Trade secrets: the importance of discretion
Annelies de Bosch Kemper-de Hilster, Head of Legal at V.O., explains why trade secrets play an important role within organizations.
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TU Delft Impact Contest 2026
On Thursday 4 June, the exciting finale of the TU Delft Impact Contest took place, an event that V.O. sponsors every year. The firm serves as a judge in the 'Ideation' category. In addition, Henri van Kalkeren presented the V.O. Patents & Trademarks Award to Biodetect Diapers.
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Why every engineer should know something about patents
A flood of new patents is setting Europe in motion. The European Patent Office (EPO) recently reported a record number of patent applications last year: 201,974. This increase is no coincidence, but the direct result of the rise of technologies such as quantum computing and AI. In a rapidly changing world, attention to intellectual property is an absolute necessity.
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