Specialism
Biochemistry, Chemistry, Pharmacy
Profile
Bart is a Belgian and European patent attorney and has been in the profession for more than 25 years, gaining his initial experience as patent manager in the patent department of Janssen Pharmaceutica. With his previous experience as teaching assistant at the Faculty of Medicine of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel to teach general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry to first-year medical, pharmaceutical and biomedical science students, he was responsible at Janssen Pharmaceutica for the biotechnology-related work and medicinal chemistry files of the oncology franchise.
With eight years of experience as a patent manager within the industry under his belt, he then established his own independent Patent and Trademark Office, which he merged into Arnold & Siedsma in 2020. Bart’s current field of work includes the drafting, filing and worldwide prosecution of patent applications, freedom-to-operate opinions, patentability assessments, patent validity assessments, non-infringement opinions, oppositions and contract assessments, all within the aforementioned chemistry fields.
Clients appreciate Bart’s in-depth knowledge and expertise, his genuine interest and his pragmatic approach. He is known for his ability to make complex technical and legal concepts accessible, especially to small/medium-sized life science companies in Belgium/Netherlands.
What others say about Bart
Empathetic, proactive, realistic, informing, educational, critical
