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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.
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Brussels Local Division on targeted evidence production
The Brussels Local Division (LD) provided noteworthy guidance on how the Unified Patent Court (UPC) approaches applications to produce evidence under Rule 190 of the Rules of Procedure (RoP). The order was issued in the infringement action UPC_CFI_1357/2025 and related revocation proceedings UPC_CFI_629/2026.Continue reading
UPC Court of Appeal on “same parties” under Article 33(4) UPCA, late claim amendments, and an inventive-step framework: Meril v Edwards (EP 3 646 825)
In its decision of 25 November 2025 concerning EP 3 646 825, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal addressed procedural coordination between infringement and revocation tracks, the admissibility of sequential amendment requests, and core principles for claim construction and inventive step.Continue reading
Award from Managing IP
On 1 May 1, the British magazine Managing IP once again presented its annual awards in London to IP firms worldwide for their achievements in the field of intellectual property.Continue reading