Vriesendorp & Gaade processes personal data in a lawful and legitimate manner, for the sole purpose of providing its services to the satisfaction of its clients.
In particular, Vriesendorp & Gaade processes personal data when:
- the preparation, filing and enforcement of intellectual property rights (such as patents, trademarks and design rights);
- the creation and maintenance of case-related files (such as for patent, trademark and design registrations and legal proceedings);
- correspondence with clients on case-related matters;
- correspondence with foreign agents and offices, for the purpose of carrying out the client's instructions (such as filing a patent abroad); and
- administrative actions, such as invoicing.
Relevant information may be provided to and published in, among others, the registers of the Netherlands Patent Office, the European Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. These registers are publicly accessible.
However, Vriesendorp & Gaade will not provide data to third parties unless this is in the client's best interest. At the request of the data subject, Vriesendorp & Gaade will disclose the personal data it processes. Furthermore, Vriesendorp & Gaade will cooperate as much as possible with the data subject's request to delete the personal data Vriesendorp & Gaade processes.