Patents and Utility Models

Patents and Utility Models

Protection for your inventions and ideas

A skillfully employed technique or the optimal spin – it’s often the small things that make a big difference in our products and their potential success on the market. Fundamental characteristics and innovations for all kinds of products can often be effectively protected by patents or utility models. Sufficient protection prevents imitators and plagiarists from attempting to peddle your ideas and innovations for their own economic benefits.

Protection for your inventions and ideas

A skillfully employed technique or the optimal spin – it’s often the small things that make a big difference in our products and their potential success on the market. Fundamental characteristics and innovations for all kinds of products can often be effectively protected by patents or utility models. Sufficient protection prevents imitators and plagiarists from attempting to peddle your ideas and innovations for their own economic benefits.

Securing your competitive advantage

As an innovative company, the development of new products is a priority for you. However, an innovation only gives you a competitive advantage over your competitors as long as you can control its use and commercialization. This can only be ensured if your innovation is protected. This is where industrial property rights come into play. Industrial property rights offer you the necessary protection and secure your know-how. You put great expense into developing your intellectual property. Foregoing protection allows any competitor to access and use it for their own purposes. Therefore, a good innovation is often only as good as it is protected.

Keep in mind: A registered patent secures your monopoly on your innovation – for up to 20 years!

Securing your competitive advantage

As an innovative company, the development of new products is a priority for you. However, an innovation only gives you a competitive advantage over your competitors as long as you can control its use and commercialization. This can only be ensured if your innovation is protected. This is where industrial property rights come into play. Industrial property rights offer you the necessary protection and secure your know-how. You put great expense into developing your intellectual property. Foregoing protection allows any competitor to access and use it for their own purposes. Therefore, a good innovation is often only as good as it is protected.

Keep in mind: A registered patent secures your monopoly on your innovation – for up to 20 years!

Registration of industrial property rights

In order to secure your innovations, it’s necessary to apply for a patent or utility model (the little brother of the patent). This is where we come into play as your competent partners. Together, we evaluate the object of your invention in detail, with all of its technical specifications. A thorough understanding is critical, since only features included in the written patent or utility model application are protected by it. Once all aspects of the subject matter of the invention have been disclosed, we can ascertain the fundamental core of the invention. On this basis, we carefully prepare the application documents and define the possible scope of protection of your patent or utility model. Our diligent work makes it as difficult as possible for competitors to take advantage of your innovation.

Registration of industrial property rights

In order to secure your innovations, it’s necessary to apply for a patent or utility model (the little brother of the patent). This is where we come into play as your competent partners. Together, we evaluate the object of your invention in detail, with all of its technical specifications. A thorough understanding is critical, since only features included in the written patent or utility model application are protected by it. Once all aspects of the subject matter of the invention have been disclosed, we can ascertain the fundamental core of the invention. On this basis, we carefully prepare the application documents and define the possible scope of protection of your patent or utility model. Our diligent work makes it as difficult as possible for competitors to take advantage of your innovation.

Management of Proceedings

We take over the management of the application proceedings for you, both in Germany and, with the support of hand-picked international colleagues, abroad. As your representatives, we correspond with the patent offices. We strive provide you with optimally prepared information and present the facts of each case in a detailed and structured manner. Based on our years of experience, we can provide you with essential recommendations, ensuring that every application proceeds as successfully as possible.

Management of Proceedings

We take over the management of the application proceedings for you, both in Germany and, with the support of hand-picked international colleagues, abroad. As your representatives, we correspond with the patent offices. We strive provide you with optimally prepared information and present the facts of each case in a detailed and structured manner. Based on our years of experience, we can provide you with essential recommendations, ensuring that every application proceeds as successfully as possible.

"We are passionate

about your patents and are your committed and experienced partners in all patent matters."
Patent Attorney Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Blaumeier

"We are passionate

about your patents and are your committed and experienced partners in all patent matters."
Patent Attorney Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Blaumeier

Enforcement of infringements on your intellectual property rights

As unpleasant as it is, it happens: a competitor uses your invention and launches or promotes a product that uses your patent or utility model. Even in these cases, we provide you with competent support and help you to enforce your claims against the infringer – both in and out of court. We work together with experienced attorneys-at-law, who are licensed before the respective courts, to conduct your infringement proceedings and contribute necessary technical expertise.

Enforcement of infringements on your intellectual property rights

As unpleasant as it is, it happens: a competitor uses your invention and launches or promotes a product that uses your patent or utility model. Even in these cases, we provide you with competent support and help you to enforce your claims against the infringer – both in and out of court. We work together with experienced attorneys-at-law, who are licensed before the respective courts, to conduct your infringement proceedings and contribute necessary technical expertise.

Stay informed

Sometimes an innovative and developing company unintentionally infringes on third-parties intellectual property rights when creating or launching a new product. To help avoid this, we can monitor newly published and granted intellectual property rights in the technical fields relevant to you. We can also monitor publications made on behalf of your competitors. These measures ensure that you stay up to date on third-party intellectual property rights at an early stage, allowing you to take them into account during development. Ongoing monitoring also provides you the chance to stay up-to-date and identify development trends in relevant market segments.

Stay informed

Sometimes an innovative and developing company unintentionally infringes on third-parties intellectual property rights when creating or launching a new product. To help avoid this, we can monitor newly published and granted intellectual property rights in the technical fields relevant to you. We can also monitor publications made on behalf of your competitors. These measures ensure that you stay up to date on third-party intellectual property rights at an early stage, allowing you to take them into account during development. Ongoing monitoring also provides you the chance to stay up-to-date and identify development trends in relevant market segments.

"Speak with us

about your patents and are your committed and experienced partners in all patent matters."
Patent Attorney Dipl. Phys. Dr. Markus Lippert

"Speak with us

about your plans and specifications. We are your competent and experienced partners."
Patent Attorney Dipl. Phys. Dr. Markus Lippert

Specialized in industrial property rights

Our patent attorneys work exclusively in technical fields and focus only on technical questions. All non-technical questions (e. g. trademarks, designs) are handled by our experienced attorneys-at-law. That’s why we can provide you with highly specialized and experienced support during the registration of your industrial property rights and the legal enforcement of registered property rights. We also accompany this kind of proceedings worldwide on a daily basis in cooperation with our network of colleagues.

Specialized in industrial property rights

Our patent attorneys work exclusively in technical fields and focus only on technical questions. All non-technical questions (e. g. trademarks, designs) are handled by our experienced attorneys-at-law. That’s why we can provide you with highly specialized and experienced support during the registration of your industrial property rights and the legal enforcement of registered property rights. We also accompany this kind of proceedings worldwide on a daily basis in cooperation with our network of colleagues.

In Germany. In Europe. Worldwide.

A lot of times, protection in Germany is sufficient. However, in the case of internationally operating companies, you must be sure of your international protection, too. We can provide you with competent support and advice to ensure that you are protected in your core markets worldwide. Our patent department handles industrial property rights at international patent offices around the globe. Our patent attorneys work directly with the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). Furthermore, our firm has a specialized network of colleagues who will represent your concerns before the national offices. This allows us to provide you the best possible protection for your invention and secure your competitive advantage.

In Germany. In Europe. Worldwide.

A lot of times, protection in Germany is sufficient. However, in the case of internationally operating companies, you must be sure of your international protection, too. We can provide you with competent support and advice to ensure that you are protected in your core markets worldwide. Our patent department handles industrial property rights at international patent offices around the globe. Our patent attorneys work directly with the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). Furthermore, our firm has a specialized network of colleagues who will represent your concerns before the national offices. This allows us to provide you the best possible protection for your invention and secure your competitive advantage.