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Claudia Meindel

Claudia Meindel

  • Attorney-at-Law
“To be equally familiar with the law and practical business needs provides maximum benefit for clients.”
Jorrit ten Berg

Jorrit ten Berg

  • Patent information specialist
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Philipp Reichl

Philipp Reichl

  • European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“My task is to optimize the process of building a company’s IP portfolio so that it can get the foothold it needs in the industry to secure its future.”
Henri van Kalkeren

Henri van Kalkeren

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The prospering of technical innovation goes beyond the conception of a great idea.”
Frits Schut

Frits Schut

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“No matter what accomplishments your business makes, IP protection of essential technologies is vital to stay ahead of the competition.”
Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Patents: where technology, strategy, and law meet.”
Herman Witmans

Herman Witmans

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“A broad perspective and creativity as well as a keen eye for detail are needed for obtaining the best IP-protection.”
Yur Griffioen

Yur Griffioen

  • Patent information specialist
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Eline van Kappel

Eline van Kappel

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Protection of innovations ensures the continuation of research and development.”
Bettina Hermann

Bettina Hermann

  • European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“IP is an essential asset of a company having many different facets - always worth to work for it.”

News

Litigation costs in Dutch courts

There is a special provision in the law for the award of legal costs in lawsuits concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IP). However, the court has sufficient room in its judgment on the award of legal costs to take into account all the circumstances of the individual case. This is demonstrated by the judgment in the proceedings between Samsung Bioepis and Novartis (Court of The Hague 31 May 2023, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2023:7492

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Iconic brand Toblerone needs to change

Everyone knows them: the stackable Pringles chips, the glass bottle of Coca-Cola or the finger design of the Kit-Kat chocolate bar. Each of these are product and packaging forms with a design that has stuck in consumers' minds for years. While food products as such are not eligible for trademark and design protection, product and packaging forms are.

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Successful completion of internal training

This summer ten trainees from V.O. successfully completed V.O.'s internal patent attorney training. In July, Vicky Andréka, Leen Beller, Raimondo Cau, Tamara Idema, Monika Jędrzejczyk, Martin Pekař, Matthijs Roelofs, Senne Plessers, Sara Tekavec and Lydia Schenk festively received their certificates.

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Events

Litigation Matters 2023

Online

On 5 and 6 December, the Litigation Matters conference by the European Patent Office (EPO) will take place. During this online conference, you will find out more about the practical aspects of implementing the Unitary Patent (UP) package and learn how the Unified Patent Court (UPC) operates.

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Dutch Life Science Conference 2023

CORPUS Congress Centre, Willem Einthovenstraat, Oegstgeest, Netherlands

Dutch Life Sciences conference is Netherlands´ most established life sciences event. It has positioned itself as the premier annual meeting place for both Dutch and international players. The event brings together leading CEOs of biotech, pharma and medical devices companies, heads of R&D, academics, and life sciences investors from the healthcare sector for networking opportunities to promote the translation of inventions into e.g. therapies, medical devices and diagnostics distribution in and across the healthcare system.

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