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- 1 2 Netherlands Patent Office web site, History Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine , consulted on October 10, 2007.
- ↑ European Patent Office, European Patent Office in mourning for Johannes Bob van Benthem, press release, September 13, 2006.
- ↑ "LANDSVERORDENING houdende regels met betrekking tot octrooien". Government of Aruba (in Dutch).[ permanent dead link ]
Coordinates: 52°2′25.3″N4°20′13.42″E / 52.040361°N 4.3370611°E
