Patent Prosecution and Protection
Practices / Intellectual & Industrial Property
Kochanski & Partners patent attorneys have both the legal and technical experience together with the knowledge necessary to advise within the scope of patents administration and protection. We provide services related to obtaining patent protection, we advise in matters of patent infringements and defend against alleged infringements. We advise in litigation over the validity of patents and conduct prior-art searches before launching new products. We also draw up licence agreements and patent rights assignment agreements.
We provide the following services:
- Filing strategies in Poland and abroad
- Audit and management of patent portfolios
- Conducting application proceedings and validation of European Patents in Poland
- Supervision and payment of official fees
- Negotiation and counseling for patents agreements
- Preparation of state-of-the-art search and opinion on an invention’s patentability
- Preparation of freedom to operate opinions, including the grounds for patent invalidation and patent infringement
- Conducting patent dispute cases
- Advice on the preparation and negotiation of licence agreements and patent rights assignment agreements
- Conducting due diligence of patents and trademarks for mergers and acquisitions