Trade mark development & trade mark protection
- Trade mark research in national and international registers
- National and international trade mark registration
- Legal aspects of trade mark development
- Trade mark monitoring
Licensing & exploitation of your trade marks
- Trade mark licensing agreements and support in negotiations
- Special know-how in franchising and merchandising law
- Value assessment by our cooperating partners
- Trade mark transfer agreements
Defence of your trade marks
- Confiscation of products in case of product piracy in Austria and within the EU
- Civil law action against unlawful use of your trade marks and filing action for injunction
- Criminal proceedings against trade mark infringers
- Opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Austrian Patent Office (ÖPA), the German Patent and Trademarks Office (DPMA) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- Special know how in defending your trade mark application when a third party filed an opposition: we do check the portfolio of the opponent and may recommend smart strategy or a counter attack, usually the parties then conclude an out-of-office agreement
- Coexistence-agreements to solve a stalemate after an opposition against your trade mark
