PATENTS
Innovations in an industrial or technical area can be protected by way of the different registration modalities at our disposal: patents, utility models and industrial designs.
One of the main advantages of registration is that it grants a temporary exclusive right, a state-guaranteed monopoly that facilitates generating a return on innovative effort and excludes competitors whilst this exclusive right is in force.
Similarly, if an innovation cannot be protected due to legal constraints, or due to a matter of opportunity, the possibility of obtaining unregistered protection should also be taken into consideration, for example, as a trade secret or know-how.
Patents are a fundamental tool for economic development and they contribute immensely to the generation of technological capital and added value. The protection they offer is but another aspect of the many strategic opportunities that they represent as intangible assets or as sources of technological information.
SERVICES RELATED TO PATENTS
Patents and utility models grant an exclusive right over a technical invention, which allows the owner to prevent third parties from using said invention without its consent within a specific time period.
A unitary patent, or a European patent with unitary effect, is an European patent granted by the European Patent Office for which, after its granting, its owner has requested unitary effect through a single validation procedure, hereinafter validation with unitary effect, in those countries of the European Union that participate in the system and have ratified the Agreement for the Unified Patent Court.
Freedom of Use or Freedom to Operate (FTO) reports are an effective and preventive method for anticipating possible third-party infringement of patents or industrial designs. These studies are aimed at determining whether what is known as the ‘Freedom to Act’’ applies, which means ensuring that the production, marketing and use of a new product, process or service does not infringe upon third-party intellectual property rights.
A technological patent report is particularly useful for, amongst other things, identifying new commercial niches in different territories or business areas, identifying strategic changes to the competitive environment, analysing the level of interest for an emerging technology, or filtering out those technological areas with greater potential for development of new products or lines of research.
In the current technological, financial and competitive environment, establishing a technological watch system that enables the gathering of up-to-date information is essential for those companies and organisations whose added value lies in their capacity to innovate and create new products or services.
Expert reports on intellectual property matters are prepared by our team of patent experts and lawyers with the objective of assessing the legal validity of a patent, trademark or design, or to determine the possible infringement of an own exclusive right or a third party’s.
Competitor surveillance is a very useful strategic tool to obtain information on the registrations filed by competitors and/or reference companies in a sector.
What are looking for?
Patents
Innovation in the industrial and technical field is susceptible to protection by means of the registration modalities available to us: patents, utility models or industrial designs.
Designs
The industrial design refers to the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of a product.
Trademarks
The brand is one of the most important assets behind any industrial or commercial activity.
Legal IP
The different types of industrial property protection constitute a complex legal framework that regulates the rights and obligations of their holders.
New technologies
Digital transformation is profoundly changing the rules of innovation. Phenomena such as Industry 4.0 and Big Data are establishing a new paradigm.
Data protection
Regulatory compliance with data protection and privacy policies is one of the most relevant dimensions of today’s economy.
Domains
They make it possible to associate the content of a website hosted on an IP (Internet Protocol) address with a brand or trade name in an easy and intuitive way.
Consultancy
We have a highly qualified team that accompanies the client at all times to ensure optimal and efficient protection of their interests.
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