‘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 Engineering 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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UPC jurisdiction over UK designations and conditional infringement relief in Fujifilm v Kodak
In the case of Kodak vs. Fujifilm concerning EP 3 511 174 on 2 June 2026 before the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent, the Court of Appeal addressed the UPC’s jurisdiction over the UK designation of a European patent. The decision is important because it applies the CJEU’s reasoning in BSH v Electrolux […]Continue reading
Case Law Clarity
Visitors to the V.O. website may already have noticed that it has recently been expanded with a new section: Case Law Clarity. With this addition, the website responds to the growing need for clear and consistent explanations of complex legal developments in patent law.Continue reading
Protecting AI: which part can IP really cover?
Copyright protects how software is written. Trade secrets protect what stays hidden. Neither protects what usually matters most, what the software actually does. That is the gap patents are built to fill, and the European rules for filling it are more workable than their reputation suggests.Continue reading