Rob Vernout

Rob Vernout

Patent attorney

Rob is a very experienced patent attorney and has been working at DOGIO since 2021. After his graduation he coincidentally entered into the patent profession. Over the course of his career he has developed broadly, both in terms of technical interests and professional skills. Rob has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, opposing granted patents and patent infringement cases.

Area of expertisePatents
Professional qualificationsEuropean Patent Attorney
Dutch Patent Attorney
Belgian Patent Attorney
Representative before the Unified Patent Court
Education MSc mechanical engineering (University of Twente)
SBO professional education for patent attorneys
Relevant experience1998 – present: patent attorney
2004 – 2010: teacher patent law for corporate lawyers
2005 – 2021: editor-in-chief of Wolters Kluwer’s “Manual Industrial Property”