Hajo Kraak

Partner, VO Patents & Trademarks

Hajo Kraak has been a patent attorney at V O since 2007. Previously he worked as in-house patent counsel in the chemical industry and research-based pharma. Mr Kraak continues to work for chemical and pharmaceutical companies. He graduated in organic and polymer chemistry from Leiden University (1987) and has been active in patents ever since.

As a patent attorney, Mr Kraak has dealt with a broad range of chemical, pharmaceutical and nutritional sciences and technologies. He gained considerable experience in obtaining patents and conducting opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO) and in international patent litigation. He has also been active in conducting patent due diligence investigations and developing patent strategies for various businesses, including pharma lifecycle management.