Services
Below we provided with a non-exhaustive overview of services in the field of intellectual property rights offered by our firm. We are happy to answer any questions regarding other services not explicitly mentioned below.
Patents and Utility Models
We provide services in the context of German and European patent applications and patents as well as utility models, including:
- Drafting of patent applications in German and English taking into account national and regional particularities and requirements
- Filing patent application at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office
- Representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Patent Court and the European Patent Office
- Representation in examination and opposition proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Patent Court and the European Patent Office
- Representation in nullity proceedings before the German Patent Court
- Representation in utility model cancellation proceedings
- Contribution in infringement proceedings
- Drafting opposition notices
- Participating at oral proceedings of different kind
- Term monitoring
- Monitoring and payment of annuity fees
- Compiling serach reports
Trademarks
We provide services in the context of German Trademark applications or European Trademark application and registered Trademarks, including:
- Performing a search and giving advice regarding symbols intended to be protected as Trademark
- Compiling a list of products and services to be labeled by the Trademark
- Filing of applications for a Trademark at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
- Representation in proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
- Representation in opposition proceedings
- Representation in appeal proceedings
Further services
in the field of intellectual property include:
- Initiating and supervision of patent, utility model, design model or trade mark applications in foreign countries
- Compiling expert opinion regarding possible infringement
- Compiling expert opinion regarding (freedom to operate)
- Advice in matters of inventions of employees
- Representation in proceedings in the context of German or European design models
Fees for services provided by an Patent Attorney and basic fees
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Patent Attorney services are services which are personally performed by a Patent Attorney requiring her or his technical and judicial education, knowledge and experience. Patent Attorney services include for example counseling and strategy development in the context of intellectual property rights, drafting patent and utility model applications, commenting and responding to office actions, representing the applicant in oral proceedings, compiling of opposition notices, etc. The Patent Attorney services are detailed and charged depending on the respective effort and complexity, i.e. according to the dedicated time. Typical handling fees for particular services are communicated upon demand and may be negotiated before award of contract.
- Basic fees are demanded beyond the patent attorney fees, to cover costs relating to file administration, term monitoring, taking over representation, etc. Different fees incur for different basic services and are communicated on demand.