‘I take pleasure in using my technical insight and legal knowledge to protect your invention.’
André Makkinje earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in applied physics from Delft University of Technology with a specialization in nuclear science and technology, and in technology management. For his master’s thesis, he studied the impact of uncertainties in volume segmentation on the radiation treatment of head and neck cancer patients.
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UPC Court of Appeal on territorial scope, late claim amendments and proportionality of injunctions in a life-sciences dispute
In its decision of 25 November 2025 in Edwards Lifesciences vs. Meril (APL_2205/2025), the UPC Court of Appeal addressed procedural discipline in framing remedies (especially territorial scope) and refined how proportionality may shape injunctive relief in a medical-device case. The decision forms part of a combined judgment in the wider Meril v Edwards / Edwards v Meril appeals package. Continue reading
Camera-based “display visibility” as a technical security measure in remote gaming: T 2030/22 (Board 3.4.03)
In T 2030/22 (Board of Appeal 3.4.03, 27 November 2025) the Board overturned a refusal for lack of inventive step and addressed, in the same context, an examining division’s concerns that a key feature had no technical effect or was insufficiently disclosed. The decision is of practical interest where image-based recognition is used to control […]Continue reading
Patents as tickets to tax benefits
Both in the Netherlands and Belgium, innovation deductions offer significant tax benefits for companies investing in R&D. The Dutch Innovation Box works through a reduced tax rate on profits from innovation, while Belgium uses the innovation deduction to fully exempt a percentage of these profits. It pays for innovative companies to explore these opportunities.Continue reading