Niels is a European and Dutch patent attorney. He draws upon a rich history of working in the electrotechnical and mechanical arts. Before beginning his career as a patent attorney, Niels earned his master’s degree in physics and worked as researcher and advisor at the Dutch organization for applied scientific research (TNO).
Niels combines a physicist’s problem-solving skills with a patent attorney’s pragmatic approach to understand clients’ needs in protecting and commercializing their intellectual property, and to develop a robust patent portfolio. Niels provides counsel to clients on matters pertaining to patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate. He also provides litigation support before the Dutch courts, and is a relentless searcher for evidence when a competitor’s patent needs to be dispensed with.
Niels has particular technical and patent prosecution experience in the following areas: Signal/image processing, Optical sensors and positioning, Computers, Telecommunication, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Lithography, Radar and lidar, Ultrasound, Medical devices, Composite material structures and Heat exchanger systems.
