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Herman Witmans

Herman Witmans

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“A broad perspective and creativity as well as a keen eye for detail are needed for obtaining the best IP-protection.”
Kasper Haak

Kasper Haak

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“It's my challenge to acquire patent rights as pertinent business assets.”
Alissa Gondoin-van ‘t Klooster

Alissa Gondoin-van ‘t Klooster

  • European and Benelux Trademark and Design Attorney
“It is my passion to advise clients in the field of Intellectual Property Law. I am fully dedicated to this task in which quality is of great importance.”
Jasper Groot Koerkamp

Jasper Groot Koerkamp

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“IP protection puts you in control of your innovation and provides freedom to share it at your own terms.”
Philipp Reichl

Philipp Reichl

  • European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“My task is to optimize the process of building a company’s IP portfolio so that it can get the foothold it needs in the industry to secure its future.”
Kristel Van den Broeck

Kristel Van den Broeck

  • European Patent Attorney
“A creative interaction with the client and mutual understanding lead to the most valuable IP creations.”
Bart Jan Niestadt

Bart Jan Niestadt

  • European, Dutch and Belgian Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The critical factors for a successful IP policy are different for each business. Knowing these factors is key.”
Sjoerd Postma

Sjoerd Postma

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Having ideas worthy of protection is not restricted to big companies or geniuses like Einstein. Anyone can be an inventor!”
Peter de Lange

Peter de Lange

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“My technical thoroughness and legal understanding make for strong patents.”
Joris Goetze

Joris Goetze

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney
“Patents are the catalyst for innovative businesses of all sizes”

News

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UPC Court of Appeal on territorial scope, late claim amendments and proportionality of injunctions in a life-sciences dispute 

In its decision of 25 November 2025 in Edwards Lifesciences vs. Meril (APL_2205/2025), the UPC Court of Appeal addressed procedural discipline in framing remedies (especially territorial scope) and refined how proportionality may shape injunctive relief in a medical-device case. The decision forms part of a combined judgment in the wider Meril v Edwards / Edwards v Meril appeals package.  

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Camera-based “display visibility” as a technical security measure in remote gaming: T 2030/22 (Board 3.4.03)

In T 2030/22 (Board of Appeal 3.4.03, 27 November 2025) the Board overturned a refusal for lack of inventive step and addressed, in the same context, an examining division’s concerns that a key feature had no technical effect or was insufficiently disclosed. The decision is of practical interest where image-based recognition is used to control access to a physical device operated remotely.

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Patents as tickets to tax benefits

Both in the Netherlands and Belgium, innovation deductions offer significant tax benefits for companies investing in R&D. The Dutch Innovation Box works through a reduced tax rate on profits from innovation, while Belgium uses the innovation deduction to fully exempt a percentage of these profits. It pays for innovative companies to explore these opportunities.

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Events

NCCC 2026

Hotel NH Noordwijk Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst, Langelaan, Noordwijkerhout

The 27th edition of the NCCC (Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference) takes place from Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 March in Noordwijkerhout.

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