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Midsized companies are a driving force for innovation. In fact, some of the greatest inventions were made by midcorporates. However, often the expertise to protect these inventions is not available in-house. This is where we come in. With our hands-on knowledge and experience, you are able to obtain protection for your inventions and make them a valuable asset for your company.

Great number of midcorporate clients

Amongst our clients are a great number of midcorporates. We handle any of the IP issues that you may encounter. For example, we draft your patent applications, defend your patents or assert your patents against 3rd parties that may be using your inventions. We help you to build up a balanced portfolio and manage it successfully, so that the value of your Intellectual Property is maximized.

All relevant expertise for your business

With more than 60 attorneys we cover a broad field of specialisms and sectors. This ensures that you will work with an attorney that has knowledge and experience that is relevant to your business. Our offices are located in regions that are centres of innovation throughout the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, so we’re always close to you. With a well developed network of patent agencies worldwide, we can ensure the best form of protection worldwide.

Dedicated team

A dedicated team of patent attorneys is at your disposal to provide the services that are needed by companies like yours. With this team, we always strive to find new ways to maximize the value of your innovations and achieve a balance between costs and potential revenues.

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Saskia van Doorn

Saskia van Doorn

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
  • Senior Associate
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News

T 1186/24: claim wording determines the scope of sufficiency analysis

Claim interpretation can determine whether the invention is sufficiently disclosed In T 1186/24, Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.08, 18 June 2026, the European Patent Office (EPO) considered how the wording of a claim affects the assessment of sufficiency of disclosure. The Board held that an expressly claimed alternative could not be read out of the […]Continue reading

The license of right for the unitary patent: smart cost saving or strategic limitation?

With the introduction of the European patent with unitary effect (unitary patent or UP), patent holders now have access to new strategic tools. One of these is the license of right (LoR). What does such a declaration entail, and what advantages and disadvantages can it have for the protection of your intellectual property?Continue reading

UPC jurisdiction over UK designations and conditional infringement relief in Fujifilm v Kodak

In the case of Kodak vs. Fujifilm concerning EP 3 511 174 on 2 June 2026 before the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent, the Court of Appeal addressed the UPC’s jurisdiction over the UK designation of a European patent. The decision is important because it applies the CJEU’s reasoning in BSH v Electrolux […]Continue reading

Events

FICPI 23rd Open Forum

Budapest, Corinthia Budapest, Erzsébet körút, Hungary

The FICPI 23rd Open Forum provides excellent opportunities to build strong relationships by connecting groups of people who share common goals, concerns and a commitment to quality, as well as opportunities to gather insights from the international IP attorney community on IP practice-related issues or topics of IP law and hear from top-quality speakers.

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Med-Tech Innovation & Licensing Day

High Tech Campus Eindhoven, High Tech Campus, Eindhoven

Collaborating to Commercialize Healthcare Innovation: From Research to Patient Impact

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