Consulting

Patent attorneys are to be distinguished from attorneys at law. Patent attorneys have both technical and legal qualifications. Therefore, as patent attorneys, we have the expertise to provide comprehensive consultation in the field of intellectual property:

• Employee inventions
  In employee invention matters, we advise both employers and employed inventors. We assist in the enforcement of compensation and the conclusion of compensation agreements. Upon request, we support companies in the internal processing and administration of inventorship and inventor compensation.
• IP contracts
  We provide services in drafting or reviewing license agreements or sales agreements for inventions and intellectual property rights. We also have a great amount of experience with cooperation agreements, research and development agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Expert opinions
  In addition to expert opinions on the legal validity of intellectual property rights and in infringement cases, we also provide expert opinions on the valuation of intellectual property rights and portfolios for investors, insolvency administrators and competitors.
• IP strategy
  In tight cooperation with our clients, we develop filing strategies for individual innovations and consult on the alignment of the IP portfolio with the company’s goals, markets and competition. We provide the expertise to obtain and analyze strategic patent information for operational planning and decision-making processes. We also monitor competitors‘ intellectual property activities upon request. Freedom-To-Operate analyses are another another part of our services.
• IP abroad
  We are networked with competent IP law firms worldwide. We have been working with these law firms for a long time. This enables us to obtain advice from our correspondent attorneys in order to assist our clients with intellectual property protection abroad.