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When your project meets law
IFORI is a niche legal firm that specialises in intellectual property law and ICT & privacy law in addition to practising general commercial law.
We would be happy to help you protect your IP (trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, trade secrets, etc) worldwide and draft and negotiate your IT agreements and R&D and trading contracts. If your company requires structural legal support in-house, IFORI is exactly the partner you are looking for.
It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect for right.
Bernard Gravez
Director
Legal Counsel
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IT and business are inextricably interwoven, it's not meaningful to talk about the one without talking about the other.
Bill Gates
Karel Holst
Legal Counsel
IP/IT law consultant
Data Protection Officer
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"In the knowledge economy, intellectual property is capital."
Camille Vansteenkiste
Sr. Legal Counsel
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"Intellectual property is the oil of the 21st century." - Mark Getty, Co-founder of Getty Images.
Tijs Deltour
Sr. Legal Counsel IP
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"A trademark is not just a word, symbol, or slogan; it’s the promise of quality and the foundation of a relationship." Robert C. Davis
Pauline Helman
Trademark & Design Attorney – Legal Counsel
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Intellectual Property is the oil of the 21st century. - Mark Getty
Jochen Baes
Sr. Trademark Attorney
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Embark on the journey of innovation guided by technology, fueled by ambition, and ignited by creativity. - Text generated by GPT-3.5.
Maxime Westhof-Jacobs
Legal Counsel IT
DPO
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"La bonne volonté ne met pas un oignon de plus dans la soupe" - Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris
Pauline Thiry
Legal Counsel IT
DPO
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“Humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.” Alphonse Elric
Glenn Vinck
Sr. Patent Attorney
Trademark Attorney
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"Everything not saved will be lost" - Nintendo 'Quit Screen' Message
Charlotte Parmentier
Trademark Attorney
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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” - Albus Dumbledore
Ethan Humphreys
Sr. Legal Counsel
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Wisdom comes from the anticipation of consequences.
Norman Cousins
Frank Van Steenwinkel
Sr IT Security Expert - DPO
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Our services
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
As technology continues to evolve, there is no denying that traditional legal figures are not adapted to provide an appropriate...
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Trademarks & Designs
Trademark and design registration, portfolio optimization and anti-piracy
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Patents and R&D
Protection of inventions and aids in R&D contracts
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Blog
10.10.2025
Patent Applications in the Life Sciences
Patents are a cornerstone of innovation across all technical fields, providing inventors with a temporary right to exclude others from…
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Building a Life Sciences Patent Portfolio
When a new compound is discovered, years, sometimes even decades, may pass before it reaches the market as an approved…
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09.10.2025
The Patent Attorney: Master of Science, Law… and Language
We asked two different AI chatbots, “If you had to describe the profession patent attorney in 3 sentences or less,…
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