Please find our particular services below:
- Examining invention disclosures
- Drafting of patent applications in German or English language
- Filing of German, European or International patent applications
- Filing of foreign patent applications in other jurisdictions through our global network of colleagues
- Extensive representation for patent applications in examination procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office or the International Bureau (WIPO), or also through our global network of colleagues in other jurisdictions
- Representation in opposition procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office or the European Patent Office
- Representation in patent invalidation procedures (nullity suits) before the German Federal Patent Court and (accompanied by an Attorney-at-Law) before the German Federal Supreme Court
- Preparing written non-infringement or patent infringement opinions
- Patent Attorney representation in patent infringement proceedings before the German Civil Courts (together with representation by an attorney-at-law)
- Carrying out patent prior art searches (e.g. invalidity searches or novelty searches)
- Preparing written opinions on validity of granted patents
- Validation of granted European Patents (in particular in Germany but also in other EPC member states)
- Maintenance of granted patents (annuity fees)
- Drafting utility model applications
- Filing of utility model applications in Germany (or also in some other jurisdictions via our global network of colleagues)
- Extensive representation for utility model applications in registration procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office, or also through our global network of colleagues in other jurisdictions
- Representation in utility model invalidation procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office
- Preparing written non-infringement or infringement opinions for utility models
- Patent Attorney representation in utility model infringement proceedings before the German Civil Courts (together with representation by an attorney-at-law)
- Carrying out prior art searches (e.g. invalidity searches or novelty searches)
- Maintenance of registered utility models
- Carrying out trademark searches (identity searches or also similarity searches)
- Drafting suitable lists of goods and services for trademark applications
- Filing of German, European or International trademark applications
- Filing of foreign trademark applications in other jurisdictions through our global network of colleagues
- Extensive representation for trademark applications in examination and registration procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Intellectual Property Office or the International Bureau (WIPO), or also through our global network of colleagues in other jurisdictions
- Representation in trademark opposition procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office or the European Intellectual Property Office
- Advising and representation in negotiations regarding co-existence and delimitation agreements
- Representation in trademark invalidation procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office or the German Federal Patent Court
- Preparing written opinions on potential trademark infringement or in regard of potential likelihood of confusion
- Patent Attorney representation in trademark infringement proceedings or trademark invalidation procedures before the German Civil Courts (together with representation by an attorney-at-law)
- Maintenance of registered trademarks
- Filing of German, European or International design applications
- Filing of foreign design applications in other jurisdictions through our global network of colleagues
- Extensive representation for design applications in examination and registration procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Intellectual Property Office or the International Bureau (WIPO), or also through our global network of colleagues in other jurisdictions
- Representation in design invalidation procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office or the German Federal Patent Court
- Preparing written opinions on potential design infringement or in regard of validity of registered designs
- Patent Attorney representation in design infringement proceedings before the German Civil Courts (together with representation by an attorney-at-law)
- Maintenance of registered designs
- Examining employee invention disclosures
- Advising on Incentive programs or flat-rate compensation systems for employee inventors in corporations or corporate groups
- Representation before the arbitration board of the German Patent and Trademark Office
- Patent Attorney representation in proceedings before the German Civil Courts regarding employee invention disputes (together with representation by an attorney-at-law)
- Advising on licensing intellectual property rights
- Examining license agreements
- Drafting license agreements
- Preparing Freedom-to-Operate opinions
- Examining intellectual property right portfolios e.g. regarding validity or scope of protection
