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SERVICES
Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser provides a full range of intellectual property services as well as services in related fields. We are professional representatives before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court, all German regional courts, the Federal Supreme Court, the OHIM, the EPO and the WIPO, permanently engaged in assisting our clients in procuring and enforcing their rights, particularly patents and trademarks. Our activities in this field range from prosecution to litigation and licensing. Other main areas include unfair competition, anti trust, corporate law, and copyright matters. Listed below are some of the core services which are at our clients' disposal.
Filing, Prosecution and Administration of
- German, European and foreign national patents as well as German and foreign utility models: representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court, and the European Patent Office
- PCT applications: representation before the European Patent Office and WIPO
- German, international, foreign national, and community trademarks: representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court, WIPO, OHIM at Alicante and the European Court of Justice
- German, foreign national, and international design registrations: representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office and WIPO, and represention before the OHIM at Alicante with respect to European design registrations
- Semiconductor topographies
- Typography character protection rights
- Supplemental protection certificates
Oppositions
- against German and European patents
- against German, international and community trademarks
Nullity and Cancellation Procedures
- against German patents
- against German parts of European patents
- against utility models
- against German, international and community trademarks
Litigation
- infringement actions including requests for preliminary injunctions
- representing clients before German civil courts in intellectual property matters (patents, utility models, trademarks, designs), unfair competition and related cases
- co-representing clients before foreign courts in intellectual property matters
- cross border injunctions
- border and exhibition seizures by customs and police
- criminal law actions in cases of violations of patents, utility models, design models, trademarks, copyright and misappropriation of know-how
Opinions
- regarding infringement of intellectual property and related rights
- regarding validity of intellectual property and related rights
Licensing
- conducting of licensing negotiations
- preparing of license and franchise agreements
Counselling and Representing in
- copyright enforcement matters
- domain name disputes
Procedures involving employee invention matters
- advising companies in setting up appropriate systems
- calculating inventor's compensations
- representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office in official arbitration procedures involving employee invention matters
Due Diligence and Auditing
- performing of due diligence examinations regarding intellectual property in merger and acquisition matters
- auditing of intellectual property assets of companies
Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution
- serving as arbitrators in intellectual property matters
- representing clients before arbitration boards in intellectual property matters
Status Checks and Searches
- online status checks of intellectual property rights
- patent, trademarks and design searches (online and/or by firm searchers)
Recordal of Assignments world-wide
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