Protection of technology
- freedom to operate and prior art searches, and advice on patentability
- technology searches and pre-infringement opinions relating to the introduction of new products and technologies
- drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications world-wide
- filing oppositions and preparing nullity actions and defending against third party oppositions and nullity actions
- protection of trade secrets
- validity and infringement opinions on patents and designs
- competitive surveys: monitoring, searching and watching competitors’ patents
- complementary protection certificates for medicines and agrochemicals
- protection of plant varieties and semiconductor topographies
- evaluating and developing IP strategies