‘A patent attorney converts practice, the invention, into theory, the patent. The patent then offers possibilities for all kinds of practical applications.’
Matthijs Roelofs
- Engineering
- European and Dutch Patent Attorney
- Associate
Matthijs Roelofs studied Mechanical Engineer at the University of Twente. He did his masters at the Technical University Eindhoven where he completed a master in mechanical engineering and a master in nuclear fusion.
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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