Patent Application and Prosecution

We have extensive experience and know-how in securing patent protection for our
clients’ IP. We support our clients along the whole process, starting well before the
actual filing.

Application Drafting and Filing
- Prior art searches and patentability assessment
- Claims construction
- Specifications
- Filing of national and international patent applications

Prosecution Support
- Accelerated examination IDS (Information Disclosure Statements), ADS (Application
Data-Sheets)
- Review of and response to patent office’s objections
- Summary of file histories
- Patent grant and maintenance procedures
- Oppositions and appeals

We represent our clients before the EPO, the WIPO (PCT applications) and the
Austrian Patent Office, and other patent offices worldwide, including the U.S.A., Japan,
China and India, through our global network of patent attorneys.