We are proud to announce that yesterday, March 26, 2025, our colleagues Johan De Houwer (PhD), Bram Janssen (PhD) and Frederic Colomer Martinez (PhD) have been sworn in as Dutch
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No pink skies ahead Author: Lars Nysten, Benelux and European trademark and design attorney T-Mobile (Deutsche Telekom AG) has recently lost three Benelux color marks that offered protection for a
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The Unified Patent Court (UPC) promotes international cooperation among participating EU member states. In order to properly position themselves for handling cases before the UPC, IP law firms from different
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Exciting News! Arnold & Siedsma Antwerp is Moving to a New Home! We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you – Arnold & Siedsma Antwerp is relocating to
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Wetsus’ research led to 100 patent applications Unique inventions with impact One hundred water tech patent applications have proven Wetsus research to be novel and inventive. To safeguard the interest
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The power of a strong mark The General Court recently also decided in third instance that you cannot just claim the well-known trademark GOOGLE for cars, despite the fact that
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Montenegro 39th EPC Contracting state as of October 1st 2022 From October 1st, Montenegro is the 39th member state of the European Patent Organisation. Montenegro already was a extension state
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Thursday September 15 IAM and WTR announced the winners of its 2022 Global IP Awards. Arnold & Siedsma is pleased to be the winners of the Trademark Attorney Firm of
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The well-known music theme of all James Bond films has been applied for as a sound mark in the European Union. After an initial refusal, the Board of Appeal of
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There is renewed hope for the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the new court that should enable unitary European patents, which do not need to be validated separately in specific countries
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