Patents and utility models

Thanks to a consolidated experience in working side-by-side with local agents abroad, the office offers to both clients and Colleagues consultancy and assistance services in the fields of:

-            national patents and utility models (in Italy and abroad)

-            European Patents (EP, filing and validations)

-            International Patents (PCT)

The activity concerns all of the main phases of a patent's 'life' and namely:

1.    Before filing

-            priority searches

-            preliminary opinion on patentability

-            preliminary opinions on counterfeiting (active or passive)

-            planning of strategies to create and handle efficient and rational patent portfolios, taking in due consideration the goal of balancing costs and real benefits

2.    Filing

3.    After filing

-            handling of search reports

-            handling of national and international Examiners' opinions

-            drafting of reasoned answers to opinions and refusals, aiming to a positive conclusion of the patenting procedure

-            creation of annuity reminders

-            handling of annuity payments

-            reorganization of already existent patent portfolios

-            updating of patents' data (change of name/address/ownership)