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Marco Molling

Marco Molling

  • European, Dutch and Belgian Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“IP rights are means, not an end.”
Noëlle Wolfs

Noëlle Wolfs

  • European and Benelux Trademark and Design Attorney
“What particularly inspires me in this field is to combine my skills with the clients' needs and to see my clients' companies benefit from their intellectual property strategy.”
Peter de Lange

Peter de Lange

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

Martin Klok

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
  • Valuation specialist
“IP is the link between advanced knowledge and financial result.”
Marco Box

Marco Box

  • European, Dutch and Belgian Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Nothing is what is seems if you look close enough.”
Adriaan Seerden

Adriaan Seerden

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. (Theodore Roosevelt)”
Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

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

Henri van Kalkeren

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The prospering of technical innovation goes beyond the conception of a great idea.”

News

Trade secrets: the importance of discretion

Annelies de Bosch Kemper-de Hilster, Head of Legal at V.O., explains why trade secrets play an important role within organizations.

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T 873/24 and the reach of G 1/24 claim interpretation in added-matter analysis (Board of Appeal 3.3.05) 

In T 873/24 (Board of Appeal 3.3.05, oral proceedings 3 February 2026), the Board indicated that it would 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, by implication, Article 76(1) EPC). The matter is procedurally significant because disputes about “what the claim means” frequently sit at the heart of added-matter objections.

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Düsseldorf Local Division adopts The Hague’s four-step test for infringement by equivalence and applies a structured “feature-by-feature function” analysis 

In its decision in Wonderland v Cybex (UPC_CFI_807/2024 and UPC_CFI_334/2025, Local Division Düsseldorf, 27 May 2026), the Düsseldorf panel addressed — in detail — the assessment of patent infringement by equivalent means under Art. 69 EPC and the Protocol.

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Events

BIO International Convention 2026

San Diego Convention Center, Harbor Drive, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

BIO International Convention is the largest and most comprehensive event for biotechnology, representing the full ecosystem of biotech with over 20,000 industry leaders from across the globe.

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