at law. Before I decided to start a legal practice of my own in 2007 I worked as attorney at law within the international intellectual property litigation department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
In 2024 I was nominated for the Dutch Independent Legal Award (DILA).
I am a member of the Intellectual Property Society (Dutch AIPPI), Licensing Executives Society (LES) and the Society of Pharma and Law.
These are some of my cases in 2024
Advising a biotech company about the sale of a patent portfolio and obtaining a patent license;
Advising a stock listed pharmaceutical company about promotion of medicinal products at an international conference;
Advising on contracts, in the field of development of (biotechnological) medicinal products;
Advising about the ownership of intellectual property rights to a medical software application and compliance with the GDPR;
Review of contracts for clinical studies and data transfer for a large Dutch hospital.
Interested in legal support by a very experienced and hands-on specialist?
Please feel free to contact me. Whether it concerns a single request, legal support of a more structural nature or an interim assignment, I will be happy to discuss how I can be of service and can add value. All information provided to me is kept strictly confidential.
Please call me at 00 31 20 3336010 or send an e-mail to info@lslegal.nl.
