Hoffmann Eitle
Frodo Ferro
LL.M., M.Sc., Dutch and European Patent and Trademark Attorney
Profile
Languages: Dutch, English, French, German
Specialisation
Intellectual property, in particular in the field of mechanical engineering, physics and electronics. Opinions on the legal validity and/or infringement of patents, patent litigation, prosecuting cases before the European Patent Office, IP strategy and negotiations. Specific experience in portfolio management and multi-jurisdiction prosecution (EU,US, far-east) for embedded systems, medical devices and systems, semiconductors and microelectronics, and technology licensing, standardization and R&D collaborations.
Publications
Various papers on Dutch, European IP law and competition law issues of IP (standardization), and lectures on IP strategy.
Professional memberships
Dutch Patent Attorney Bar Association, EPI, LES, Dutch Royal institute of engineers.
Career
Studied in parallel at Groningen University applied physics (M.Sc., 2000) and commercial law (LL.M., 2002). After start in Dutch private practice, 10 years in France managing European IP department of leading fab-lite semiconductor company, focus on portfolio management and IP exploitation – licensing, standardisation. Chair of legal committee of Dutch Patent Attorney Bar Association. Joined HOFFMANN EITLE in 2018, Dutch Patent Attorney since 2003, European Patent Attorney since 2005.
