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Leo Jessen

Leo Jessen

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Creative thinking is the key to all innovation.”
Jennifer Ebner von Eschenbach

Jennifer Ebner von Eschenbach

  • European Patent Attorney
“Investing that little extra time and effort in IP at the right moment makes your technology go further.”
Gijs de Iongh

Gijs de Iongh

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The best inventions are often obvious, in retrospect.”
Huub Maas

Huub Maas

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The best scope of protection evolves from a close cooperation and mutual understanding between the client and the patent attorney.”
Dirk de Jong

Dirk de Jong

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Discovering the potential of your invention.”
Kasper Haak

Kasper Haak

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“It's my challenge to acquire patent rights as pertinent business assets.”
Ernst van Knobelsdorff

Ernst van Knobelsdorff

  • Attorney-at-Law
  • Registered UPC Lawyer
“ It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself. (Goethe)”
Hajo Kraak

Hajo Kraak

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Your technology knowledge and my patent thinking can create a win for your business.”
Rutger Timmer

Rutger Timmer

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Finding the essence of the invention and expanding its context maximizes the intellectual property value.”
Annemie Jaeken

Annemie Jaeken

  • European, Dutch and Belgian Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“IP strategy and business strategy go hand in hand.”

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An update on the unitary patent system

As of 1 June 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) offers the possibility to register a granted European patent as a unitary patent. This unitary patent has effect in 18 European Union (EU) member states, representing 80% of the GDP of the EU. Before its start, it was uncertain if patentees would readily embrace the unitary patent system, afraid of losing their patent in a single court action.

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V.O. changes chairman

As of 1 January 2025, Bernard Ledeboer has taken over the baton of V.O. from Herman Witmans. An excellent moment to pause for a moment and subject the outgoing and new chairman to a short interview.

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Relocation V.O. on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven

Since 1 December, our office on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) has moved to a brand new location elsewhere on the HTCE: Lucis One (HTC 91), part of the sustainable expansion of the Campus. V.O. has been present for 18 years within this, as HTCE itself describes it, “smartest square kilometer in Europe.”

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