Promotion Alexander van Loon
We are very pleased to announce that as of 1 January 2022, European and Dutch patent attorney Alexander van Loon has been appointed Senior Associate. Alexander has been working at V.O. since 2015. Continue reading
Individual accreditations by MIP
After IP Stars, the annual guide from Managing IP (MIP), already recognized our Dutch and Belgian patent practices as ‘Tier 1’ and ‘Tier 2’ Patent Prosecution Firms, respectively, individual distinctions of ‘IP Star 2021’ were awarded in the Fall to Bettina Hermann, Leo Jessen, Bernard Ledeboer, Marco Molling, Otto Oudshoorn and Herman Witmans. Continue reading
In V.O.’s lab: spotlight on the patent attorney
Patent attorneys administer a key amount of the intellectual property — the crown jewels — of your business. Each one is a versatile technician who is expected to be a ‘Jack of all trades.’ What makes a good patent attorney at V.O.? Here follows a character sketch. Continue reading
Events in the time of corona
Various IP trade fairs, congresses, and conferences, which were already deferred in 2020 to 2021 due to corona, have now been deferred again to next year. It’s an annoying fact but one we must continue to consider for the time being. Continue reading
Third place for Vattenfall Solar Team
The resourcefulness and stamina of 17 Delft University of Technology students on the Vattenfall Solar Team were certainly put to the test in October. The team sponsored by V.O. took part in the Solar Challenge Morocco 2021 with a solar car named Nuna11. Continue reading
DigitalAlerts sees patenting as opportunity for product developers
Never forget to start or stop your parking app again. ParkAlert is one of the 'smart' digital alert systems with which hardware and software developer Digital Alerts is now leading the market. Continue reading
Column – ‘Linking business and science accelerates innovations’
The basis for innovation is the cooperation between science and innovative business; the connection between knowledge institutions and the public-private sector. Continue reading
Chien-Shiung Wu: the woman at the basis of quantum technology (but who didn't get a Nobel Prize)
The 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics, according to many, went unfairly to Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen-Ning Yang. These two theoretical physicists had predicted the idea of ‘parity violation’, crucial in quantum physics, but it was Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) who demonstrated the phenomenon through an experiment. Continue reading