Patents / Utility Models
LS-MP has many years of experience in the drafting of patent applications in the field of
Mechanics
Medical devices
Pharmacy
Chemistry
Automotive supply industry
Material sciences
Electrical devices
Electronics
Computer software and hardware
Telecommunications.
LS-MP elaborates the protection of the invention in close cooperation based on mutual trust with the inventors/clients before, during and after the formulating of a patent or utility model application, also on site. This includes the early taking into account of any technical possibilities for circumvention by competitors. In cooperation with the attorneys at law of LS-IP Loth & Spuhler Intellectual Property Law (www.ls-ip.com) we enforce the claims of our clients from patents or utility models; we also represent the clients’ interests in the reverse case of an attack by third parties.
We offer:
– Elaboration, evaluation and assessment of the patentability of an
invention
– Drafting and filing of international (PCT), European (EP; in
future also: EU) as well as national patent applications
– Advice from the patent-strategic and economic point of view, especially which of these application systems offers the greatest benefit for the client
– Conduct of patent application as well as utility model registration
procedures, if necessary by involving our network of highly
professional IP firms worldwide
– Taking over and conduct of opposition proceedings before the
German or European Patent Office, as well as foreign patent
offices by involving the network of highly professional IP firms;
taking over and conduct of nullity proceedings before the Federal
Patent Court
– Management of patent portfolios / utility model portfolios
– Conduct of patent searches as well as prior art searches
– Patent monitoring / utility model monitoring
– Analysis of the patent strategy and the patent portfolio of
competitors
– Expert opinions on the infringement of patents and validity
– Economic evaluation of patents in cooperation with tax
consultants and auditors
– Due Diligence in respect of IP rights, IP rights applications, IP
rights portfolios.