The Dutch government advises Dutch people to stay at home if they show any symptoms of the disease and also to work remotely as much as possible. This helps prevent the spread of the virus. Vondst supports this policy. Until further notice, we will therefore, in principle, work remotely and will, as far as possible, […]
>>Polo van der Putt recently published an article on case law regarding failed IT projects for the Dutch computer law magazine Computerrecht. It appears that many project still go wrong, most cases require a (new) notice of default and breaches of the principles of professional care may offer a new angle to approach failed projects.
>>The summer issue of the European Pharmaceutical Law Review, Volume 3, no. 2, 2019, was just published and contains a case note on the Abraxis case by Otto Swens and Carly van der Beek. In the note, they discuss the recent judgment concerning Supplementary Protections Certificates (SPCs), taking into account also how the Courts ruling […]
>>Great rankings in the latest IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals! The IAM Patent is a unique guide that identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe. Based on research and feedback from peers, the IAM Patent 1000 applauds Vondst as follows: “Representing some of the biggest names in the […]
>>Great rankings in the latest Legal 500 EMEA 2019 for our IP, Patents and IT & Outsourcing teams! The Legal 500 is one of the renowned clients guides to the best law firms and top lawyers. Based on research and feedback from clients and peers, The Legal 500 applauds Vondst as follows: Information technology (tier […]
>>Polo van der Putt wrote a comment to the judgement of the court of Noord-Brabant dated 3 October 2018. In this judgment the court annulled the contractual limitations of liability, as the supplier suspended provision of services in reaction to non-payment by the dissatisfied customer. Read the comment here (in Dutch).
>>Herwin Roerdink has been named in the 2019 edition of WIPR Leaders. Profiling the leading IP practitioners from around the world, WIPR Leaders consists of an online directory of entrants as well as hard copy handbooks for both patents and trademarks. All Leaders were chosen after a four month nomination process, in which WIPR sought […]
>>Ricardo Dijkstra, Carly van der Beek and Berber van der Wansem contributed to the handbook European SPCs Unravelled, A Practitioner’s Guide to Supplementary Protection Certificates in Europe, which is published by Wolters Kluwer. While supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) are governed by the same substantive rules in all Member States of the European Union and the […]
>>Otto Swens wrote a comment (in Dutch) on the UK Supreme Court Pregabaline judgment, one of the most interesting patent cases in Europe on Swiss-type claims and plausability.
>>Polo van der Putt has given a presentation at the Ignite conference of paloalto Networks. The conference was held in the Amsterdam Conference Building (RAI) and over 2.000 participants joined the session. Subject matter was the processing of security data and implementing security measures under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Especially recital 49 GDPR […]
>>Polo van der Putt gave a presentation at the seminar of the Dutch Outsourcing Association about the legal aspects of failed outsourcing projects. The presentations can be found here.
>>The Dutch legal journal JGR (journal on medicines law) recently published an article titled ‘Geneesmiddelenonderzoek en de Bolar-exceptie; harmonisatie tot de voordeur’ (Drug research and the Bolar-exemption; harmonization up to the front door) written by Arvid van Oorschot. The article covers the lack of European harmonization of the exemption for drug research in patent law; […]
>>Last week the IAM Patent 1000 2018 Guide was published containing the “World’s Leading Patent Professionals”. Vondst was again ranked in “Tier 2”. IAM Patent 1000 explains: Toward the end of last year, IP and life sciences specialist Vondst Advocaten celebrated a decade of fighting important battles in Dutch intellectual property. Champion to a brigade […]
>>Carly van der Beek joins the patent & life sciences practice of Vondst as a lawyer as of 1 June. Otto Swens, partner at Vondst: “We are delighted that Carly has joined our team. Carly has been litigating in the field of patents and life sciences since the beginning of her career and is a […]
>>Recently the article of Herwin Roerdink on the proposal of the e-Privacy Regulation has been published in the Dutch Internet Law Review. In the wake of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the European Commission published its proposal with regard to electronic communications. These rules will impact all organizations that use electronic communications, (online) marketing […]
>>Patent lawyer Arvid van Oorschot will become partner and head the technology and life sciences department...
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>>As of November 1st senior associate Tineke van de Bunt strengthens the IT and privacy practice of Vondst.
>>On 22 September 2017 Herwin Roerdink gave a presentation at the Social Messaging Event hosted by Frankwatching.com on the new data protection rules.
>>On 4 October 2017 Ricardo Dijkstra has been interviewd on patent law by Business News Radio.
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>>The September edition of the Amsterdam Bar bulletin contains an interview with Herwin Roerdink on the upcoming GDPR.
>>Op 4 juli 2017 was Tjeerd Overdijk live in de uitzending van BNR Zakendoen.
>>We are very proud that the IAM Patent 1000 has ranked Vondst as a firm and Otto Swens and Ricardo Dijkstra individually in it's World's Leading Patent Professionals Guide.
>>During the INTA in Barcelona, Herwin Roerdink gave a presentation regarding fashion brand owners and EU data protection regulations.
>>Vijf jaar na haar overlijden is nog steeds niet duidelijk wie de bijzondere erfenis van Whitney Houston krijgt.
>>The logistics increasingly use IT.
>>On 16 May 2017 Vondst will host a seminar on the GDPR.
>>On 28 March Herwin Roerdink gave a lecture during the seminar Big Data in the construction industry organised by the Dutch Association of Construction Law.
>>We are very proud that the Chambers Global Guide 2017 has ranked Vondst as one of the leading law firms in the Netherlands that specialises in intellectual property law.
>>Otto Swens and Ricardo Dijkstra gave a webinar on patent law at the 'Academie voor de Rechtspraktijk'. The first part of the webinar deals with the basic principles of patent law, the second part regards the scope of protection.
>>London, United Kingdom – The winners of the 2017 Client Choice Awards were announced on February 9.
>>Herwin Roerdink has been appointed as partner with Vondst advocaten as of 1 February 2017.
>>Dutch language article by Nadine Reijnders-Wiersma of Vondst published in the BMM Bulletin, the magazine of the Benelux Trademark and Design Rights Society.
>>Otto Swens has been chosen as winner of the Client Choice Award 2016 for the Netherlands in the category IP: Patents.
>>Herwin Roerdink was interviewed by national Dutch radio (BNR News radio) about the ruling of the German Federal Supreme Court brought by Unilever against the blue colour trademark of the German beauty company Beiersdorf for its well-known Nivea skin-care product.
>>During the Spring Meeting of the Netherlands Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR) lectured about apps and intellectual property.
>>During the UNION Round Table of February 27, 2015 in Munich Ricardo Dijkstra lectured about sufficiency and clarity in patent law.
>>On 17 March 2015 Vondst hosts a seminar on marketing and privacy.
>>Herwin Roerdink is blogger at marketingonline.nl.
>>Vondst is currently hiring an associate for the IT practice.
>>Ricardo Dijkstra was interviewed by national Dutch radio about Toyota’s announcement to open up around 6000 patents in the field of hydrogen technology in order to boost the development and introduction of the hydrogen car.
>>IP lawyer Herwin Roerdijk has joined Vondst Advocaten as per December 1, 2014.
>>During C5’s Life Sciences IP Summit – the industry-leading event for the life sciences industries – Ricardo Dijkstra moderated the Patent Office Roundtable on Friday 14 November 2014.
>>Patent lawyer Ricardo Dijkstra joined Vondst as per 1 September.
>>Ricardo Dijkstra was interviewed by national Dutch radio about the USD 466 million damages award in the matter against Masimo before the District Court in Delaware, United States.
>>On 23 September the second edition of Data Protection & Privacy was launched.
>>Patent lawyer Ricardo Dijkstra and IP lawyer Nadine Wiersma join Vondst as per September 1, 2014.
>>Vondst is hiring an associate for the patent litigation practice.
>>Polo van der Putt attended the ITechLaw conference in Bangalore, India.
>>UPOV, the International Union for the Protection of new Varieties of Plants has organised a seminar on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs).
>>On 11 June 2013 Tjeerd Overdijk will contribute to the Third Symposium "Breeding and protecting" (combined event of the Dutch Patent Office and the Dutch Plant Variety Board) with an overview of recent case law in the field of plant-related patents.
>>As per June 1, 2013, Lilly Klymowksy has joined Vondst as associate attorney-at-law.
>>Our Of Counsel Bart Kiewiet will chair a Workshop on Enforcement in the Agricultural and Vegetable Sector during the CPVO Seminar on the Enforcement of Plant Variety Rights (Rome, 30 May, 2013).
>>Vondst has participated in the recent event of the Amsterdam Economic Board.
>>Polo van der Putt has given a training on e-commerce for Sdu.
>>In a landmark case (usedSoft-case) the Court of Justice of the EU today decided that buyers of second hand software do need need a license from the software vendor to use the software.
>>Polo van der Putt and Titus Engels are the co-authors of the book "Outsourcing onder Architectuur.
>>Today a commentary of Polo van der Putt was published in the Dutch magazine for Computer law (Computerrecht) with respect to a court decision on a failed IT-project.
>>PDMA.NL Annual Conference 2012 - Innovation: Turning Technology into Business
>>Polo van der Putt and Tessa Stallaert attended the Annual Conference of the Dutch Privacy Law Association.
>>On 6 March a successful seminar on outsourcing trends took place.
>>On 30 January the book "Data Protection & Privacy" was launched in Brussels.
>>Comment by Polo van der Putt for the legal blog IT en Recht (IT & Law) to a Supreme Court decision about the unability to perform an IT agreement.
>>On 29 November 2019 Tjeerd will be speaking at the 9th edition of the International Conference “IP Protection for Plant Innovation”, held in Amsterdam on 28 and 29 November 2019. The topic to be addressed is recent developments in the field of rights of breeders with regard to so-called Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs). Tjeerd will […]
>>This Pan-European Pharma and Biotech Patent Litigation Forum will feature insights and practical guidance from experts in this field. The forum comes at a significant time in Europe. With Brexit looming and the impending ratification of the UPC Agreement by Germany as a result of a pending complaint before the German Constitutional Court, there are […]
>>On 16 and 17 October, the 5th annual edition of C5’s Life Sciences IP Summit will take place in Munich. Alongside the latest legal information and challenges assessment for Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies, the event will also address the legal environment for Medical Device companies. C5’s Life Sciences IP Summit sets the scene for the […]
>>Het Vondst Privacy Team nodigt u hierbij graag uit voor de ontbijtsessie Update privacyrecht.
>>Puck Polter of Vondst comments on Court of Justice 12 October 2016, C-166/15 (Ranks en Vasiļevičs vs. Microsoft Corp.).
>>Recently, the third edition of the book Data Protection & Privacy from Sweet & Maxwell's International Series has been published.
>>Polo van der Putt comments on Court of Appeal Den Haag 31 March 2015 (Exact-Brandmeester's).
>>Comments Polo van der Putt for the magazine Computerrecht (Computer Law) on a failed automation project.
>>Practically oriented afternoon Seminar with regard to recent developments in and surrounding Plant Variety Law
>>Polo van der Putt has been interviewed by AutomatiseringGids (Automation Magazine), a leading magazine in the Netherlands for IT professionals.
>>Yesterday the 2015 Outsourcing Performance was launched. Outsourcing Performance is the annual benchmark study of Giarte.
>>In juni heeft de branchevereniging van de Nederlandse IT-industrie, Nederland ICT, haar nieuwe algemene voorwaarden gepubliceerd.
>>Article of Polo van der Putt in the legal magazine Weg & Wagen (Road & Vehicle) on big data and liability.
>>Noot van Polo van der Putt in Computerrecht bij Centric/Wehkamp.
>>Otto Swens, AIPPI Zeist, 12 March 2014 - Power Point presentation Patent debate
>>On 25 June 2013 the Hague Court of Appeal gave a ruling on the validity of a software patent of U.S. based Rovi Coroporation.
>>In the summer of 2013 both the Hague District Court and the Court of Appeal in the Hague rendered interesting and important decisions on the validity of the so-called radish sprout patent of the Dutch company Taste of Nature.
>>Polo van der Putt wrote a blog on IT en Recht (the free Dutch internetforum for IT and Law) on the recent Smart TV ruling of the Dutch Data Protection Authority.
>>Polo van der Putt and Tessa Stallaert wrote an article for Information Magazine on the legal aspects of IT business cases.
>>Polo van der Putt wrote a commentary for Computerrecht, the Dutch Computer Law Magazine.
>>Afternoon Seminar on new developments in Plant Variety Law (Dutch spoken only)
>>Recently the 10th edition of Outsourcing Performance was published by Giarte.
>>Tjeerd Overdijk gives a presentation on Pan-EU injunctions at Fall Meeting of Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.
>>Commentary of Polo van der Putt and Titus Engels on the recent Supreme Court decision in which sales law was applied to software licenses.
>>Power point slides of the lecture "Patent Wars: Apple/Samsung" that Otto Swens held for the Amsterdam Young Bar Association on 24 May 2013.
>>Classical outsourcing agreements are too rigid.
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