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Intellectual Property & Innovation

It is important to safeguard creative designs and inventors’ rights in order to maintain a competitive advantage and ensure continued growth. Legal support for product innovation ensures that innovations are successfully introduced into the market and that the appropriate rights are vested in the relevant parties.

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Christel Jeunink

Advocaat - Associate Partner

IE & Innovatie

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Joost Becker

Advocaat - Partner

IE & Innovatie

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The role of intellectual property in competition and innovation

A robust position in the field of intellectual property enables businesses and other organisations to maintain their position in the market, stay ahead of the competition and contribute to societal progress. The protection of intellectual property, know-how and trade secrets is essential if one is to remain ahead and capitalise on the full potential of innovation, whether this involves creative design, digital innovations or investments.

Dirkzwager provides bespoke advice to businesses and other organisations concerning their intellectual property rights, as well as expert representation in legal proceedings. In this way, our clients stay ahead of the competition and achieve the best possible return on their performance and innovations.

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IP & Innovation

Multidisciplinary approach and successful collaboration with Conect4Children

Conect4children is a European network focused on the development of new paediatric therapies. Dirkzwager's valorisation team successfully established a new research entity in the Netherlands, in collaboration with academic medical centers and pharmaceutical companies. The multidisciplinary approach involved experts from different jurisdictions and enabled the team to provide effective legal, tax and administrative guidance.

Client case IP & Innovation

Conect4Children

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