Activity focus

Here, you get an overview of our services in the following fields.

 Technical industrial property rights (patents and utility models)

  • searches into the state of the art
  • drafting and filing of German, European and international patent applications
  • drafting of utility model applications
  • examination, opposition, limitation and appeal proceedings
  • assistance in infringement proceedings (*)
  • assistance in nullity proceedings (*)

Trademark law

  • assessment of the registrability of trademarks
  • trademark searches
  • drafting and filing of German trademark applications, community trademark applications and international registrations
  • examination, opposition, limitation and appeal proceedings

Design law

  • drafting and filing of German design applications and community design applications
  • conducting searches
  • examination, opposition, limitation and appeal proceedings

Miscellaneous

  • conducting and evaluating technical and legal searches
  • preparing technical and legal opinions, e.g. validity or freedom-to-operate opinions
  • preparing technical and legal translations 
  • validating IP rights in Germany
  • observing your annuity payments and renewals of your IP rights
  • transfer and transcription of national, European and international industrial property rights
  • procuring documents, prints and register excerpts

 
(*) usually in cooperation with selected attorneys at law