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Rene Hasekamp

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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 or any other non-European patent law.

Experience in the area

I have been a patent examiner in the Netherlands Patent Office for 35 years. Now 9 am retired. I have been a deputy judge for patent cases in The Hague's District Court from January 1991 until June 2011.

Education/Credentials

I graduated in Chemistry and Law at Leiden University. I have worked in the Netherlands Patent Office as an examiner for 35 years until my retirement in 2003. I was appointed as a honorary deputy judge for patent cases in 1991. After my retirement I still work at a few cases on patent law in The Hague District Court.

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.

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Recent Answers from Rene Hasekamp

2012-01-28 Euro patent:

Hello, If you have not disclosed your invention in any written (publicly accessible) source, and there are no publicly accessible, working models (prototypes) available, and if you have not disclosed

2011-11-30 Are European patents easier and cheaper for the beginning inventor?:

Hello, Some European countries (France, the Netherlands, Belgium and more) have a "registration system", which means that there is no examination at all. In those counties patents are granted always

2011-09-03 Any methods to secure my position that I am the copyright holder?:

Hello, You could (also) keep a journal or notebook, similar to an inventor, in which you describe how you work. But - like with patents - a notebook only does not prove anything. If it is accepted as

2011-06-12 patents!:

Hello, I said they will be reluctant, because they probably believe that they are the ones who have to offer more than you. If they sign, you have their word. That's it. It does not give you a real

2011-06-12 patents!:

Hello, Normally I would advise you to apply for a patent before you start negotiating with anybody. But your problem seems to be that you cannot disclose your invention in a patent application in such

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