Shortlisted for this year's MIP Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year award!
02 March 2018
We are proud to announce that De Clercq & Partners has been nominated by Managing Intellectual Property for this year's Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year award in Belgium.
Over the last few years, Managing IP's influential survey has ranked our firm steadily in Tier 1 when it came to Patent Prosecution in the Benelux. Moreover, our very own Ms. Ann De Clercq and Mr. Joost Muylle were among the distinguished selection of 2017 IP Stars.
We are excited to find out who will go home with the prize this year! The winners will be announced during the Managing IP Awards Ceremony on March 8th in London. To be continued...
DCPeloton returns from 29 March to 5 April 2027, bringing IP professionals from around the world together in Flanders for a unique week of cycling, professional connections and Belgian culture.
G1/25: Enlarged Board of Appeal Narrows Requirement to Adapt Patent Descriptions After Claim Amendments
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued its long-awaited decision G 1/25 on 3 September 2026, clarifying when patent applicants and proprietors must adapt the description and drawings of a patent after amending the claims. We refer to our earlier articles of 16 March 2026 and 5 August 2025 on this subject.
We are pleased to welcome Mathijs van Noort to De Clercq & Partners as a Patent Adviser / Trainee European Patent Attorney.
With his background in mathematics, engineering, computer science and AI, he will strengthen our Engineering, Software & AI team and contribute his expertise in areas including AI, software, IoT, medical devices, computer-implemented inventions, and various practical applications using software & AI.
We wish Mathijs a great start and look forward to working together!
Koen Vanhalst has once again been recognised in the IAM Strategy 300
We are pleased to announce that our partner Koen Vanhalst has once again been recognised in the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2026.
The IAM Strategy 300 identifies leading professionals who are recognised for their ability to develop and implement strategies that maximise the value of intellectual property.
