Working hard to help you succeed
We secure, defend, and maximize the value of your intellectual property. Explore our core competencies in intellectual property law.
Our Services at a Glance:
Patent Law
From drafting and filing patent applications to representation in patent prosecution, strategic patent advice, and monitoring your competitors’ filings—we provide a comprehensive suite of services covering all aspects of patent law.
Utility Model Law
Registering a utility model is a fast and cost-effective way to protect a technical invention. We provide expert support with the application, enforcement, and defense of your utility model rights—strategically, efficiently, and with a focus on your commercial objectives.
Trademark Law
Whether you wish to register a new trademark, need to enforce your rights against third parties, or require an expert partner to manage your trademark portfolio—we provide the full scope of our expertise to support you.
Design Law
To exclusively protect the unique design of your products, you should secure a registered design. We provide expert support throughout this process, from the initial application to the enforcement and defense of your rights.
IP Strategy & Transactions
A clear IP strategy secures the value of your intellectual property—for instance, in license agreements, financing rounds, or M&A transactions. We guide you strategically and legally on all matters concerning IP transactions.
Our Comprehensive Range of Services:
Searches
- Conducting searches for patents or utility models (e.g., prior art, owner, class searches)
- Identity and similarity searches for third-party trademarks (including usage searches)
- AI-powered searches for device marks and designs
- Linguistic searches (word meaning in different language regions)
- Title and copyright searches
- Domain name, web, and social media searches
- Pharma-in-use searches
Strategy & Analyses
- Development of protection strategies and strategic advising (patent, trademark, design)
- Patentability assessment of inventions
- Preparation of infringement opinions and assessments
- Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analyses
- M&A due diligence
- Patent valuation
- Brand creation (in cooperation with partners)
Application & Administration
- Drafting, formulating, and filing of IP right applications
- Preparation of lists of goods and services for trademarks
- Managing the grant and examination proceedings (including deadline monitoring)
- Administration of IP portfolios (patents, trademarks, designs)
- Monitoring and payment of renewal fees
- Assignment of IP rights
- Advising on new domain registrations
Defense & Enforcement
- Judicial enforcement of your IP rights and defense against infringement actions (in cooperation with attorneys-at-law)
- Opposition and nullity proceedings to defend your own patents or to challenge third-party patents
- Opposition and cancellation proceedings to defend your own trademarks or to take action against third-party trademarks
- Cancellation proceedings to defend your own designs or to take action against third-party designs
- Competition law disputes related to IP
- Internet domain disputes
Contract Law & Transactions
- License agreements
- Demarcation and coexistence agreements
- Research & development cooperation agreements
- Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
Monitoring
- Collision monitoring for trademarks and designs
- Monitoring of your competitors' patent applications
- Monitoring of patent, trademark, and design infringements in the market (market surveillance)
- Legal status monitoring of IP rights
- Monitoring of social media usernames, mobile apps, and domain names
- Owner and applicant monitoring, as well as monitoring by classes/search terms
Unsure Which Protection is Right for You?
Every innovation is unique! In a non-binding initial strategic consultation, we analyze your project and develop a tailored protection strategy for you.
Forms and further links
This section presents information and important forms for filing patent and trademark applications as well as interesting links to further sources of information.