We welcome a new patent attorney amongst us: Marc Van Bladel.

CONGRATULATIONS to Ilse and Annelies: they both passed the qualifying examination for paralegals organised by the Platform Formalities Officers.

During summer holidays, DenK iP will remain rendering services. Email will be followed up by at least one of our staff members. If your email requires urgent attention, for convenience, please indicate "urgent" in the header.

We welcome an administrative assistant: Kitty Matthys.

The DenK iP team wishes good luck to all EQE candidates.

We welcome a patent attorney trainee: Peter Clerinx.

We have found a new patent attorney trainee to be added to our team soon.

None of the offices is actually closed during the upcoming holiday period. Davy, Ilse and Nikie are on holiday between 27 and 31 December; Kris and Annelies are on holiday between 3 and 7 January.

The DenK iP team wishes you a nice end-of-the-year period and a happy new year.

Sven leaves DenK iP.

DenK iP team members attend the EPO workshop "The European patent grant and PCT procedure - selected topics" in The Hague.

DenK iP lectures about "novelty" in the context of the European Patent Convention.

DenK iP takes part in the Autumn user meeting of its IP management system..

Members of the DenK iP team attend the workshop "Post-grant procedures at the European Patent Office" organised by KVIV..

Members of the DenK iP team start the course "Europees Octrooirecht en Octrooipraktijk", organised by KVIV..

Members of the DenK iP team attend the seminar "Examination Matters 2010" held by the EPO in The Hague..

We welcome two patent attorney trainees: Nikie Planckaert and Sven Billiet.

The Gent office will be closed from 3 till 20 August. The Mechelen office can be contacted instead.

The Mechelen office will be closed from 12 till 30 July. The Gent office can be contacted instead.

Ilse has given birth to a baby boy, Victor. Congratulations!

We welcome Isabel Van Renterghem. She will replace Ilse during her maternity leave.

The company is closed on May 13 and May 24 for reason of bank holidays.

The Mechelen office will be closed from 12 till 30 July, but during this period the Gent office can be contacted.

The Gent office will be closed from 3 till 20 August, but during this period the Mechelen office can be contacted.

Members of the DenK iP team attend the Spring user meeting of their patent management system.

The DenK iP team celebrates the first anniversary of DenK iP bvba.

DenK iP team members attend the Management Forum conference "Guide to the formal requirements of the European patent system". Other team members attend a KVIV-TI course "US licensing - learning the art of drafting patent license agreements".

WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY OUR TELECOM OPERATOR THAT THE SCHIPLAKEN OFFICE WILL BE UNREACHABLE BY PHONE ON MARCH 18 AND 19. PLEASE USE THE NUMBER OF THE MERELBEKE OFFICE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH DAVY.

The DenK iP team wishes good luck to all participants to the EQE.

DenK iP lectures about "PCT procedure for paralegals".

DenK iP lectures about "EP procedure for paralegals".

DenK iP lectures about "Introduction to various types of intellectual property for paralegals".

Members of the DenK iP team attend the seminar "Patents for innovation" organised by the Belgian Federal Government Economy.

Members of the DenK iP team attend the centennial of the "Belgische Nationale Vereniging voor Bescherming van Intellectuele Eigendom (BNVBIE)".

The Mechelen office will be closed from 21 December till 24 December 2009. The Gent office will be closed from 28 December till 31 December. During these periods you can contact the other office. Both offices will be closed on 25 December 2009 and 1 January 2010. The DenK iP team wishes you a nice end-of-the-year period and a happy new year.

Members of the DenK iP team follow a seminar about "PCT - filing, prosecution, entry into the regional EP phase, including recent PCT changes and EP changes of April 1, 2010".

DenK iP lectures about "IP protection of computer implemented inventions".

DenK iP takes part in the Autumn user meeting of its IP management system.

We welcome Annelies Van den Bergh as our new administrative assistant.

DenK iP has found a paralegal who will start working in the Schiplaken office on October 1.

Also some of our clients receive requests for registration of patents, for example from I.B.F.T.P.R. Such request do not emanate from an official patenting instance, and payment is not necessary to keep your patent file alive. In case of doubt, please do not hesitate to contact us for checking whether such a request is genuine.

We have now populated both our new offices. Please note our amended contact details on the contacts page. Click here for a first image of the working heart of the Merelbeke site.

Today we welcome Ilse Witman as our administrative assistant.

DenK iP is proud to welcome the first clients in the (not yet completely finished) new Merelbeke office.

DenK iP lectures about "IP protection of computer-implemented inventions".

DenK iP has found an administrative assistant who will start working in the Merelbeke office on July 1.

Both in Boortmeerbeek and in Merelbeke people are working hard to get the new offices ready.

DenK iP has a vacancy for a patent paralegal.

DenK iP has taken part in the Spring User Meeting of its IP management system.

DenK iP is visited by one of its US colleagues for discussion of US patent matters.

DenK iP bvba starts its commercial activities.

Based on the close cooperation between iP HEAD bvba and Wauters Intellectual Property bvba, all official steps have been taken for setting up DenK iP bvba.