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Brexit

What impact does the Brexit have on EU trademarks and the unitary patent?

By referendum of 23 June, the UK population opted for leaving the EU. As a consequence, new agreements have to be made about all matters that had been laid down within the EU framework, including the EU trademark law. In addition, the Brexit will probably slow down the start of the unitary patent. Continue reading
Opt Out

Is opt-out wise?

The new Unified Patent Court (UPC) is also used for normal European patents. A so-called opt-out regulation can exclude the associated risk of the patent being invalidated in all associated countries in one fell swoop. But is this the right thing to do? Three patent attorneys from V.O. answer this question. Continue reading
iam1000

Highly recommended

The 2016 edition of the guide ’IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners’ again praises V.O. as ‘highly recommended prosecution firm’. Continue reading
MIP Award Ceremony 2016

MIP Award

In March, V.O. was, for the fourth time, awarded the Global Award for ‘The Netherlands Prosecution IP Firm of the Year’ by the international magazine Managing IP. Continue reading
IP Academy

Prior announcement: IP Academy courses

At the end of 2016, two separate training days will be organised under the IP Academy umbrella. The IP managers and professionals responsible for the IP policy. You will be able to sign up to them from the end of August. Continue reading