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Daan Wouters

Daan Wouters

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“The classical division of science into academic disciplines neglects the fact that many exciting innovations occur on the boundaries between such disciplines.”
Tamara Elmore

Tamara Elmore

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
  • United States Patent Agent
“Patents can work for or against you. Creating your own patent portfolio, while mitigating the risks of your competitors’ IP rights, is essential for success in today’s technology-based economy.”
Lutz Keydel

Lutz Keydel

  • European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney
“It is essential to differentiate the good ideas from suboptimal ones. It is my profession to find niches for both.”
Maaike Witteman

Maaike Witteman

  • European and Benelux Trademark and Design Attorney
“IP is a means and not an end in itself, I like to use this means for concrete goals and active strategies in which the IP portfolio can be used to the maximum.”
Alexander van Loon

Alexander van Loon

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Everyone’s knowledge is unique and therefore potentially valuable.”
Jorrit ten Berg

Jorrit ten Berg

  • Patent information specialist
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Noëlle Wolfs

Noëlle Wolfs

  • European and Benelux Trademark and Design Attorney
“What particularly inspires me in this field is to combine my skills with the clients' needs and to see my clients' companies benefit from their intellectual property strategy.”
Leo Jessen

Leo Jessen

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Creative thinking is the key to all innovation.”
Joris Goetze

Joris Goetze

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Patents are the catalyst for innovative businesses of all sizes”
Andreas Keymer

Andreas Keymer

  • European Patent Attorney
“Intellectual property is the engine of innovation. Let’s take action!”

News

The unitary patent is to become reality

Today, the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) with the Council of the European Union.

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What does the Unified Patent Court (UPC) mean for licensing?

The new unitary patent and related court (Unified Patent Court, UPC) is expected to go into effect on 1 June 2023. The new unitary patent and UPC rules directly affect existing and new license agreements. It is important to review your license agreements (or have them reviewed). We briefly list the most salient points of attention below.

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Three new partners at V.O.

As of 1 January 2023, three new partners have joined V.O., namely patent attorneys Jetze Beeksma, Henri van Kalkeren and Martin Klok.

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Events

Hardware Unlocked

Provincie Vlaams-Brabant - Provinciehuis Leuven, Provincieplein, Leuven, Belgium

Join us for the most hands-on hardware event you will have been part of: on 19 April 2023 we invite you to Hardware Unlocked, organized by Leuven MindGate, Comate Engineering & Design and Smart Hub Vlaams-Brabant.

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INTA Annual Meeting 2023

Bayfront Avenue, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore

Meet the most influential trademark professionals from around the world and across all industries at the largest gathering of its kind at INTA's Annual Meeting.

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