HGF Office

The Hague

Benoordenhoutseweg 46,
2596 BC The Hague,
Netherlands

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HGF is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service both across the Netherlands and internationally. Contact us to find out how we can work with your business.

Tel. +31 (0)70 240 0899

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HGF in the Hague opened in 2015 to cater for clients in the Benelux, providing direct representation at proceedings at the European Patent Office branch located in the Hague. Our attorneys can act directly before the EPO, the Dutch and the Belgian patent office, and file trade marks and designs at the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property.

Well-connected with the universities and small businesses in the area, our attorneys possess expertise in a range of fields including chemistry, life sciences, polymer sciences, bio sciences and pharmaceuticals. The team also collaborates with the firm’s multidisciplinary specialists across the company to offer IP services spanning trade marks, engineering and electronics.

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