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Matthijs Roelofs

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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He specialized in systems and control in for nuclear fusion plasmas. During his studies he did an internship at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and did wrote his thesis at Princeton University.

Matthijs went on to work at ExxonMobil as a unit engineer at the refinery in Rotterdam. There he got into contact with various aspects of large-scale industry such as maintenance, project management and design. Matthijs joined V.O. in 2020.

Education

  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Eindhoven (2018)
  • MSc in Science and Technology of Nuclear Fusion, Technical University of Eindhoven (2018)
  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, University of Twente (2015)

Working experience

  • Patent Attorney, V.O. (September 2023)
  • Trainee Patent Attorney, V.O. (2020)
  • Unit Engineer, ExxonMobil (2018 – 2020)

Languages

  • Dutch
  • English

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Events

IPO Annual Meeting 2024

Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The IPO Annual Meeting offers a mix of educational programs featuring leaders in the IP industry, committee meetings, networking opportunities, sponsors, exhibitors, and more.

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Meet your co-founder XL

Bar Brasserie NEXT, Noord Brabantlaan, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Find the right co-founder to build your startup! Meet Your Co-Founder XL is a live national matchmaking event to find a promising tech start-up to join or to find a co-founder that can strengthen your tech company.

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2024 AIPPI World Congress

Hangzhou International Expo Center, Benjing 2nd Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

The annual AIPPI Wereldcongres, held in September or October, is the one moment in the year when members from all around the world come together to discuss hot topics in Intellectual Property. Usually, up to 2000 members attend with accompanying persons.

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