patent & trademark attorneys Brno
We represent, prosecute, and enforce all types of intellectual property rights for our clients: patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, and geographical indications. We ensure the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Czech Republic and worldwide.
Our services include
Drafting and filing of applications for patents, trademarks, industrial designs, utility models, and geographical indications
Representation in proceedings before the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (ÚPV), the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Maintenance and enforcement of industrial property rights, defense against infringement and assistance with dispute resolution
Patent and trademark searches, including novelty and patentability searches, as well as trademark availability searches
Consulting in the field of industrial property rights and strategies for their protection, as well as licensing
Translations of specialized/technical texts to and from English, German, and French
Customized lectures on topics related to industrial property
Expert opinions
Patents protect technical inventions that are new, inventive and industrially applicable. Patents are valid for a maximum of 20 years from the date of filing of the application. Inventions may be protected by a national, European, or unitary patent.
A trademark is a sign consisting of words, letters, numerals, a design, the shape of a product or its packaging, a sound, or a combination thereof, intended to distinguish goods or services originating from different businesses. Trademark protection may be sought at national, international, or EU level.
European patents cover up to 40 member states of the European Patent Organization by way of a single European patent application.
A registered industrial design protects the appearance of a product or a part thereof. A product is an industrially or artisanally manufactured article, including components intended for assembly into a single composite product, packaging, presentation, graphic symbols, and typographic characters, with the exception of computer programs. Design protection may be sought at national, international or EU levels.
Utility models protect technical solutions that are new, go beyond the scope of mere technical skill, and are industrially applicable. Unlike patent application proceedings, the process leading to registration of a utility model is generally rather short. The maximum validity of a utility model is 10 years following the date of filing.
Grant applications – SME Fund
Intellectual property analysis – IP Scan
Searches
Resolution of legal disputes
Industrial property valuation
Licence agreements
Enforcement of rights in the event of infringement