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Expert Profile: Rene Hasekamp

Expertise:  I can answer questions about European patent law and practice. My experience mainly lies in the Dutch patent practice. I am not familiar with other patent systems than the European and Dutch systems, although I am familiar with general issues regarding patents. Please don`t ask me questions, specific for US patent law.

Experience in the area
I have been a patent examiner in the Netherlands Patent Office for 35 years. I also am a deputy judge for patent cases in The Hague's District Court.

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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  Most European patents are being granted relatively easy. So do not be hesitant to apply for a European patent if you think you have invented something.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  It is easy to obtain a European patent, if you know how the examiners work. You can, for instance, make use of the (limited) amount of time that examiners are allowed to spend on an application.
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Great answer! thank you very much.
(Leah on 07/25/08)
Thank you for answering my question in such a knowledgeable way - even though copyright law is not your particular area of expertise. I will keep all
(Patricia McGurk on 06/01/08)
Thanks for taking the time to get back to me and answering so quick. Ryan www.loveinventions.com
(Ryan Love on 04/13/08)
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Recent Answers from Rene Hasekamp
2008-08-04  modifying a patent afterwards No, it is not possible to modify a granted patent. If you discover an improvement later, you can file a new patent application. It depends on the law of your country if that new application can be...
2008-07-25  video copyright Hello, Although copyright is not really my expertise, I can answer the following: YouTube puts a link next to every video, in order to make it possible to put it on a website. It would be strange...
2008-07-23  general copyright questions Hi, This indeed not my strongest point but: #1 I think the best place to start is WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Go to http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/ and http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/faq/...
2008-03-11  Copyrights and collectible card games I ma not really a copyright expert, but the following seems completely correct to me: If there still is any copyright on (the images on) the cards, you would violate that copyright by scanning and publishing...
2007-11-04  How to protect a herbal formula? To be honest, the easiest way would be to keep the formula secret. A herbal tonic is probably not very easy to analize. An example how to keep a formula succesfully secret is Coca Cola. They never registered...
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