Custos IPC
Patent office with members
Patent office Custos IPC is a collective of patent attorneys, specialists in the field of patents. We stand for innovation and believe in doing things differently. The members form our cooperative; as an independent patent attorney you are a member of Custos IPC. This model was chosen in the belief that people should be empowered. Do what you are good at and get even better at it. With this philosophy, we serve companies with a highly innovative character.
Collaborate
Werk samen met toonaangevende, innovatieve, opdrachtgevers én ervaren collega's
Professional liability
Professional liability is covered through Custos IPC
Sharing knowledge
Inspiratie, kennisdeling en gezelligheid zijn prioriteit. Met behoud van jouw zelfstandigheid
Independence
Behoud je zelfstandigheid als lid
Earn
Verdien aan opdrachten die je inbrengt maar niet zelf uitvoert
Patent administration
Formalities team ensures professional patent administration
Onze leden zijn ervaren en gedreven, ieder vanuit zijn/haar eigen expertise. Voor hen geldt dat ze met gelijkgestemden, met vakbroeders (en zusters), kunnen samenwerken, ideeën kunnen uitwisselen en van elkaar kunnen leren. Dit gebeurt in samenwerking voor opdrachtgevers, tijdens intervisies en op ledendagen die we meerdere keren per jaar organiseren. Op deze momenten praten we met elkaar bij op een interessante locatie en genieten we van een hapje en een drankje.
Working method
How things work at Custos IPC? As we said, we stand for innovation and do things differently. We believe in a proactive approach and really put the client's interests first. As a patent agency, we are present in many places. Directly and indirectly.
This is partly due to a wonderful network of strategic partners we have created. Lawyers, tax specialists, accountants, product designers and grant advisers, as well as investors, incubators, universities and various knowledge institutions.
Furthermore, our Business Developers are talking to companies week in, week out. All too often, the (im)possibilities of IP are not, or not sufficiently, considered. It is for good reason that Custos IPC has set itself the goal of raising awareness of IP among start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs.
Customer needs arise from all commercial efforts. Substantive IP issues that our members can get stuck into. This could be a patent application, an opposition, a second opinion or a structural in-house IP management assignment. Small, large, short-term, long-term; just where the client's needs lie. To guarantee the quality of our services, we work with a four-eye principle as standard. This means that you always work together with other members.
It also happens that members themselves bring in assignments to the cooperative. Writing and submitting a patent application is an example of a type of assignment brought in and executed by a member. But it may also be the case that an assignment brought in by one member is carried out by another. For example, because it involves a different technical background, or because the member submitting the assignment has no time/capacity for it at the time. In terms of margin structure, all commercial scenarios have been taken into account. For all parties involved, the agreements are exactly clear, as they have been approved in the General Members' Meeting.
Custos IPC has a skilled Formalities team led by co-founder Christine ter Stege. Using professional IT systems, they secure all submissions, commitments and administrative processes.
In short, as a member of Custos IPC, you know you are supported at all times, both at the 'front end' (commerce) and the 'back end' (formalities). So you can fully focus on what you do best: Intellectual Property services. Exactly in line with our philosophy.
If you are curious and would like to know more, let us hear from you.
On our contact page are the personal contact details Willemyn Slikker. As a co-founder and independent patent attorney, she can tell you all about cooperation opportunities. She will be happy to talk to you!
If you are a patent attorney, not yet self-employed, but considering the step to entrepreneurship, let us hear from you too.
