‘Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. (Theodore Roosevelt)’
Adriaan Seerden
- Engineering
- European and Dutch Patent Attorney
- Associate
Adriaan Seerden has been a Patent Attorney since 1985. He has extensive experience in the industry as well as private practice, so he knows best of both worlds. He studied astronomy and physics at the Catholic University of Nijmegen. He graduated in experimental physics in 1983.
News
An update on the unitary patent system
As of 1 June 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) offers the possibility to register a granted European patent as a unitary patent. This unitary patent has effect in 18 European Union (EU) member states, representing 80% of the GDP of the EU. Before its start, it was uncertain if patentees would readily embrace the […]Continue reading
V.O. changes chairman
As of 1 January 2025, Bernard Ledeboer has taken over the baton of V.O. from Herman Witmans. An excellent moment to pause for a moment and subject the outgoing and new chairman to a short interview.Continue reading
Relocation V.O. on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven
Since 1 December, our office on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) has moved to a brand new location elsewhere on the HTCE: Lucis One (HTC 91), part of the sustainable expansion of the Campus. V.O. has been present for 18 years within this, as HTCE itself describes it, “smartest square kilometer in Europe.”Continue reading