German and European Patent Attorney Stephan Wimmer

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Patent Attorney Dr. Stephan Wimmer provides all kinds of patent services, from counselling in isolated issues all the way to handling complex procedures and cases at offices and courts.

Prosecution of German and European patent applications

Adaptation of priority applications from any legislation to European or German law and practice.

Initiation of regional phase (European patent application) or national phase (German patent application) after international patent application.

Communication with patent offices, handling of examination proceedings.

Payment of fees, translations, registration of transfers, divisional applications, etc.

Validation of European patents

Validation of granted European patents in Germany and other European countries (in some countries in co-operation with local attorneys), including translations, payment of fees, etc.

Offense and defense

German and European oppositions proceedings (to be initiated within nine months after grant).

Nullification proceedings (German Federal Patent Court and German Federal Court).

Enforcement of German and European patents

Actions for infringement of patents (German district courts, German regional appeal courts, German Federal Court).

Negotiations, settlement, licensing.

Searches and expert opinions

Searches in state-of-the-art databases, evaluation of legal status of applications and patents.

Advice on validity, infringement, FTO.