Patents and utility models
We develop technically and legally robust protection strategies, draft applications and conduct proceedings before the German and European Patent Offices and patent offices worldwide.
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Schwarz + Kollegen · Patent Attorneys
TOP IDEAS NEED TOP PROTECTION.
Understanding technology. Protecting innovation. We advise companies, research institutions and inventors on the strategic protection of technical innovations, trade marks and designs.
Our philosophy
Intellectual property protection begins with technical understanding.
We combine in-depth technical expertise with strategic advice in German, European and international intellectual property law. We support our clients from the initial idea through prosecution and enforcement to the long-term development of their IP portfolios.
Legal Expertise
Substantive IP rights with strategic direction.
Trade marks and designs
We protect names, signs and product designs – from clearance searches and registration to strategic portfolio management and enforcement.
Explore our legal expertiseOpposition, invalidity and enforcement
In contentious proceedings, we combine claim-feature analysis with technical depth and a procedural strategy aligned with the commercial objective.
Explore our legal expertiseOpinions, FTO and portfolio strategy
We assess scope of protection, validity and infringement risks and translate the results into robust options for product development, market entry and competition.
Explore our legal expertiseEmployee inventions and licensing
We advise on invention disclosures, remuneration, transfer of rights and licensing models, aiming for clear, practical and commercially balanced solutions.
Explore our legal expertiseTechnical Fields
Complex technology needs precise language.
Our scientific and technical backgrounds enable us to advise R&D and IP management as technical peers.
Software, AI and computer-implemented inventions
Patent strategies for algorithms, data processing, machine learning and digital business models.
Electrical engineering and information technology
Protection for circuits, communications, control engineering, embedded systems and connected systems.
Physics, mechanical engineering and machinery
Technically robust claims for machinery, plants, manufacturing processes, sensors and physical systems.
Medicine and medical technology
Advice at the interface of imaging, diagnostics, therapy systems, software and the regulatory environment.
Embedded systems, cryptology and internet technologies
Protection strategies for hardware-related software, secure communications, distributed architectures and connected technical products.
Our approach
Clear analysis. Reliable implementation.
Technically precise
We understand complex technical relationships and translate them into robust IP positions.
Strategically forward-looking
We consider IP rights in the context of the product, market, competition and our clients’ long-term objectives.
Personally accountable
Our clients receive direct and continuous support from experienced professionals.
People and expertise
Experience that shares knowledge and takes responsibility.
Interdisciplinary thinking. Personal advice.
Our team combines technical and scientific disciplines with many years of experience in intellectual property law.
Meet the teamUnderstanding case law. Assessing developments.
Textbooks, publications and lectures – particularly on software patents and computer-implemented inventions.
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Schwarz + Kollegen
Patent Attorneys
Heilmannstraße 19
81479 München
+49 89 76 75 73 37
Heilmannstraße 19
81479 München
+49 89 76 75 73 37
