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PATENTS AND UTILITY MODELS

Patent attorneys draft patent and utility model applications based on detailed, technical discussions with the inventors. These applications describe and disclose technical inventions. The patent claim defines the desired range of protection.

The patent application process is carried out by the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the European Patent Office or other foreign patent authorities after the invention application has been filed. The invention is then discussed by a panel at the respective office and, if necessary, the patent claims are modified after the invention has been compared with the current state-of-the-art technology.


DREISS PATENTANWÄLTE: an internationally operating patent attorney office with headquarters in Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg, Fed. Rep. of Germany). Assisting in intellectual property protection: patent and utility model protection, trademarks and rights of distinguishing marks, design protection and registered designs, license agreements and employee inventions.