Business Fields

Get an overview of our Business Fields. We competently lead you through the whole procedure of realizing your vision. The following Business Fields are an excerpt of the range of services offered by advotec.

• Industrial Property Rights (Patents and Utility Models)
• Trademark Legislation (Trademarks and Business Terms)
• Designs (Design Patent)
• Employee Invention Law
• Further Services

Industrial Property Rights

(Patents and Utility Models)

• Performing searches to determine state-of-the-art technology
• Drafting and filing of German, European and International patent applications
• Drafting and filing of German utility model applications
• Performing application proceedings, cancellation proceedings, opposition and nullity proceedings 
• Drafting License Agreements, Know-How Agreements and out-of-court settlements
• Preparing Expert Opinions on infringement cases
• Consultation and support in infringement cases

Trademark Legislation

(Trademarks and Business Terms)

• Evaluating the protectability of trademarks, consultation in the development of suitable trademark strategies
• Performing trademark searches
• Drafting and filing of German, European and International trademark applications
• Performing application proceedings, opposition proceedings and cancellation proceedings
• Drafting License Agreements and Prior Right Agreements
• Consultation and representation in cases of trademark collision
• Preparing Expert Opinions on infringement cases 
• Consultation and support in infringement cases 
   

Designs

(Design Patent)

• Drafting and filing of German and International design patent applications
• Performing cancellation proceedings
• Preparing Expert Opinions on infringement cases

Employee Invention Law

• Legal support in connection with employees' inventions in your company
• Consultation services for inventors
• Evaluation and handling of invention notices
• Remuneration Agreement consultations
• Consultation and representation in arbitration proceedings

Further Services

• General management consultancy in relation to intellectual property rights
• Performing technical and legal searches
• Monitoring annuities and renewal fees
• Preparation of technical and legal translations
• Assignment and transfer of intellectual property rights
• Procurement of documents, publications and extracts from registers