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From idea to strategic analysis and technical-legal assessment. We map out your intellectual property and arrange effective protection.

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Who we are

KASTAAR IP guides early-stage entrepreneurs, innovators and SMEs.

  • We advise you on existing technologies and competitors through targeted patent searches into novelty, freedom-to-operate and patent landscaping.
  • We protect your IP rights from application to grant.
  • We enforce and defend your rights in any disputes such as infringement.

What we do for you

01 · Featured

Searches & advice

Knowing where you stand

  • Preliminary search into novelty & patentability
  • Freedom-to-operate (FTO): are you free to enter the market?
  • Patent landscaping & competitor monitoring
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02

Patents

Protecting your invention

  • Belgian, European and international applications
  • Drafting, filing and guiding through to grant
  • Office actions, opposition and appeal
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03

Trade marks & designs

Your name and appearance

  • Registration of trade marks and designs
  • Searches, opposition and invalidation
  • Benelux, European and international
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04

Enforcement & defence

Taking action or defending

  • Taking action against counterfeiting and infringement
  • Defence when you are accused
  • Invalidity proceedings
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Contracts, licences & strategy

Making your IP pay off

  • NDAs, collaboration and licence agreements
  • Portfolio management, deadline and renewal fee monitoring
  • IP strategy and interim in-house IP manager
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How we work

Step 01

Getting acquainted

You tell us about your idea in a confidential conversation, without obligation.

Step 02

Mapping it out

We investigate the possibilities and the risks, and advise you clearly.

Step 03

Protecting & following up

We file, monitor deadlines and support you, year after year.

Krista De Clercq, European patent attorney Krista De Clercq · European patent attorney
About me

Practical IP advice in plain language

Krista De Clercq is a European patent attorney and has been active in intellectual property law since 2007. With a background as a civil engineer in computer science and an industrial engineer in electronics, she translates complex technologies, from mechanics to software-driven innovation, into thoughtful and robust patent protection.

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An idea you want to protect?

An introductory call is confidential and without obligation. As a patent attorney we are bound by professional secrecy.

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