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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.”
Kasper Haak

Kasper Haak

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

Marijke Westra

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“My aim is to guide the client, so he understands how IPR strategy can contribute to his objectives and needs.”
Raquel Alvarez

Raquel Alvarez

“Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it (Benjamin Franklin)”
Bernard Ledeboer

Bernard Ledeboer

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
  • Registered European Patent Litigator
“Simple ideas are often the best inventions, but are the most difficult to protect. I enjoy the challenge of safeguarding those inventions.”
Peter de Lange

Peter de Lange

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

Raimondo Cau

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

Johannes van Melle

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“It is my working experience through the cycle of many startups that has taught me the value of IP.”
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.”

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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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