For Developers and Project Managers

Securing IP Rights efficiently - with clear answers, quick routes and technical communication on equal footing.

Protect technology without losing focus on development.

When developing new products or optimizing existing solutions, it is often the small details that make the difference – both technically and legally. The right decision about Patents, Designs or Trademarks is often made under time pressure, with limited IP knowledge and high confidentiality requirements.

This is exactly where we come in: We speak your language, quickly clarify whether and how an idea is protectable – and reliably guide you through the application or examination process. Whether you want to apply for IP Rights, avoid risks from Third-Party Patents or protect your company’s interests in cooperation projects: We are at your side. Pragmatism instead of paragraphs.

Your questions - our starting point

Our solutions for you

Not every idea has to become a patent immediately – but every development deserves a sound assessment. We support you in recognizing opportunities, avoiding risks and legally securing your work – without holding you up with formalities. Quickly, comprehensibly and with a clear focus on your product goals.

Freedom-to-Operate Analyses

Analysis of the Protectability of Patents, Designs and Trademarks

Carry out Grant Procedure

Opposition Proceedings

White-Spot Analyses

Let us advise you.

Take advantage of our expertise for your patent protection. Let us discuss your needs together and determine the best strategies.

How we start and work together

Ideas need protection – but the road to them should not be stopped. We provide you with efficient and targeted support so that your development is secured without you having to pull out of the project.

1.

Initial Assessment of your idea

We check without obligation whether an Application makes sense – and which IP Rights are suitable: Patents, Designs or Trademarks.

2.

Technical understanding & protection strategy

Together, we will clarify what makes your solution technically viable – and how to make it legally tangible and enforceable.

3.

Creation and Filing

We formulate the Application precisely, comprehensibly and with a focus on long-term protection. You only provide what is necessary – we take care of the rest.

4.

Support during Examination Proceedings

We keep you up to date while the office checks – and take care of all deadlines, queries and formal steps.

5.

Support with conflicts & further development

Whether it’s an objection, a White-Spot-Analysis or an FTO for the next product generation: we remain at your side – strategically, technically and solution-oriented.

Your Contacts

Our Team

Professional competence and international experience characterize our Team, which consists of experts from various fields.

Dr Philipp Rüfenacht

Partner, Swiss Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC, Dipl. Phys. Uni BE

Dr Hannes Spillmann

Partner, Swiss Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC, PD for Experimental Physics / Nanosciences Uni BS, Dipl. Chem. Uni ZH

Mirko Schade

Managing Partner, German Patent Attorney, MBA St. Gallen, Dipl.-Ing. Aerospace Engineering University of the German Armed Forces

Franz Möltgen

Partner, German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC, Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering
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