Patents and Utility Models

In the field of technical solutions protection by means of patents and utility models we provide the following services:

  • Processing and filing a patent application, based on which a patent for the invention described in it is to be granted (including processing of description, patent claims, annotation, drawings, etc.), and representation of the applicant in the related proceedings
  • Search of the technical solution in question from the novelty and inventiveness perspective
  • Representation of applicants in the proceedings related to European patent applications
  • Representation of applicants in the proceedings related to international patent applications (PCT applications), which enable protection of an invention in various countries of the world
  • Processing and filing utility model applications, and representation of applicants in the related proceedings
  • Providing consultation services addressing the choice of a suitable strategy within the innovation process
  • Ensuring protection abroad directly by means of national application for an invention or utility model in the country in question all over the world
  • Keeping patents valid, including monitoring deadlines and payments of patent maintenance fees
  • Prolongation of utility models' validity, including monitoring deadlines and payments for their prolongation
  • Changes in the registry for inventions, granted patents, and registered utility models applications (such as change of owner, address etc.)
  • Search of and monitoring patents and utility models, protection against imitation
  • Search of existing technology condition
  • Disputable transactions – legal advice and representation in all types of proceedings before the Intellectual Property Office, courts and other institutions in disputes resulting from patents and utility models (proceedings related to patent revocation, utility model invalidation, determining authorship, co-ownership, disputes concerning rewards provided in relation to inventions, utility models, declaratory judgement, etc.)

Trademarks

In the field of trademarks we provide the following services:

  • Comprehensive preparation and arrangement of trade mark applications and representation of applicants (including marketing consultancy services, assessment of trade mark's potential to be registered, search in trade mark registries, classification of list of products and services into classes in line with international classification, etc.)
  • Search on possible conflict with existing trademarks
  • Filing applications for European Union trademark (EUTM), which is valid throughout the EU; representation of applicants
  • Filing applications for international trademark at World Intellectual Property Organization, which can be a basis for obtaining protection wherever in the world; representation of applicants
  • Trademark monitoring with respect to possible infringement
  • Trademark renewal (including monitoring deadlines) and ensuring payments of maintenance fees
  • Executing changes and amendments of registered trademarks in trade mark registry (change of owner, address, etc.)
  • Ensuring protection abroad directly by means of national application for trademark in the country in question all over the world
  • Trademark valuation
  • Preparation of related contractual documentation (licences, authorship agreement related to logo, pledge on trademarks)
  • Opposition proceedings before the Intellectual Property Office
  • Representation before the court during disputes following from trademarks

Industrial Designs

In the field of product appearance protection by means of industrial designs we provide the following services:

  • Processing and filing the industrial design application (including judgement of potential of the industrial design to be registered from the novelty and individuality perspective, classification of the industrial design to the Locarno classification system for industrial designs, etc.), representation of applicants
  • Representation of applicants filing an application for registered Community design (RCD), which is valid throughout the EU
  • Ensuring protection abroad directly by means of national application for industrial design in the country in question all over the world
  • Executing changes and amendments of registered industrial designs in registries (change of owner, address, etc.)
  • Renewal of industrial design protection period (including monitoring deadlines) and ensuring payments of renewal fees
  • Search of and monitoring industrial designs, protection against imitation
  • Representation in all types of proceedings before the Intellectual Property Office, courts and other institutions

Copyright

In this field we provide complex legal and administrative support for processing all contractual documentation related to industrial property rights and copyright, especially:

  • Contracts for work
  • Licence agreements (on rights following from patents or utility models, rights to database, to know-how)
  • Publishing contracts
  • Agreements on software made to order
  • Franchise agreement
  • Representation and negotiation in disputes following from copyrights
  • Representation before copyrights administrations (OSA, DILIA, INTERGRAM, etc.)

Contracts & Searches

A good contract is crucial. Intellectual property is interconnected with a range of contractual aspects. We provide comprehensive document preparation tailored to the needs of the client, such as:

  • Licence agreement
  • Contract for work
  • Agreement on creation of trademark logo
  • Business cooperation agreement
  • Agreement on software made to order
  • Publishing contract
  • Agreement on intellectual property rights transfer (patent, trademark, etc.)
  • Confidentiality protocol
  • Agreement on know-how and trade secret

Within the scope of legal searches we accomplish:

  • Search on technology condition (patents and utility models)
  • Search on owner
  • Search on logo for trademark purposes
  • Search on contractual relationships in society
  • Search on business activities of competitors

Designation of Origin

In the field of designation of origin protection we provide:

  • Securing and representation in the process of filing an application for designations of origin and geographical indication (including specifications according to applicable provisions of Law No. 452/2001 Coll., with details on quality, reputation or other characteristics of the goods from the place in question, including confirmation of supervisory authorities) or in the process of filing an application abroad
  • Securing and representation in the process of filing an application for designations of origin and geographical indication for the Community (agricultural products and food)
  • Consultancy services and representation in all types of disputes and conflicts of rights related to protection of geographical indication or protection of designations of origin
  • Arranging international registration of designation of origin in line with Lisbon Treaty Search in the registry of designations of origin
  • Contracts on association of users of the designations of origin

Business Law

Industrial property rights being a part of intellectual property of business companies are interconnected with a range of legal relationships. We judge these relationships in a complex manner, and offer comprehensive solutions in this field. We provide especially the following services::

  • Complex preparation of contractual documentation
  • Legal consultancy related to research and innovation
  • Protection against unfair competition
  • Preparation of related legal documentation (general business terms, statutes, memorandums of foundation, etc.)
  • Commercial shares transfer
  • Proceedings of deposit before the Business register