About this episode

Maja Schmitt discusses her journey from chemist to patent office director and the implications of the Netherlands' return to examined national patents.

Send us Fan Mail A chemist hears a patent attorney speak and sees a future. Years later, that same attorney is directing a national patent office and helping rewrite how innovation gets protected. This conversation with Maja Schmitt travels from labs and in‑house roles to China and The Hague, and lands on a bold policy move: the Netherlands is returning to examined national patents after years of registration-only grants.

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Guest: Maja Schmitt

Topics covered

• patent law
• innovation
• policy change
• chemistry
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• patent attorney
• innovation protection
• national patents
• chemistry
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netherlands Patent Office

Places: China, The Hague

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