NLO based in The Hague, has acquired all the shares in Zacco Netherlands B.V. Until 2009, Amsterdam-based Zacco Netherlands operated under the name Shieldmark.

NLO Shieldmark becomes second largest trademark office in the Netherlands

Brexit has happened, and the transition period ended on the 31st December 2020. Have your IP assets, contracts and agreements been reviewed accordingly? If not, talk to us!

In April 2015 the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional political agreement on the trademark reform package.

With the introduction of the EU trademark (EUTM) in 1994, the European Union Intellectual Property office (the EUIPO)

From April, there will be more freedom in working with divisional patent applications in Europe as the abolition of the 24 month time-limit in EPO's Rule 36 enters into force.

Apart from design products, such as furniture, interior lamps and tableware, there is a tendency to focus on patents and trademarks as the dominant types of IP right.

The territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulations (the ‘GDPR' or the ‘regulation') is determined within Article 3, adopting two main criteria for this purpose; ‘establishment' and ‘targeting'.

On May 31 2013 changes were made to the Patents Act regarding damages in patent infringement cases where the infringement was found to be wilful or negligent.