For patent protection, an application is to be filed with the relevant patent office. We prepare patent and utility model applications for you with a detailed technical description of the invention. Since application documents may only be amended within very narrow limits in the further proceedings, detailed and conscientious preparation is indispensable already at the filing stage. The patent attorneys of our firm are qualified as engineers, material scientists or chemists in the various technical fields. In close co-operation with you, we will draft a substantive description of your invention and represent you in the proceedings before the patent office in order to achieve optimal protection of your invention.

In addition to our work before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), we also protect 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 before WIPO, the international authority i. a. responsible for international patent applications. For patent protection in all other countries, we co-operate with specialised, experienced foreign colleagues to represent your interests and to secure your rights. With the launch of the unitary patent, we can gain unitary effect for you in a large number of European countries and achieve a revocation of unitary patents as well as for respective European Patents.

Subsequent to the grant of a patent, we advise you when your property right is attacked and, if necessary, represent you in opposition, cancellation or revocation proceedings before the respective patent offices and courts.

In questions of infringement of a patent or utility model, we provide you with legal advice and prepare infringement opinions. Together with colleagues qualified to practise before the civil courts, we represent your interests both as the proprietor of the IP right and as the alleged infringer. In the Europe-wide enforcement of your claims, we represent you before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

Contracts on the use of patents, in particular licence agreements, are an essential factor for the utilisation of your IP rights. Our experienced patent attorneys represent your interests, draft appropriate contracts and support you in negotiations.

Patents and utility models are technical intellectual property rights. A patent is thoroughly examined, whereas utility models are registered without substantive examination. We advise you on which type of IP right is most suitable for your subject-matter and your specific situation.