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Jorien Wartena

Jorien Wartena

  • Benelux Trademark and Design Attorney
“IP law enables the rights holder to continue to develop his or her property, thereby stimulating growth and creativity, providing opportunities in addition to protection. ”
Sjoerd Postma

Sjoerd Postma

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Having ideas worthy of protection is not restricted to big companies or geniuses like Einstein. Anyone can be an inventor!”
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.”
Michiel van Rooij

Michiel van Rooij

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Patents matter.”
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.”
Frits Schut

Frits Schut

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

Kasper Haak

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

Raimondo Cau

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“IP belongs to a company’s most powerful assets, profitable in all economic conditions.”
Annelies de Bosch Kemper-de Hilster

Annelies de Bosch Kemper-de Hilster

  • Attorney-at-Law
  • Registered UPC Lawyer
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Interpreting claim terms “holistically” after G 1/24: description-based definition applied in T 0439/22 (Board 3.2.01)

In T 0439/22 (Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.01, 11 December 2025) the Board applied the Enlarged Board’s guidance in G 1/24 on claim interpretation. The decision is a practical illustration of how an explicit definition in the description can determine the meaning of a seemingly straightforward term used in the claims. As this case shows, this can have decisive consequences for novelty and for late attempts to “repair” the description on appeal.

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A new direction for AI patents in the US

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the driving force behind innovation in countless sectors. But how do you protect these breakthroughs? This issue can be particularly complex in the United States.

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Omission of drawings from the granted patent: limits of “deemed approval” and appeal as a remedy (T 0550/25) 

In T 0550/25 (Technical Board of Appeal, 10 February 2026), the Board addressed a recurring procedural mishap: drawing sheets are missing from the text annexed to a Rule 71(3) EPC communication and the patent is granted without them. The decision is practically significant because it confirms that, in such circumstances, the applicant’s grant fee payment and translations do not necessarily amount to “deemed approval” of an unintended text, and an appeal against the grant decision can restore the correct application documents.

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