ir. Hans Goesaert, PhD

Hans Goesaert holds a Master of Science degree in Bio-engineering Sciences and a PhD in Applied Biological Sciences. He performed his PhD research at the Food & Microbial Technology research group at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, under supervision of Prof. Dr. ir. Jan Delcour, and continued his (applied) scientific research for 6 years as a postdoctoral researcher at the same department.

Prior to joining De Clercq & Partners in August 2015, he worked for almost 7 years in the IP and patent domain, as an IP officer at the Technology Transfer Office of the Catholic University of Leuven, and as a patent counsel in private practice.

In 2015, he qualified as a European Patent Attorney. As of January 2015, Hans is a qualified Belgian Patent Attorney as well. In 2023, Hans successfully obtained the Certificate on Patent Litigation in Europe from the University of Maastricht. He has been registered as a representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

Areas of practice

• Drafting, filing and prosecution of European and PCT patent applications
• Drafting and prosecution of national patent applications
• Drafting, filing and prosecution of Belgian patent applications as a qualified Belgian Patent Attorney
• Legal IP advice on Belgian patents
• Oppositions and appeal proceedings before the EPO
• Oral proceedings before the EPO in examination and opposition and before the Boards of Appeal
• Validations of European patents in Belgium as a qualified Belgian Patent Attorney
• Filing and prosecuting SPC’s in Belgium and advising on SPC’s in general
• Acting as an expert for the Belgian courts or parties in descriptive seizure proceedings
• Acting as an expert in litigation before Belgian civil courts or parties in intellectual property matters
• IP litigation experience in Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK and Japan
• Opinions regarding patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity of intellectual property rights
• General strategic and legal advice in IP matters
• IP due diligence
• Portfolio management, advice and strategy
• Patent literature searching and analysis
• Acting as an a European Patent Litigator/UPC Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
• Assisting infringement and validity proceedings before the UPC

Hans is a member of AIPPI and is one of the authors of 'European SPCs Unravelled: A Practitioner’s Guide to Supplementary Protection Certificates in Europe' (Second Edition).

Languages

Hans is a native Dutch speaker and is fluent in English and French.

Competences

Hans has general scientific and working experience in various fields of technology including chemistry, food technology and engineering and life sciences, such as applications in biotechnology and (bio)chemistry, chemical engineering and processing and catalyst technology, but also material science, analytical and pharmacological (bio)chemistry, and mechanical engineering.