As patent attorney I offer professional counsel by taking over the following activities:
- Conducting searches on a worldwide basis for relevant prior art or earlier rights
- Preparation of intellectual property right applications in close co-operation with the inventors
- Filing intellectual property right applications and assuming representation before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office or the European Patent Office
- Advise on the chances of grant or registration of intellectual property rights
- Extending intellectual property rights to other countries throughout the world through long-standing co- operation with foreign associates
- Management of portfolios of existing patents and intellectual property rights
- Monitoring terms and fee payments
- Monitoring application activities of third parties (competitors)
- Defending your intellectual property rights against third-party attack (competitors)
- Taking action against third-party (competitor) intellectual property rights of concern
Advise on questions of possible infringement of intellectual property rights- Taking over representation in patent litigation procedures
- Assistance with negotiations and formulation of contracts
- Advising business management in all areas of intellectual property rights
