Often, industrial property rights are only registered when a current invention needs to be protected or a current name for a product or service needs to be monopolised. This situational approach, which is characterised more by isolated events, leads to a large number of industrial property rights accumulating in a company over time, the strategic significance of which for the company management is, however, usually not recognised.

If, on the other hand, a company develops and pursues an industrial property rights strategy, it can deliberately restrict the options of its competitors and thus create its own room for manoeuvre. The targeted development of an industrial property rights portfolio also strengthens the company's position with investors and shareholders and even helps in exchange transactions with competitors if you yourself should ever be in need of a licence for a third-party patent.

We have also developed expertise in this area, which we can make available to you through our consulting services.