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Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark
Patent
Firm overview

In an innovative, knowledge-intensive market, the value of an organisation largely depends on IP rights. An effective patent, trademark or design strategy saves and can even make money. For strategic choices involving their IP portfolios, clients naturally wish to receive advice from different perspectives – and NLO provides comprehensive, tailor-made advice.

Our industry-driven teams of European patent attorneys combine complementary knowledge and expertise, so that every type of issue can be addressed and we can guarantee the continuity and quality of our services so that clients receive prompt, efficient service. We also have cross-industry expert teams for specific areas of interest, such as our focus groups for health, artificial intelligence and our in-house US practice team.

NLO is one of the largest full-service European IP consultancy firms with locations in the Netherlands and Belgium. We offer a unique combination of technical and legal expertise with insight into the business environment in which clients operate. This distinguishes the 70 European patent attorneys at NLO and 15 European trademark and design attorneys at NLO Shieldmark.

The specialists of NLO and NLO Shieldmark also have the most up-to-date knowledge of the IP market at their disposal, which they use in order to provide optimum management for clients’ IP portfolios. By combining our expertise, NLO is able to provide clients with the most comprehensive advice possible.

 

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Sector expertise

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Construction & Materials
  • Engineering
  • Electronics & Semiconductors
  • Food & Beverage
  • Green Technology
  • ICT & Software
  • Life Sciences & Chemistry
  • Medical Devices
  • Optics & Photonics
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Telecommunication
Address:
Anna van Buerenplein 21 A
The Hague
2595 DA
Tel:+31 70 33 12 500 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.nlo.eu
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NLO
Overview

Benelux IP firm NLO is highly recommended by market commentators for patent and trade mark protection work. The firm offers trade mark protection and portfolio management services in the Benelux through NLO Shieldmark. 

The firm has a strong team of patent attorneys to handle inventions in technical fields such as chemistry, computer technology, telecommunications, and biotechnology. The majority of the firm’s practitioners are based in the Netherlands. 

Notable patent practitioners: Catherine A Shultz, René van Duijvenbode, Paul Clarkson, Harm van der Heijden, Mari Korsten, Caroline Pallard, Jaap Mannaerts, Willemijn Gommans and Marta Alvarez Guede.  

Notable trade mark practitioners: Jeroen Cornelis, Marlous Stal-Hilders, Milca Graver-De Looper, Masja van der Galiën, Florence Tordoir and Peter Simonis. 

Linked Reviews
Patent

Case studies show patent filing, prosecution and office proceedings. The firm provided drafting and prosecution services in autonomous driving applications for Volvo. It also advised Unilever on its food and homecare patent portfolios.  

Trade mark

Case highlights include clearance, filing, office proceedings, and portfolio management. The firm advised Johnson & Johnson on trade mark protection in the Benelux region and overseas and advised WestCord Hotels on its Benelux court proceedings.

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