horak Lawyers/ Patent Attorneys is a leading IP consultancy that provides the full range of IP services, from portfolio management, disputes and enforcement through to strategy, consulting and commercialisation. Do you want to apply for a patent or a utility model? Do you have a renowned name? Then you should safeguard, defend and protect it! We have the following services at the ready for you:
Opposition to and Revocation of a German Patent
Opposition proceedings in case of a German Patent Any person may give notice of opposition within nine months of the publication of the grant of a patent in the Patent Gazette (Patentblatt). If no opposition [...]
Design protection in Germany
Registered designs under German law protect the appearance of your products Registered designs protect the appearance of industrially manufactured or manually crafted products, for example, clothes, furniture, vehicles, fabrics, decorative objects or graphical symbols. Parts [...]
Examination, Registration and Renewal of a German trademark
The road to your trade mark registration First, the Trade Mark Sections of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office make sure that all required data, for example, applicant, trade mark and the list of [...]
What are the differences between a German utility model and a German patent?
Technical inventions can be protected by both patents and utility models. Please note that technical, chemical and biological processes can be patented but not protected as utility models. Furthermore, the term of protection of utility [...]
Applying for a utility model in Germany
You can file a utility model application both in paper form and in electronic form with the DPMA. Please use application form G 6003 (Antrag auf Eintragung eines Gebrauchsmusters) for paper filing. The “Information for [...]
File German patent application with the DPMA
Describing the invention clearly and precisely What you should know in advance: the patent system is a very large and complex legal field. Therefore, it can be of benefit to appoint a patent attorney or [...]