‘Creativity and hard work are the driving forces for innovation’
Charlotte Verstraete received her Bachelor and Master degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology at the KU Leuven. She received her PhD in chemistry in 2019 with a dissertation titled Application of Nonlinear Optics in Entomology in the group of Prof. Thierry Verbiest, also at the KU Leuven. Charlotte joined V.O. in 2019 because of her broad interest in science and technology in general and her affinity with languages and law.
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Phasing out of Australian innovation patent
In Australia, there is the possibility to apply for a so-called innovation patent, which is in many ways similar to the utility model.Continue reading
Video conferences not in violation of European Patent Convention
On July 16, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) gave first indication of the content of the decision in the case G 1/21 concerning video conferencing.Continue reading
Column – ‘Emerging from the crisis in an innovative way’
It is unbelievable, but for almost a year the world has been in an unreal crisis. For some companies, there is economic prosperity and the crisis passes silently and for others, this crisis has caused a lot of economic pain.Continue reading