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„The right wording of a problem is already half the solution!”, Albert Einstein probably said. Similarly, when the solution itself is a technically ingenious idea, it must be conveyed using the appropriate terminology to ensure its clarity for others. It's only through such precise wording that protection for the inventor's creation can be established.
LOCAL AND GLOBAL PROTECTION
National patents have a longstanding history. Presently, thanks to the European Patent Convention and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), safeguarding inventions across all of Europe and major industrialized nations worldwide can be achieved through a single application. To ensure a universally applicable patent, standardized regulations come into play. European patents and PCT applications, therefore, substantially enhance the worldwide competitiveness of a patent holder.
We offer our clients a comprehensive consultation and representation services in the field of trademarks in all phases of the proceedings from the registration, opposition, cancellation and infringement.
We are your legal representative in all affairs concerning the DPMA in Munich, Germany (German Patent and Trade Mark Office), the EUIPO in Alicante, Spain (European Union Intellectual Property Office) and the WIPO in Geneva (World Intellectual Property Organization)
With the assistance of other patent- and trademark attorney offices in countries outside of Germany, we can organize the registration of your trademarks and the protection of your industrial property rights outside of Germany.
Our office represents clients and their trademarks in the fields of consumer products, agriculture, fashion industry, medical technology, electronics, machine-building, biology and others.
We assist with applications to register your designs.
We represent you in infringement and cancellation proceedings, which we conduct on your behalf before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
We cooperate with other Intellectual Property offices to register design patents in countries outside of Germany.
In addition to obtaining and enforcing patents, trademarks and designs, we support our clients with our expertise in the following legal services:
Competition law: We help you to take action against unfair business practices of your competitors or to defend yourself against their unjustified warnings.
Contract law: We draft license and utilization agreements, cooperation agreements, delimitation agreements as well as employee invention agreements for our clients and support them in the negotiations until successful conclusion.
Copyright law: We can also competently advise and represent our clients in copyright law issues relating to software.
Protection of secrets: We are pleased to offer our services in creating airtight confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements for you, as well as providing expert guidance and support on both the legal and practical aspects of trade secret protection.