Intellectual Property Law Firm - horak Lawyers/ Attorneys/ Patent Attorneys, Hannover/ Munich, Germanyhorak is a leading IP consultancy that provides the full range of IP services, from portfolio management, disputes and enforcement through to strategy, consulting and commercialisation. Short introduction to Intellectual Property RightsIntellectual property rights are exclusive rights, i.e. only the proprietor of IP rights decides who advertises a product and how, who manufactures and distributes it, etc. Classic monopolistic IP rights comprising the intersectional area between law and technology include patents and utility models (or “petty patents”). We are experts on the whole spectrum of intellectual property rights including semiconductor topography rights, plant varieties, know-how, trademarks, designs and domain names, the latter playing an increasingly important role in IP law. Patent filing (national patents in the EC, EP, PCT-Patents)Of course we file any kind of IP, in particular patents and utility models, in several jurisdictions, including Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Portugal etc and we are also experts in filing European Patents with the European Patent Office (EPO) and handle PCT-filings (including European Patents). Our clients in IP LawWe represent both holders of IP rights and those, whose rights are being infringed by third parties. Among our clients are educational establishments, IT enterprises, energy companies, networks of branches, R&D enterprises and establishments, financial institutions, industrial enterprises, innovative undertakings, local authorities, trade fair enterprises, foundations, state authorities, societies and associations, institutions from the publishing sector, insurances, advertising agencies and inventors. Ideas come into being and spread increasingly faster crossing all borders. Ideas as such cannot be protected. The transformation of ideas into innovations and cultural, economic or other processes can be protected by intellectual property rights (IP rights) and can be a significant value of a company or a legal proprietor. Various goals and strategies can be achieved by means of IP rights management. These goals include among others market delimitation and demarcation against competitors (for example actively – by providing for protection by means of IP rights in a particular competitive area, or passively – by observing the market and the applications for IP protection filed by competitors, or – by adjusting IP rights to the corporate identity or to private goals in compliance with European and international regulations). Our technical practice:- Classical and modern physics
- Solid state physics
- mechanics
- Laser physics
- Electrical engineering
- electronics
- High frequency technologies
- High voltage technology
- telematics
- mechatronics
- information technology
- Data processing technology
- image processing technologies
- Semiconductor technology
- Entertainment electronics
- Computer hardware
- IT technology
- software
- telecommunications
- Automation technology
- optics
- Atom physics
- molecular physics
- mechanical engineering
- Construction machinery
- Automotive industry
- shipbuilding
- Aircraft construction
- Drive technology
- Control technology
- Process engineering
- manufacturing engineering
- production technology
- packaging technology
- Paper Technology
- Product development
- measurement technology
- control technology
- Process technology
- domestic appliances
- Small appliances
- Food technology
- Aerospace
- Safety engineering
- Power engineering
- Material technology
- Steel production
- Steel processing
- metal technology
- Ceramic technology
- Alloys
- nanotechnology
- energy technology
- renewable energy
- Life Science
- Medical technology
- biology
- biophysics
- biotechnology
- microbiology
- pharmacy
- pharmacology
- active ingredients
- biochemistry
- chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- pharmaceutical
- antibody
- biosimilars
- generics
- diagnostics
- Plant biotechnology
- Diagnostic technology
- implants
- immunology
- virology
- Genetic engineering
- microorganisms
- plants
- animals
- human medicine
- food
- polymers
- catalysts
- lithography
- photography
Our Languages:- German
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Polish
- Portugese
- Japanese
- Russian
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