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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.”
Michiel van Rooij

Michiel van Rooij

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Patents matter.”
Jasper Groot Koerkamp

Jasper Groot Koerkamp

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“IP protection puts you in control of your innovation and provides freedom to share it at your own terms.”
Peter de Lange

Peter de Lange

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“My technical thoroughness and legal understanding make for strong patents.”
Leen Beller

Leen Beller

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

Frits Michiels

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
  • Valuation specialist
“To explore, together with a client, how the best IP protection can be obtained is for me the logical next step after an invention has been made.”
Raimondo Cau

Raimondo Cau

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“IP belongs to a company’s most powerful assets, profitable in all economic conditions.”
Jetze Beeksma

Jetze Beeksma

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“I help clients develop intellectual property strategies that support their innovation and business objectives.”

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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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Protecting AI: which part can IP really cover?

Copyright protects how software is written. Trade secrets protect what stays hidden. Neither protects what usually matters most, what the software actually does. That is the gap patents are built to fill, and the European rules for filling it are more workable than their reputation suggests.

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