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Intellectual Property & Innovation

It is essential to protect creative works and the rights of inventors to maintain a competitive advantage and ensure continued growth. Legal support in product innovation helps bring new innovations to market and ensures that rights are properly secured for the parties involved.

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Joost Becker

Lawyer - Partner

Intellectual Property & Innovation

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Dieuwertje Bouchier

Lawyer

Intellectual Property & Innovation

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The role of intellectual property in competition and innovation

A strong intellectual property position enables businesses and organisations to maintain their market position, stay ahead of competitors and contribute to societal progress. Whether it involves creative designs, digital innovations or investments, effective protection of intellectual property, know-how and trade secrets is essential to maintaining a leading position and realising the full value of innovation.

Dirkzwager provides tailored advice to businesses and organisations on their intellectual property rights and represents them in legal proceedings where necessary. In doing so, our clients stay ahead of the competition and maximise the value of their innovations and business performance.

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IP & Innovation

Multidisciplinary approach and successful collaboration with Conect4Children

Conect4children is a European network focused on the development of new paediatric therapies. Dirkzwager's valorisation team successfully established a new research entity in the Netherlands, in collaboration with academic medical centers and pharmaceutical companies. The multidisciplinary approach involved experts from different jurisdictions and enabled the team to provide effective legal, tax and administrative guidance.

Client case IP & Innovation

Conect4Children

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Defence & Security: Investing, innovating and protecting

5 august 2025 - In light of rising geopolitical tensions, NATO member states have recently agreed to a new NATO benchmark of 5% of GDP. The Dutch defence and security sector...

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