Press releases

Novagraaf has been recommended for its trademark expertise in the latest editions of IP STARS (2023) and the Legal 500 (2024).

Novagraaf has been featured in the 2023 edition of WIPR Leaders. The guide showcases leading IP practitioners worldwide and features 1,000 IP professionals from more than 60 countries, including three Novagraaf trademark attorneys. 

 European IP consulting group Novagraaf has reached another milestone this year, with 2023 marking 135 years of the group providing specialist IP services, solutions and customer support. To celebrate, we take a look back at Novagraaf’s 135 years of operation, and share our vision and purpose for the coming years.  

The trademark and patent expertise of Novagraaf's offices in France, Switzerland and Belgium has once again been recommended in Leaders League 2023 rankings by Décideurs Magazine, in seven categories.

Philippe Vigand, Managing Director, Patents, of Novagraaf Group was awarded the 'Most Popular Speaker' award by IPR Daily earlier this month for his outstanding patent lectures in a series of webinar courses hosted by IPR Daily in 2022.

Novagraaf has been recommended for its trademark expertise in the Benelux, France and Switzerland in the 2023 edition of WTR 1000. Several Novagraaf specialists have also been recognised for their individual expertise.

Novagraaf announced today the promotion of Helma van de Langenberg to the role of Managing Director of its Netherlands operations. Helma is a highly experienced IP attorney with considerable expertise in the strategic protection and management of IP rights for international corporations. She has been a linchpin in the Netherlands team for more than 17 years. 

Novagraaf announced today that it had expanded its presence in China, opening its first representative office in Guangzhou. European and US clients now have the support of a dedicated team of IP professionals for patent, trademark and design filings and associated work in China, while clients in Greater China benefit from Novagraaf's streamlined access to its European patent and trademark attorneys and global IP services.

European IP consulting firm Novagraaf announced today that it had joined forces with Questel, a leading global provider of intellectual property (IP) solutions, to provide clients with a dedicated range of legal and administrative solutions for the forthcoming Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court system.

Companies that are registered in France can benefit from an IP audit and strategic consultation, performed by one of our experts in IP protection, structuring and valorisation, and funded by Bpifrance up to 80%.

Novagraaf announced today that it will be joining the Questel group, after the global IP solutions provider successfully completed the acquisition of Novagraaf and PAVIS.

NovumIP and its companies Novagraaf and PAVIS announced today that they will be joining Questel, after the IP solutions provider acquired a majority stake in the business from private equity firm, Paragon Partners.