Patentanwaltskanzlei Hinkelmann

Munich

IP Firm Hinkelmann

Our IP firm is located in Munich, the seat of the European Patent Office, the German Patent & Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court. Our extensive national and international experience and our intensive contacts in the field of industrial property rights (IP) allow us to assist you in obtaining, defending, enforcing and economically exploiting patents, trademarks, utility models and designs worldwide.
 

Our competencies

Acquisition of protective rights


Search, drafting, filing and prosecution before national Intellectual Property Offices up to grant with respect to applications for patents, trademarks, designs and utility models.

Freedom-to-Operate und Design-around


Search for disturbing protective rights; evaluation of the status of protective rights and counseling regarding your R&D activities

Enforcement of protective rights


Counseling and support in the enforcement of your protective rights against infringers.

Protective Rights Portfolio


Analysis of the status of protective rights of you and your competitors; developing and exploiting your protective rights portfolio.

Defending and attacking protective rights


Defending your protective rights against attacks and attacking disturbing protective rights in opposition and invalidation proceedings.

Intellectual-Property Due Diligence


Assessment of protective rights and contracts of enterprises.

Contracts


Drafting of secrecy agreements, licence, technology transfer and development contracts; accomplishing and counseling as well as supporting negotiations.

Protective rights abroad


Counseling and support regarding all aspects of foreign protective rights; in Asia, in particular in Japan and China, especially intensive support and counseling, since we are often on the spot and have particular intensive experiences and close contacts.

News

Prosecution history estoppel in Japanese patent law (in German)

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Dr. Klaus Hinkelmann, in Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte (Communication of the German Patent Attorneys), pages 10-14, 2024.

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Judicial IP arbitration proceedings in Japan (in German)

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Dr. Klaus Hinkelmann, in Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte (Communication of the German Patent Attorneys), pages 481-485, 2022.

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Revision of the Japanese Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act

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Dr. Klaus Hinkelmann, in Bioscience Law Review, Vol. 18, Issue 5, pages 171-173, 2022.

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