Patent attorney specialized in biotechnology, food, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, especially genetic engineering, microbiology and molecular diagnostics. Profound knowlegde of patenting of plant related inventions. Deputy Justice in the Appeal Court in The Hague since 2001.Lectoring for the CEIPI Basic course in The Hague.Lecturing for the training for patent information specialists (WON Basic course and advanced course, Stichting GO). Involved with the drafting of the (mock) exams for certification of patent information specialists. Author of the training module on European patent law that is part of the GIIP Off Campus Learning program.Lecturing at the IPKM Master program at the University of Maastricht.Member of the Disciplinary Board Of Appeal (DBoA) at the European Patent Office (EPO) from 2008-2018.Member of the Patent Documentation Commission of epi from 2012-2016. (Substitute) member of the Professional Education Commission of epi from 2012. Epi tutor and speaker.Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Dutch Association of Patent Attorneys from 2001-2017.Member of the Legal Committe of the Dutch Association of Patent Attorneys from 2001-2017.Member of the PR-committee of the Dutch Association of Patent Attorneys.Member of AIPPA and FICPI (until 2020).Member of the Advice Council of Octrooigilde (until 2020).Annotator for Kluwer IP database for Dutch patent law court decision and EPO case law of the Boards of Appeal.Assistant editor for the Kluwer IP Manual.Off counsel for Hoffmann-Eitle since 2020.Advisor for Sagacious from 2021.Specialties: biotechnology patenting, esp. plant genetic engineering and diagnostics based on gene/protein signatures,patent information and searching, currently part of the team that is preparing exams for certification of patent information specialists.EQE and pre-examdisciplinary lawLanguages: Dutch (native speaker), English, German