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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.”
Leen Beller

Leen Beller

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Innovation only creates sustainable value when it is properly protected and defended.”
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.”
Tamara Elmore

Tamara Elmore

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
  • 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.”
Martijn Timmermans

Martijn Timmermans

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Together, we can explore where IP fits into your business model best.”
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.”
Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

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

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Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding the applicability of G 1/24 claim interpretation to added-matter analysis (T 873/24)

In T 873/24 (Board of Appeal 3.3.05, oral proceedings 3 February 2026), the Board announced that it will refer questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on whether (and how) the Enlarged Board’s claim-interpretation guidance in G 1/24 extends to the assessment of added subject-matter under Article 123(2) EPC and Article 76(1) EPC.

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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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