The services offered include the legal advice and the perception of the interests of the client in the field of intellectual property.

Intellectual Property Rights

Are the focus of the work of patent attorneys, in particular the protection of an idea (better technical innovation) as well as the protection of brands and the protection of rights to new patterns and forms , for example through (taste patterns) design protection.

Technical expertise

Is the special supplementary qualification of a patent attorney and is indispensable for the application of an invention to the patent or utility model. This additional training is of particular benefit to technical and intellectual property rights.

Service provider

The patent attorney shall provide the necessary documentation for the registration of a trade mark or for a taste pattern. In addition to the application for the registration of industrial property rights in Germany and abroad, the filing of an international patent application, the registration of an EU or international trademark or a Community or international design may also be carried out.

In addition, the patent attorney is important in litigation matters. Representation of inventors and applicants before the Patent Office includes not only the application procedure, but also procedures for the removal of protective rights by opposition, opposition or cancellation.

Services

For the client, depending on the legal and procedural nature:

• File inspection
• Notices in the registration, examination procedure
• To lodge an objection or invalidity proceedings against a third party’s patent
• Time limits
• To draw up an opinion on the protection
• Collision monitoring to brands with a more recent time priority
• Deletion of utility models or brands
• Searches on the state of the art, on domain names, company names and brands and commenting
• Amendments and transitions to the Office, and to verify their registration
• Title protection ads
• Opposition to registered trademarks; or
• Registration, maintenance, annual, renewal, notice and registration fees and to pay at maturity.

The enforcement of protective rights

Is another area of ​​activity, in particular the participation in litigation before ordinary courts, such as an action for imitation of a taste pattern, patent infringement, vindication or brand defamation. A further measure may be an application for border seizure, in particular for the protection against imported goods, plagiarism and counterfeiting.

The examination and elaboration of a license agreement or purchase agreement for the exploitation of protective rights is also offered.