Harm is a Dutch and European Patent Attorney, primarily active in the fields of electronics, communications technology and software. As a partner of NLO, he leads a team of junior and senior patent attorneys helping clients to maintain their competitive edge by protecting and asserting their IP.
Harm finds that life as a patent attorney is never dull, with every day bringing exciting new challenges. Whether it is a thorough investigation of the details of a client’s new invention, a particularly contentious litigation, or a peculiarity of national patent law to overcome, there is always something new to dive into.
With a PhD in plasma physics and a previous career as an industry researcher and developer in signal processing software, medical devices, and integrated circuit design, Harm has ample technical experience in different fields which he now applies as a patent attorney. Besides drafting and prosecuting patent applications,he is also involved in patent litigation procedures and license negotiations.
Kennedyplein 236
5611 ZT Eindhoven
Netherlands
+31 40 2393 763
vanderheijden@nlo.eu