'Recommended' by JUVE Patent
In September 2024, V.O. was, for the fourth consecutive year, recommended by JUVE Patent in the categories 'Patent Filing' and, with five stars, 'Litigation: Patent Attorneys'. Listed as recommended individuals are Jetze Beeksma, Marco Box, Leo Jessen, Martin Klok, Bernard Ledeboer and Otto Oudshoorn. Box, Klok and Ledeboer are also recommended in the category ‘Patent attorneys with technical specialty – Netherlands 2024’.
In particular, the accomplishments of Box and Klok in high-profile cases in pharmaceuticals, life sciences and mobile communications put V.O. particularly well on the map last year. Further, V.O. provided important technical support in Dutch infringement and restitution cases simultaneously conducted in other European countries. With its international orientation and office network, the firm is in an excellent position to handle UPC cases.
Each year, JUVE Patent rankings are carefully researched by an independent team of journalists, who send out questionnaires and conduct interviews with lawyers, clients, legal academics and judges. Read more information about the awards on www.juve-patent.com
Patent Attorney Firm of the Year
In October 2024, our firm was presented the Netherlands Patent Attorney Firm of the Year award by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) and Word Trademark Review (WTR). The Global IP Awards, of which this prize forms a part, have been presented since 2019 to IP firms worldwide for their outstanding expertise and achievements.
Read more information about the awards on www.iam-media.com
'Recommended' in Who's Who Legal 2023
WWL: Patents is a guide to the international legal patent market, which distinguishes the most important patent lawyers around the world, as well as the most prominent patent attorneys on the basis of their expertise in drafting, filing and handling patent applications. Bernard Ledeboer is mentioned as recommended patent attorney.
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Recommended in Financial Times
For 2024 V.O. is recommended in Financial Times as a leading European patent firm.
See the complete list at: www.ft.com
Three MIP Awards 2024 for V.O.
V.O. is proud to have been presented three awards in 2024 by Managing IP. First, we received the 'Netherlands Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year 2024 Award'. In addition, we received the award for 'European Cross-border Patent Litigation Team of the Year’. Last but not least, Martin Klok was honored with the 'Netherlands Practitioner of the Year' award.
The awards are granted by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine, the world’s leading media source for the IP industry.
Read more information about the awards on managingip.com
Top Tier firm in MIP 2024 Survey
In 2024, the renowned IP journal IP Stars, by Managing IP, recognized our Dutch patent practice as a Tier 1 Patent Prosecution Firm and our Belgian patent practice as a Tier 2 Patent Prosecution Firm. Furthermore, we received a Tier 3 listing for Trademark Prosecution - patent & trademark attorney firms (2024).
MIP has published this Survey since 1989 and considers the tiers to reflect the perception of the leading firms in each market, with the top tier listing those firms regarded as having the strongest practices in each category. Individual recommendations as 'IP Stars 2024' have been extended to patent attorneys Tamara Elmore, Bettina Hermann, Annemie Jaeken, Leo Jessen, Bernard Ledeboer, Marco Molling, Otto Oudshoorn and Herman Witmans. Furthermore, Martin Klok, Peter de Lange and Rutger Timmer have been recognized as Notable Practitioners.
Managing IP - Rising Stars
Managing IP's Rising Stars list recognises some of the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners in private practice who contributed to the success of their firms and clients. For 2024, Jetze Beeksma and Henri van Kalkeren have been recognized as Rising Stars.
'Recommended' by IAM Patent 1000
In 2024, V.O. is again pleased to receive an excellent review in the ranking lists of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. This guide, compiled by the British magazine Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), identifies the top patent practitioners in key jurisdictions around the globe. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, V.O. is recommended in the category Prosecution, respectively gold, silver and bronze. As many as twelve V.O. patent attorneys are recognized individually with a recommendation for their prosecution work: Hans Bottema, Marco Box, Jennifer Ebner von Eschenbach, Bettina Hermann, Annemie Jaeken, Leo Jessen, Hajo Kraak, Bernard Ledeboer, Marco Molling, Otto Oudshoorn, Frits Schut and Annemie Swinnen.
Read more about the rankings on www.iam1000.com
Recommended by WTR 1000
From 2013 up to and including 2024, V.O. has been recommended by World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) as a Benelux agency: "With [eight] offices across the European region – six in the Netherlands, one in Belgium and one in Germany – VO Patents & Trademarks has a panoramic view of the legal landscape. It handles matters with integrity for a long list of loyal patrons, continuously advising names such as Merck and Vaillant. Noëlle Wolfs and Raquel Alvarez are the go-to points of contact for these global clients. They act immediately on urgent mandates and know how to lay down the foundations to build successful brands."
The guide World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals - features lists of the leading trademark practitioners and firms in over 80 jurisdictions around the world.
Visit the Benelux listing on worldtrademarkreview.com
Praised by Leaders League
In the rankings 2022 and 2023 published by Leaders League, a media and rating agency for top executives at the international level, V.O.'s Belgian practice is praised as ‘Excellent’ in the categories Patent Prosecution and Trademark Prosecution.