Patent infringement: and now?

If you are a patent owner, It is forbidden for other people to make or offer your invention without your consent and you should defend yourself and your patent. Important is, to be fast. Contact our law firm and together we will take action, by being able to carry out a professional patent search.

The enforcement of industrial property rights requires extensive legal knowledge. It is therefore recommended in most cases, to seek legal assistance. (Those: DPMA)

Try, Document the patent infringement for possible legal disputes, For example, take photos and secure the competitor's catalogs.

You can discuss with our team how to enforce your patent rights, whether one Patent infringement lawsuit, one einstweilige Verfügung and/or Application for confiscation could be suitable for you. In addition, patent infringement may be punishable under certain circumstances.

What is a patent infringement lawsuit?

A patent infringement lawsuit can be filed in the regional courts and is a civil lawsuit. Please note, that there is a requirement to have a lawyer before the regional court. You can horak at any time. Hire lawyers, in order to be able to enforce their claims in court.

A lawsuit can often take some time. In parallel it offers an injunction interim legal protection. Please note, that if an interim injunction proves to be unjustified from the start, the opponent can assert a claim for damages against the applicant.

Arrange an initial consultation appointment now. We will review the information about your case.

If you have determined, that third party patents infringe your patent, you can either Objection or action for annulment raise against it.

gemäß § 59 Abs. 1 S. 1 You can get PatG within nine months after publication of the patent grant Blog file an appeal against the patent. After examining the opposition, the patent can be maintained, be maintained or revoked to a limited extent. The objection procedure ends with an objection decision.

gemäß § 81 Abs. 2 You can follow PatG nine months after the publication of the patent grant no longer have to object and have the opportunity to file a lawsuit for invalidity. This is submitted to the Federal Patent Court.

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