‘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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Your patent portfolio in safe hands: timely payment of annual fees
Your patent is a valuable intellectual asset that protects the core of your innovation and competitive advantage. Maintaining that protection is essential and requires meticulous management. An important aspect, for example, is the periodic timely payment of annual fees. Missing a payment deadline can lead to complications, additional costs and, in the worst case, even […]Continue reading
Awards for innovation
The importance of innovation was emphasised again this year by the awarding of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the ‘Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel’ — often referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics.Continue reading
Am I the inventor if I performed important experiments that led to an invention?
On a patent application (or patent), inventors employed by an employer have at least the right to be named. In some countries, such as the United States, there is an additional reason to name the correct inventors. If the wrong persons are named as inventors in such a country, the patent may not be enforceable.Continue reading