Protecting your innovations
Mechanical
Engineering
OU r St r e n gt h s
Mechanical Engineering
The IP professionals on the mechanical
engineering team offer their expert advice
in the areas of Engineering Sciences and
Applied Physics, and are qualified to
represent clients in Germany, the United
Kingdom, Italy and the Netherlands, as well
as before the European Patent Office. Their
technical and legal expertise make them
the IP experts you will need in the broad
field of mechanical engineering, civil engineering, materials science and physics. The
team’s special areas of competence take in
medical technology, material sciences and
geosciences, construction, paper and packaging technology, optics, nano technology, printing systems, 3D-printing, additive
manufacturing, and automotive, processing
and engineering technology.
O u r p h i lo s o p h y
We help you to protect your innovations effectively
and enduringly. Our teams of experts successfully
register, enforce, and defend your IP rights and provide
competent advice in a profession where speed, thoroughness and a mastery of both technical and legal
detail are key to preserving and extending ownership of
your intellectual property. By concentrating on building up those key skills within our firm, we have come to
stand out for our top-ranking expertise as well as for our
speed and efficiency.
The world is moving
so fast these days
that the man who says
it can’t be done is
generally interrupted
by someone doing it.
Elbert Hubbard
o u r s e rv i c e s
Intellectual Property Rights
Our IP professionals specialised in mechanical engineering support you in all legal and technical matters
relating to patents, utility models and designs, from
research to applying for to the granting of patents and
beyond. We handle examination proceedings before
the European Patent Office and the national patent authorities in Germany, Britain, Italy and the Netherlands,
as well as at the Office for Harmonisation for the
Internal Market. Working with an international network
of other patent law firms, we coordinate worldwide
examination and granting procedures.
Opposition and Nullity Proceedings
Our firm
For more than 120 years HOFFMANN EITLE
has been a synonym for experience and
quality in the legal protection of intellectual
property. With approximately 400 employees at six locations in Germany and the rest
of Europe, HOFFMANN EITLE today is one of
the largest and most successful firms covering intellectual property law in Europe and
offering patent and legal services tailored to
meet your specific needs.
Our IP professionals are active in opposition and nullity
proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark
Office, the European Patent Office, the German Federal Patent Court, and the German Federal Court of
Justice. We represent your interests as the proprietor
of the patent or in attacks on the IP rights of third parties. This also applies to national utility models.
Patent Infringement
Working with our internal and external litigation attorneys, we support you in proceedings arising out of
infringements of patents or utility models. Members of
our mechanical engineering team can also be called
on as independent court experts in patent infringement proceedings.
Expert Opinions
We draw up comprehensive opinions on infringement
issues and on the legal validity of patents and utility
models. These expert opinions often lay the foundations for successful litigation and licensing. We also
have broad-ranging experience in rendering freedomto-operate opinions for your future products and due
diligence services. Our expert services also extend to
issues related to employee invention law.
M Ü NCHEN
Hoffmann Eitle | Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30 | 81925 München
T +49. (0)89. 92 409. 0 | F +49. (0)89. 91 83 56
[email protected]
LON D ON
Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB | European Patent Attorneys
Harmsworth House | 13–15 Bouverie Street | London EC4Y 8DP
T +44. (0)20. 7427 0200 | F +44. (0)20. 7936 4510
[email protected]
D Ü SSEL D ORF
Hoffmann Eitle | Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Niederkasseler Lohweg 18 | 40547 Düsseldorf
T +49. (0)89. 92 409. 0 | F +49. (0)89. 91 83 56
[email protected]
HA M B URG
Hoffmann Eitle | Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Neuer Wall 50 | 20354 Hamburg
T +49. (0)89. 92 409. 0 | F +49. (0)89. 91 83 56
[email protected]
M ILANO
Hoffmann Eitle S.r.l. | Società unipersonale
Consulenti in Brevetti e Proprietà Industriale
Piazza Sigmund Freud 1 | Torre Garibaldi 2, 22° piano | 01491 Milano
T +39. 02. 725 46. 632 | F +49. (0)89. 91 83 56
[email protected] | www.hoffmanneitle.it
M A D RI D
Hoffmann Eitle S.L.U. | Agencia de la Propiedad Industrial
Paseo de la Castellana 140 | 28046 Madrid
T +34. 91. 782 27 80 | F +49. (0)89. 91 83 56
[email protected] | www.hoffmanneitle.es
www.hoffmanneitle.com