Awards

'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.

Read for more information www.whoswholegal.com

Recommended in Financial Times

For 2025 V.O. is recommended in Financial Times as a leading European patent firm.

See the complete list at: www.ft.com

MIP Award 2025 for V.O.

V.O. is proud to have been awarded the 'Netherlands Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year 2025 Award' by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), 'the world's leading media source for the IP industry'.

Read more information about the awards on managingip.com

Top Tier firm in MIP 2025 Survey

Managing IP's renowned IP magazine IP Stars 2025 once again recognized our Dutch patent practice as a ‘Top Tier Patent Prosecution Firm’ and our Belgian patent practice as a ‘Tier 2 Patent Prosecution Firm’. Our German practice was designated as 'Trusted Talent Firm 2025' . Furthermore, V.O. received a Tier 3 listing in the ‘Benelux’ category for ‘Trademark Prosecution - Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms’.

Managing IP - Individual IP STARS

We are proud to announce that the following ten colleagues have been designated 2025 Patent Stars by Managing IP:
Hans Bottema, Marco Box, Tamara Elmore, Bettina Hermann, Annemie Jaeken, Leo Jessen, Bernard Ledeboer, Marco Molling, Otto Oudshoorn and Herman Witmans.

In addition, Jetze Beeksma, Gijs de Iongh and Henri van Kalkeren have been recognized as Rising Stars in 2025, and Martin Klok, Peter de Lange and Rutger Timmer as Notable Practitioners.

Managing IP - Recommended by IP STARS 2025 for trademarks

With a Tier 3 ranking 'Trademark prosecution - patent & trademark attorney firms (2025)', V.O. is recommended by IP STARS  (Managing IP) for their trademark services.

'Recommended' by IAM Patent 1000

In 2025, 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, Germany and for EPO, V.O. is recommended in the category Prosecution, respectively gold, silver, bronze and bronze. As many as eleven 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, and Frits Schut.

Read more about the rankings on www.iam1000.com

Recommended by WTR 1000

From 2013 up to and including 2025, 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 2024 ranking prepared by Leaders League, a media and rating agency for top international firms, V.O.'s Belgian practice is touted (“Highly Recommended”) as Best IP Firm for Patent Prosecution. Annemie Jaeken is named as a recommended individual.

https://www.leadersleague.com