Patents and Utility Models
- Consultation in the field of research and development as well as concepts for innovative products
- Assessment of allowability of patents and utility models
- Drafting and filing of applications in Germany/Europe (EPC) and worldwide (PCT)
- Supplementary protection certificates
- Continuous monitoring/observation of competition
Trademarks and Design Patents
- Development, drafting and selection of trademarks and designs
- National and worldwide applications for trademarks and designs
- Assessment of availability of trademarks
- Community trademark applications as well as trademark applications under the Madrid Agreement and the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement (MMA, PMMA)
- Community design applications, international design applications, foreign design applications
- Developing strategies for protection in Europe and worldwide
Employee´s Inventions
- Shop agreements and contract
- Examination of invention report
- Determination and calculation of remuneration
- Representation in arbitration proceedings
- Legal disputes before a court of law
Ligitation Proceedings
- Representation in opposition, appeal, nullity and revocation
- All kinds of infringement proceedings in the field of industrial property rights in Germany, Europe and worldwide
- Representation in copyright matters as well as matters of general competition law
- Combating of product and trademark piracy including border confiscation procedures
- Developing strategies in infringement proceedings
- Injunction proceedings
- Cross-border proceedings (EC)
- Consultation for arrangements and settlements out of court
- Expert opinions on reverse engineering
International Consultation
- Developing strategies for protection in Europe and worldwide
- Prosecution of foreign applications for protective rights
- International marketing and cooperation contracts
- International business law
- Co-ordinating international legal advice
Searches
- Obtaining patent and utility model documents and other technical literature
- Trademark and company searches
- Search for domain names and copyrights
- Determining the status of protective rights
- Searches to ascertain the state of the art
- Searches for applicants/owners of protective rights
Transfer of Technology
- Consultation in cases of sale and merger of companies
- Secrecy and license agreements
- Transfer of protective rights
- Evaluation of industrial property rights
- Consultation in international license agreements
- Evaluation of application strategies
Additional Services
- Right of sale (laws for commercial agents, traders on own account and franchising enterprises)
- Merchandising
- Lectures and seminars in the field of industrial property rights
- Training of staff members
- Obtaining of excerpts from the commercial register
- Information documents
- Formal patent drawings
- Legalizations and apostiles