PATENTS | UTILITY MODELS

Concerning Patents I Utility Models and supplementary protection certificates, we cover the full range of all technical and scientific fields.

We provide a complete service from drafting and filing national, European and International patent and utility model applications, to handling the examination procedures before the competent patent authorities, enforcing patents against infringers and defending patents against attacks of third parties. Our attorneys have ample experience in the respective procedures before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, the WIPO, the Federal Patent Court, the Federal Court of Justice and the competent infringement courts, including opposition proceedings, cancellation proceedings and patent infringement suits. Our network of renowned and specialized associates enables us to also provide for the prosecution and handling of patents, utility models and supplementary protection certificates in virtually any country worldwide.

Moreover, searches on third parties' rights, elaboration of custom-tailored patent strategies, provision of opinions and evaluations on the validity or infringement of patents, utility models and supplementary protection certificates are main working fields of our team of attorneys.
In this respect, we strive to develop optimal strategies for our clients, taking into account all relevant factors including risk, cost and benefit.