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Marco Coolen, foto © Bart van Overbeeke

The World of Patents

With the help of Dutch and European patent attorney Marco Coolen (AOMB), we can better understand the world of patents. How do they work, why are they important, and when do they lose their usefulness?

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patent lock and key
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21 June

A patent is only valuable if you do something with it

Patent denial
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14 June

“I don’t need a patent.” (often a sign it's worth protecting)

patents are a wall with a door
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7 June

How to legally build on your competitor’s patent

IKEA kast
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31 May

IKEA's real innovation is not in your living room

uitvinding binnen werktijd, wie is de eigenaar
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24 May

Who actually owns the invention?

From idea to exclusive right
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17 May

From idea to exclusive right

Money looking for patents
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10 May

Money looking for assets: Why investors like patents

patents pending
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3 May

Protection doesn’t start with a patent

BIC pen
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26 April

The innovation you do not see

Patents at the border
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19 April

Why patents are valuable precisely in a transit country

recept lekker eten food kitchen recipe
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12 April

Can you patent a recipe? (The answer lies in the technology)

patenttrollen
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5 April

How do you make money from a patent? (More ways than you think!)