Patent
IXAS CONSEIL provides a complete offer of services, including:
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Prior art search and patentability studies.atent watch.
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Drafting of patent applicationa (in English, French or German).
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Filing of patent applications (directly in France, Germany, U.K., at EPO and WIPO; in other jurisdictions through its network of foreign associates).
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Patent prosecution.
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Administrative and technical management of patents files, portfolio management, monitoring and payment of renewal fees.
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Defense of industrial property rights:
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Legal analysis of infringment.
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Warning letters, cease-and-desist letters.
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Settlement of conflicts, negotiations, mediation.
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Coordination and assistance in case of court trial and arbitration (together with attorneys-at-law).
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Freedom-to-operate (right-to-us) studies.
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Analysis of the scope of protection and legal stength of third party rights.
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Post-grant proceedings: opposition, limitation.
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Financial estimation of the value of a patent, patent portfolio por technology (in case of merger, licensing, technology transfer).