Patents | Utility Models –
Protect your technical invention
In addition to general advice on patents and utility models, we offer:
Preparation and submission of utility model and patent applications for domestic and foreign patents, in particular European and international patents
Enforcement of the grant of a patent or the registration of a utility model
Patent searches
Defence the legal validity of any technical IP right in opposition, invalidity or cancellation proceedings
Attack of property rights being incapable of protection
Expert opinions
Consultation and representation in case of infringement of your technical protection right
Enforcement of technical protection infringement claims, including omission, information and compensation (if necessary with the addition of an attorney-at-law)
Authorisation requests, warnings, complaints and interim injunctions (where appropriate with the addition of an attorney-at-law))
Counselling for employers and employees regarding employee inventions
Defence in case of technical protection rights infringement
Trademarks –
Protect your brand
In addition to general advice on trademarks, we offer:
Preparation and filing of applications for German, French, European and international trademarks
Trademark searches
Monitoring of trademark registers nationally and internationally
Enforcement of trademark registration
Defence of trademarks under attack, in particular in opposition, invalidity, and cancellation proceedings before the trademark offices or in court
Attack of trademarks due to likelihood of confusion or other lack of protection
Expert opinions
Consultation and representation in case of an infringement of your trademark
Enforcement of trademark infringement claims, including omission, information and compensation (if necessary with the addition of an attorney-at-law)
Authorisation requests, warnings, complaints and interim injunctions (if necessary with the addition of an attorney-at-law)
Defence against claims based on alleged infringements of third party trademarks
Registered Designs | Design Patents –
Protect your product design
In addition to general advice on registered designs and design patents, we offer:
Preparation and filing of applications for German, French, European and international designs
Design searches
Defend the rights of designs under attack
Attack of designs due to lack of protection
Expert opinions
Consultation and representation in case of a infringement of your design
Enforcement of design infringement claims, including omission, information and compensation (if necessary with the addition of an attorney-at-law)
Authorisation requests, warnings, complaints and interim injunctions (possibly with the addition of a lawyer)
Defence against claims based on alleged infringements of third party designs
Employee Inventions under German law
In matters relating to employee invention law, we offer
For employers: general advice on the handling of employees’ inventions
For employees: counselling on behaviour towards the employer
For employers and employees: determining compensation
For employers and employees: advice on the legally correct handling of technical rights based on employee inventions
Representation of employers and employees in disputes regarding employee inventions
Contracts on employee invention law, in particular with regard to compensation
Contracts
In connection with contracts relating to industrial property rights, we offer
Consulting and representation in connection with license agreements for patents, utility models and know-how as well as trademarks and designs
Preparing of license agreements
Checking license agreements
Support and representation in licensing negotiations
Purchase contracts for industrial property rights
Cooperation agreements
Secrecy agreements and non-disclosure agreements
Coexistence agreements
Representation before the French Intellectual Property Office
We will represent you before the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle
as communicating lawyer
in patent matters, in particular filing patent applications and representation in examination procedures
in trademark matters, in particular filing trademark applications and representation in examination procedures
in design matters, in particular the filing design applications and representation in examination procedures
to validate European patents in France