Institutional development · Leadership and governance · Netherlands
Maastricht University lecture on 26 November to examine combining patents and trade secrets
Maastricht University's IGIR/IPKM expert lecture series will host patent attorney Loek Steffanie on 26 November 2026 for a talk on structuring intellectual property for business value.
Why it matters: Staff and students at Maastricht University interested in intellectual property strategy can attend the open lecture on 26 November 2026.
Maastricht University announced that its IGIR/IPKM expert lecture series, which covers innovation, trade, investment and competition law, will next meet on Thursday 26 November 2026 from 18:30 to 20:30.
The speaker will be Loek Steffanie, a patent attorney and strategic IP adviser at Novacon IP, with a lecture titled "IP-Leverage".
According to the university, the talk will address how to manage patents and trade secrets together in industrial settings, with the aim of maximising the return on intellectual property.
The university said the series invites speakers from academia and private practice to debate recent developments with staff and students informally, and that everyone is welcome to attend.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
Staff, students and other attendees of the lecture series will hear a practitioner's account of structuring patents and trade secrets for business impact when the lecture takes place on 26 November 2026.
What to watch
- The "IP-Leverage" lecture takes place on 26 November 2026, 18:30 to 20:30.
