European Patents

Patentwerk provides full service concerning European patents and patent applications. Our attorneys are qualified to act before the European Patent Office, both in writing and in oral proceedings. Feel free to ask us for our schedule of fees or for a tailored quotation for a specific case.

Some of the actions we can perform:

Grant Procedure and related work:

• Filing of European patent applications (with or without claiming priority of an earlier national application).
• Filing Euro-PCT applications.
• Filing divisional applications.
• Monitoring and payment of annuity fees.
• Conducting the procedure up to grant of European patent applications.
• Registering transfers of rights of European patent applications.
• Registering changes of applicant’s name and/or address.
• Registering licenses and other rights.
• Assist in validation of a European patent in all European countries.
• (in case of a rejection) Filing an appeal and conducting the appeal procedure, also if Patentwerk did not conduct the earlier procedure.

Observations and Oppositions:

• Submitting third party observations (in the name of Patentwerk or anonymous) for pending applications.
• Drawing up and filing oppositions against patents granted to third parties. Upon request with a prior art search up front, in the name of a client, or with Patentwerk acting as a straw man.
• Conducting written opposition rounds and oral proceedings (both defensive and offensive).
• (in case of a rejection) Filing an appeal and conducting the appeal procedure, also if Patentwerk did not conduct the earlier procedure.

International (PCT) applications

Patentwerk provides full service concerning PCT applications. We can file applications both at the European Patent Office and at the International Bureau of WIPO. Our attorneys are qualified to act before the European Patent Office, both in writing and in oral proceedings. Feel free to ask us for our schedule of fees or for a tailored quotation for a specific case.

Some of the actions we can perform:

• Filing of PCT applications (with or without claiming priority of an earlier national application), both at the European Patent Office and at WIPO.
• Filing of Euro-PCT applications.
• Conducting the procedure up to grant of Euro-PCT applications.
• Registering transfers of rights of PCT applications.
• Registering changes of applicant’s name and/or address.
• Registering licenses and other rights.

Dutch patents

Patentwerk provides full service concerning Dutch patents and patent applications. Our authorized representatives are qualified to act before the Netherlands Patent Office in The Hague, both in writing and in oral proceedings. Feel free to ask us for our schedule of fees or for a tailored quotation for a specific case.

Some of the actions we can perform:

Grant Procedure and related work:

• Filing Dutch patent applications (with or without claiming priority of an earlier national application).
• Monitoring and paying annuity fees for Dutch patents and patent applications;
• Validating European patents in the Netherlands.
• Registering transfers of rights of Dutch patents and patent applications.
• Registering changes of applicant’s name and/or address.
• Registering licenses and other rights.

Nullity and infringement

• Start and conduct invalidity proceedings against Dutch patents.
• Enforce Dutch patents (sending warning letters and starting and conducting infringement procedures, together with a Dutch lawyer).

Belgian patents

Patentwerk provides full service concerning Belgian patents and patent applications. Our attorneys are qualified to act before the Belgian Office for Intellectual Property. Feel free to ask us for our schedule of fees or for a tailored proposal for a specific case.

Some of the actions we can perform:

• Drawing up and filing of Belgian patent applications (with or without claiming priority of an earlier national application).
• Monitoring and paying maintenance fees for Belgian patent applications.
• Validating of European patents in Belgium.
• Registering of transfers of rights of Belgian patents.
• Registering changes in the applicant’s name and/or address.
• Registering licenses and other rights.