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Use patent databases to take a look into the future

Are you done with fortune tellers and trend watchers and do you want to know what the future really looks like? Then take a look inside a patent database, our columnist Hans Helsloot writes.

On image recognition software, AI, and patents

That software cannot be patented in Europe is a persistent myth, explains our patent expert Hans Helsloot. Something new and innovative just has to be done on a technical level.

The dos and don’ts for protecting your designs

Our patent expert columnist Hans Helsloot took a virtual look at the online Dutch Design Week and reached a shocking conclusion: lots of beautiful designs are not protected. This can be done better!

Patents are not about monopolies, but about sharing knowledge

Our columnists are working on solutions to the problems of our time. In the section Tomorrow is Good, they write about their ideas and dreams for the future.

Is it better to file a patent application or keep it secret?

Our columnists are working on finding solutions to today's problems and write about their ideas and dreams for the future in the Tomorrow is Good section.

Tomorrow is good: why patent applications are interesting for start-ups

Imagine that as a start-up you have an innovative idea that will do away with the hassle of face masks and plexiglass. E.g., an advanced […]

Tomorrow is good: Flexibility and ingenuity of entrepreneurs gives cause for optimism

What do you think? Has the corona crisis so far yielded more or fewer patent applications? Oddly enough, the answer is that no effect can […]

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Tomorrow is good: Learning from someone else’s patents

It gives you a good feeling to see how many people are committed to doing something useful in this time of crisis. Very often this […]

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