A patent protects your technical invention for up to 20 Years of imitation. How strong this protection actually is, is decided upon registration: The wording of the patent claims determines the scope of protection - if it is too narrow, it allows for circumvention, too far it endangers the existence. Our patent attorneys and lawyers therefore prepare your application with a view to later enforcement.

Which registration is the right one??

• deutsche Patentanmeldung (DPMA): cost-effective entry, secures the filing date as a priority for later foreign filings.
• europäische Patentanmeldung (EPA): a procedure for up to 39 Contracting states to the EPC; after grant, optionally with uniform effect as Unit Patent.
• International registration (PCT): holds your way in over 150 States open and postpones the decision on country selection by up to 30 or. 31 Months from priority.
• National foreign registrations: from. B. USA, China, Japan, Korea – through our network of partner law firms.

This is how your patent application works

1. Initial consultation and assessment: We check patentability (Newness, Inventive step, industrial applicability) and your goals.
2. research (optional): one State-of-the-art research shows early, how broad the protection can be.
3. elaboration: Beschreibung, Claims, Drawings and summary – coordinated with you.
4. Submission and review process: We take over the correspondence with the office, respond to examination notices and monitor all deadlines.
5. Issuance and maintenance: Annual fees, Validation, Subsequent registrations within the priority year.

Important before registering

Do not publish your invention before registering - neither at trade fairs, on the Internet or to customers without a confidentiality agreement. There is generally no grace period for patents in Germany and Europe. A grace period of six months applies to utility models for personal disclosures.

Fixed price packages

Basic patent application Germany	AB 990 €*
Comfort patent application Germany	AB 1.990 €*
europäische Patentanmeldung (all-in-one)	AB 1.990 €*
International patent application PCT (all-in-one)	AB 2.990 €*
Taking over representation (DE / EP / PCT)	AB 680 €*

Continuing: Background on patent registration and patent protection · Patent Law · Patent or utility pattern?

Is an invention used in a machine or production system, In addition to registration, development rights are also included, License conditions and the protection of confidential design knowledge must be observed. We explain these connections on our law firm portal maschinenrecht.com: Patents and technical know-how in mechanical engineering.