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Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution - Germany
What the Team is Known For
Prinz & Partner regularly advises clients on broad patent strategy and portfolio management, particularly the drafting and filing of both domestic and international patent applications, as well as freedom-to-operate studies. The law firm represents clients in opposition proceedings, also advising on anti-piracy measures and inventor compensation schemes. The team is a popular choice for clients from the automotive industry, as well as from the technology and biotech sectors.
Strengths
The lawyers at Prinz & Partner have an excellent technical understanding of novel characteristics and offer excellent recommendations for the formulation of patent claims.
Our lawyers at Prinz & Partner demonstrate outstanding technical competence, even in complex matters, and offer convincing strategic recommendations for the formulation of patent claims.
The lawyers at Prinz & Partner are always positive. They have clear ideas and strategies in mind, and make their clients feel very comfortable with them.
I like Prinz & Partner because the quality of the lawyers' work is excellent and they are good at meeting deadlines.
We have a very trusting and successful cooperation with Prinz & Partner. All our enquiries are answered quickly and competently, and set schedules are adhered to.
Work Highlights
Prinz & Partner represented BMW in patent prosecution matters before the German and European Patent Offices.
Notable practitioners
Jochen Sties handles a broad remit of patent prosecution issues, including opposition proceedings, patent applications and employee invention matters.
Jochen Sties carries out our IP proceedings with a high level of competence, excellent accessibility and convincingly comprehensible recommendations.
We very much like working with Jochen Sties; he is a great lawyer.
Thomas Kitzhofer assists clients with the filing of their patents in Germany and internationally, also representing them in opposition proceedings.