Patent Law

Observers such as Legal 500, Managing Intellectual Property and Chambers have ranked our partners among the leading advisors in this field of law for years. Our clients include pharmaceutical and high-tech companies, as well as traditional mechanical engineering companies and start-ups.

Our practice covers the

• enforcement of patents in court
• defence in patent infringement proceedings
• representation before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
• preliminary injunctions, preservation of evidence
• advice and representation in connection with supplementary protection certificates (SPC) & manufacturing waivers
• litigation and contracts in connection with utility models
• Licence and technology transfer agreements
• Research and development agreements
  Advice and representation in connection with employee inventions
• Related matters, such as
  
  • know-how, protection of trade secrets
  • unfair competition
  • other IP rights (trademarks, designs, copyrights)