Annette Lindeman

Novagraaf

Novagraaf is an international IP consultancy firm and part of the Questel group. As patent, trademark, design and domain name specialists, we are able to assist clients with all their IP strategy, legal and management needs. Our expertise and day-to-day work includes advising on new ideas, discoveries and inventions, on protecting new brands (trademarks) and innovative new products (design), and on creating and exploiting strong trademark, design and patent portfolios. Whether patents, trademarks, designs or domain names, Novagraaf specialises in the international protection and management of IP rights, including identifying abuse and acting decisively if and when infringement takes place. With more than 130 years of experience, we have a long and distinguished heritage in the IP field, but we do not rest on our laurels. We are constantly innovating to provide clients with tailored and intelligent solutions to help them to protect, manage, enforce and exploit their IP rights worldwide. Driven by a strong tech culture and broad IT expertise, the Questel group has been digitalising and streamlining the IP industry for more than 40 years. As a result of both organic growth and 15 acquisitions made over five years, the group has expanded to include 1,500 employees and 30 countries, and to achieve a leading position in the provision of software and tech-enabled services on a global scale. Across 19 offices, including six European countries and representative and services offices in China, Japan and the US, Novagraaf's team of more than 330 IP professionals consult on a wide variety of IP challenges every day. Our clients include innovative start-ups and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), organisations operating at national and international level, and multinationals with major global brand and technology portfolios.