Patents

We advise our clients on how to develop and implement the best IP strategy for their patents. This strategy not only incorporates legal and technical aspects, but also the clients’ commercial objectives which are carefully considered at every step of the process: production, protection, exploitation and management. We at EGYP guarantee our clients a high level of skill in all technical fields.

Our experience, know-how and creativity ensure that our clients get the maximum return from their intellectual property.

Grant and enforcement of rights

• Invention protection strategies
• Auditing and optimizing patent portfolios
• Prior rights searches
• Patentability studies
• Freedom to operate
• Watching services, technological and legal monitoring
• Drafting, filing and prosecution of national and international patents
• Supplementary protection certificates
• Plant variety protection certificates
• Monitoring examination proceedings
• Maintaining rights

Management and exploitation of rights

• Negotiating and drafting your contracts and agreements (R&D), non-disclosure, transfer of goods, transfer of know-how, licensing, co-ownership, assignment
• Competition and free-riding
• Remuneration for employed inventors
• Auditing and increasing the value of portfolios (mergers or acquisitions…)
• Due diligence
• Registration on national and international registers

Enforcement of rights

• Oppositions proceedings before the EPO
• Seizure of goods and conservatory measures
• Pre-trial proceedings
• Bringing and defending disputes in French courts and abroad
• Arbitration / Mediation

Other

• Providing clients with on-line access for portfolio management
• Tailoring training courses to the requirements of clients and team members