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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.”
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.”
Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

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

Claudia Meindel

  • Attorney-at-Law
“To be equally familiar with the law and practical business needs provides maximum benefit for clients.”
Alissa Gondoin-van ‘t Klooster

Alissa Gondoin-van ‘t Klooster

  • European and Benelux Trademark and Design Attorney
“It is my passion to advise clients in the field of Intellectual Property Law. I am fully dedicated to this task in which quality is of great importance.”
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.”
Bart Jan Niestadt

Bart Jan Niestadt

  • European, Dutch and Belgian Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The critical factors for a successful IP policy are different for each business. Knowing these factors is key.”
Kasper Haak

Kasper Haak

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

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

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