‘What really makes the difference for a case to succeed can usually be learned from your client.’
Kim Tan
- Engineering
- European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
- Of counsel
Even before considering becoming a patent attorney, Kim was involved in drafting a patent application resulting from a design project in the course of his studies. His interest in innovation strategies and management of R&D is reflected in the attention he pays, together with his clients, in establishing an optimal fit of activities in the field of patents and other intellectual property to the business strategy of his clients.
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Coastruction: repairing nature with 3D artificial reefs
Help restore damaged reefs with 3D printed artificial reefs. That’s Coastruction’s mission. Not for nothing did this ambitious startup receive the prestigious V.O. Patents & Trademarks Innovation Award during the NL Startup Competition. We spoke with Josine Beets, Project & Business Development Manager at Coastruction.Continue reading
What about your ‘T & C’?
The importance of terms and conditions is often underestimated – writing the two words in full is sometimes even too much. “Who reads them at all?”, ‘We don’t even know what’s in them ourselves’, ‘We rarely fall back on them’ and ‘Why would we want to put general terms and conditions forward if the cooperation […]Continue reading
Upcoming decision on legal criterion for ‘novelty’
One of the most important requirements for obtaining a patent on a product in Europe is that the product is novel. That means that before the day on which the patent application was filed, the product was not yet available to the public in any way.Continue reading