UNIQUE SERVICE

Our people make the difference. The driving force behind what we achieve for our clients are our attorney’s professional skills and wide-ranging experience in IP and beyond.

And we love what we do. In fact, your success is our goal and your loyalty our greatest reward. That’s why our guiding principle can be summarised so concisely by service • skills • spirit, as we provide counsel based on both knowledge and passion. So when you work with us, you can expect a unique service including

  • twenty attorneys and qualified practitioners from seven IP jurisdictions,
  • more than 300 years of practical experience in IP all together,
  • native speakers of seven world languages and the respective cultural experience,
  • profound skills in all relevant aspects of the profession, be it legal or technical,
  • in-depth knowledge of and years-long experience in research, science and technology,
  • deep understanding of laws and legal principles including the new UPC system
  • our Shanghai Branch Office and China Department with four qualified native speakers,
  • our Japanese Desk providing native language support and IP expertise,
  • a staff of paralegals that supports you with experience and dedication,
  • a modern IT infrastructure that allows for flexible workflows in line with client’s needs,
  • a worldwide network of hand-picked foreign correspondents,
  • strategic thinking and a commitment as if it were our own assets,
  • solutions that balance opportunity with risk – and that work.

PROFOUND SKILLS

LEGAL

  • Patent Drafting and Filing, Inventions
  • German and European Patent Applications
  • International Patent Applications (PCT)
  • Worldwide Patent Prosecution
  • Validation of EP Patents, Unitary Patents
  • Patent Oppositions (EPO, GPRO)
  • Utility Models, Drafting, Defending, Enforcing
  • Utility Model Cancellation Proceedings
  • Invalidity/Nullity Actions (Patent Court, UPC)
  • Infringement Suits (Civil Courts, UPC)
  • Legal Opinions, FTO, Validity, Due Dilligence
  • Computer-implemented Inventions
  • Strategic Consulting, Portfolio Management
  • Employee’s Inventions, Incentive Systems
  • Trademark Registration (GER, EU, INT)
  • Trademark Oppositions (GER, EU)
  • Trademark Infringement and Invalidation
  • Design Registration (GER, EU, INT)
  • Design Oppositions (GER, EU)
  • Design Infringement and Invalidation
  • Licensing, IP Agreements

TECHNICAL

  • Electrical Engineering, Energy
  • Electrical Machinery, e-Mobility
  • Telecommunication, Signal Processing
  • Semiconductors, Integrated Circuits
  • Computer Technology, Software
  • Digital Communication, Data Processing
  • Image Processing, Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Intelligence, 4IR Technology
  • Physics, Optics, Instruments
  • Measurement, Control, Apparatus
  • Security Technology, Cryptography
  • Climate, Sustainable Technologies
  • Mechanical Engineering, Machines
  • Medical / Biomedical Technology
  • Automotive, Transport, Vehicles
  • Engines, Pumps, Valves, Turbines
  • Thermo Dynamics, Climate
  • Plastics, Paper, Printing, Composite
  • Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
  • Macromulecular Chemistry, Polymers
  • Materials, Metallurgy, Surfaces, Coating