Since 1981, KOB has ensured an adequate protection of intellectual property against infringement in Belgium as well as abroad.
Our team consists of experienced engineers, legal experts and paralegals who continuously keep their knowhow up to date and who are officially recognised at a Belgian, Benelux and European level so that your invention, trademark or design is in safe hands.
Manager | Belgian & European patent attorney
Frans has been with KOB since 1989. He is a Belgian and European patent attorney specialized in electricity, mechanics and technology of the textile sector.
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Belgian & European patent attorney
Kristof has been with KOB since 2002. He is a Belgian and European patent attorney specialized in chemical industry, food industry, mechanical engineering and technology of the textile sector
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Belgian & European patent attorney
After her studies, Veerle conducted a research project with ILVO (Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research). She has been with KOB since 2006. She is a Belgian and European patent attorney specialized in mechanics and electromechanical engineering.
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Tessa holds a Bachelor degree Primary Education. Her mother tongue is Dutch. She has a good knowledge of English and French.
She has been with our patent department since 2019 where she provides administrative support in the treatment of our patent files, more in particular with respect to the various patent procedures, as from the filing of the patent applications until the moment the patent is granted. In this respect, she corresponds with national and international authorities as well as with foreign patent attorneys from all over the world.
In addition, Tessa also handles all administration and the monitoring of the payments of the fees for the maintenance of our client’s patents and patent applications.
Manager | European Trademark & Design Attorney | Master in Law
Trui holds a law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven. She was an intern at the Bruges and the Kortrijk bar and she joined KOB in 1987, where she is responsible for the trademark and design department. Trui manages the trademark and design portfolios of small, medium-sized and large-scale enterprises.
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European Trademark & Design Attorney | Master in Law
Emmelie has been with KOB since 2011. She studied law and specializes in trademarks, copyright and design rights.
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Member of BMM (Benelux Association for Trademark and Designs) and ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association)
Benelux Trademark & Design Attorney | Master in Law
Anne-Sophie has been with KOB since 2018. She studied law and specializes in trademarks, copyright and design rights.
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Marie-Paule has been with KOB since May 1985, where she started out as a member of the administrative staff, both in the trademarks & design department as the patent department. Her mother tongue is Dutch and she also speaks and writes French and English fluently.
Since 1995, she has been active in the trademarks & design department. She provides administrative support in the treatment of our trademark and design files, from the filing until the registration. She has regular contacts with national and international authorities as well as trademark attorneys from all over the world.
In addition, Marie-Paule especially handles all administration and the monitoring relating to the maintenance of the trademark and design registrations, as well as the renewal of our clients’ trademark surveillances.
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Liesbeth has been working for our trademarks and designs department since 2019. She provides administrative support in the treatment of our trademarks and designs files, from the filing until the registration. She has contacts with national and international authorities as well as foreign trademark attorneys from all over the world on a regular basis.
Liesbeth also handles all administration and the monitoring relating to the trademark surveillances, as well as the renewal of our clients’ trademark surveillances.