‘The best inventions are often obvious, in retrospect.’
Gijs de Iongh
- Engineering
- European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
- Senior Associate
Gijs de Iongh studied Mechanical Engineering (BSc) and Control Engineering (MSc) at Delft University of Technology. For his master graduation project he conducted research in the field of adaptive optics, particularly regarding wavefront shaping methodologies for light sheet microscopy and fiber optic endoscopy applications. Apart from the mandatory curriculum he studied subjects on optics, signal processing and medical imaging and attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm to focus on Biomedical Engineering.
In his capacity as European Patent Litigator, Gijs is allowed to act as UPC representative.
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