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Kristel Van den Broeck

Kristel Van den Broeck

  • European Patent Attorney
“A creative interaction with the client and mutual understanding lead to the most valuable IP creations.”
Martijn Timmermans

Martijn Timmermans

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Together, we can explore where IP fits into your business model best.”
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.”
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.”
Karel de Jong

Karel de Jong

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Nowadays, patenting has become the essential ingredient, since creative entrepreneurship and innovative technology do not suffice anymore to generate long-lasting profitable business in the highly competitive information society of today.”
Lutz Keydel

Lutz Keydel

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

Matthijs Roelofs

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“A patent attorney converts practice, the invention, into theory, the patent. The patent then offers possibilities for all kinds of practical applications.”
Lydia Schenk

Lydia Schenk

  • Dutch Patent Attorney
“A good patent description can act as a catalyst for innovation.”
Hans Bottema

Hans Bottema

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“I enjoy cooperating with creative inventors and mapping out together the road that leads to the most effective protection for their new products and processes and to contribute to the commercial success by defining adequate IP strategies.”
Annemiek Tepper

Annemiek Tepper

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The best results are obtained when there is an exchange of creative thinking between the patent attorney and the client. I truly enjoy achieving and maintaining such synergy.”

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With the introduction of the European patent with unitary effect (unitary patent or UP), patent holders now have access to new strategic tools. One of these is the license of right (LoR). What does such a declaration entail, and what advantages and disadvantages can it have for the protection of your intellectual property?

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UPC jurisdiction over UK designations and conditional infringement relief in Fujifilm v Kodak

In the case of Kodak vs. Fujifilm concerning EP 3 511 174 on 2 June 2026 before the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent, the Court of Appeal addressed the UPC’s jurisdiction over the UK designation of a European patent. The decision is important because it applies the CJEU’s reasoning in BSH v Electrolux to a non-UPC and non-EU designation, while separating jurisdiction for infringement from jurisdiction for revocation.

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Case Law Clarity

Visitors to the V.O. website may already have noticed that it has recently been expanded with a new section: Case Law Clarity. With this addition, the website responds to the growing need for clear and consistent explanations of complex legal developments in patent law.

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