Intelligent Protection and
Collaborative Advice

We offer comprehensive support for patents, trademarks, and designs – from registration to international enforcement. We conduct searches and analyses, prepare expert opinions, and develop IP strategies. We also assist you in legal disputes and court proceedings, and represent foreign law firms and companies in front of official bodies. In addition, we take care of monitoring and paying annual fees. Trust and collaborative advice at eye level form the basis of our work.

Patents/Utility Models

Patents and utility models secure technical inventions when they are new, inventive, and commercially applicable. The protection of technical innovations is a central component of our work and includes the registration, defense, and strategic advice in the field of patents.

Patents: The Foundation for Sustainable Competitive Success.

Our goal is to comprehensively protect your technical innovations. With a broad range of services, we support you in every phase:

Novelty searches and patentability opinions
Drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications in Germany, Europe, and worldwide
Freedom-to-Operate analyses (FTO analyses)
Opinions on legal validity
Infringement analyses and opinions
Conducting infringement proceedings / prosecution of patent infringements or defense against claims of patent infringement
Preparation, filing, and prosecution of oppositions in all instances
Representation in nullity and revocation proceedings
Examination of claims for recovery of title
Strategic patent advice, development of patent strategies
Validation of European patents in the member states and as a unitary patent
Management of patent portfolios
Monitoring and payment of annual fees
License agreements

Research

To assess the prospects of a patent application, it is advisable to conduct a research to define the possible scope of protection and to distinguish it from third-party property rights. In addition, we conduct searches to determine whether a planned product is affected by third-party property rights and, if necessary, prepare Freedom-to-Operate analyses (FTO analyses).

Registration

To obtain protection, an application is filed with the relevant patent office. We prepare patent and utility model applications for you, including a detailed technical description of the invention. Since application documents can only be amended within very narrow limits during the further course of proceedings, detailed and conscientious processing is essential right from the time of filing. The patent attorneys at our firm are qualified in various technical fields as engineers, materials scientists, or chemists. In close cooperation with you, we formulate a professional representation of your invention and represent you in the proceedings before the patent office to achieve optimal protection for your invention.

International Application

In addition to our work before the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), we also handle the protection of your inventions abroad. As European Patent Attorneys, we represent you before the European Patent Office (EPO), where patent protection can be obtained for a large number of European countries, and at WIPO, the International Authority responsible for international patent applications. For patent protection in all other countries, we collaborate with specialized, experienced colleagues on-site to represent your interests and secure your rights. With the launch of the Unitary Patent, we can obtain uniform protection for you in a large number of European countries and have the legal validity of Unitary Patents reviewed.

Defense & Enforcement of Patents

Once a patent has been granted, we advise you in the event of challenges to the intellectual property right and represent you, if necessary, in opposition, revocation, or nullity proceedings before the patent authorities and courts. Regarding questions of patent or utility model infringement, we provide advice and prepare infringement opinions. Together with legal colleagues admitted to the civil courts, we represent your interests before the ordinary courts, both as the intellectual property right holder and as the alleged infringer. For the Europe-wide enforcement of your claims, we represent you before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

License Agreements

Contracts regarding the use of patents, particularly license agreements, are a crucial factor for the exploitation of your intellectual property rights. Our experienced attorneys represent your interests, draft the relevant contracts, and support you in negotiations.

Patent or Utility Model?

Patents and utility models are technical intellectual property rights. A patent is examined, while a utility model is registered without substantive examination. We advise you on which intellectual property right is best suited for your subject matter and your specific situation.

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Intelligent Protection and
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Patents/Utility Models