‘Innovation is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form. (Watts Humprey)’
Blijke Kroezen
- Chemistry
- Life Sciences
- European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
- Senior Associate
Blijke Kroezen studied chemistry at the university of Groningen. For her Master’s research she worked on the development of novel medicines for malaria and tuberculosis. She particularly enjoyed the multidisciplinary character of the research project and therefore decided in 2013 to pursue a PhD at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Basel.
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Unlawful patent ownership and how to avoid it
The development of new inventions is often characterized by the cooperation of different parties. It is advisable to agree on the ownership on potential inventions already before the cooperation is started in a cooperation agreement to avoid intensive discussions or even a suit regarding unlawful ownership later when a patent application shall be or has […]Continue reading
New edition Visser’s Annotated European Patent Convention
A new edition of Visser’s Annotated European Patent Convention was recently published. The book is a leading and widely used commentary on the European Patent Convention (EPC) and a bestseller in European patent law.Continue reading
Enlarged Board of Appeal broadens concept of ‘prior art’ in G 1/23
On 2 July 2025, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) ruled in case G 1/23, also known as the ‘Solar Cell’ case.Continue reading