Advice & Representation         Rendering of advice and providing representation in all areas of Intellectual Property relating especially to Patents Utility Models Trademarks Design registration Plant Variety Protection Internet domain related legal issues Competition law             National & International         Both national and international at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), at the European Patent Office, at the International Filing Office (OMPI/WIPO), at the Office of Harmonisation of the Internal Market (Community Trademark) as well as at the national patent and trademark offices.           top Monitoring & Searching         Carrying out monitoring and prior art searches             Complete Attendance         Carrying out of searches (before or after filing applications) in order to determinate the prior art and state of the art. Filing of the application Defending of protection rights/applications during examination, opposition, appeal, trademark registration oppositions, against nullity actions or against cancellation proceedings of trademarks in the Trademark Register Monitoring of due dates and deadlines and taxes Prosecuting infringements of protection rights Carrying out oppositions against technical and other protection rights including trademarks, nullity actions, cancellation requests against protection rights/applications of third parties Handling of cases unfair competition practices Supporting licensing negotiations and drafting license agreements           top