Patentanwälte Bals & Vogel

As German and European patent attorneys, we support and assist our clients in all matters related to intellectual property rights: from applications for property rights to grants and official registration. Our special area of expertise is IP Prosecution of technical IP rights, i.e. we conduct the grant procedure for your patents before the German or the European Patent Office. At the same time, we coordinate and manage your international IP rights portfolio at the highest level. Passion, commitment, diligence and time are what make our patent attorneys stand out, in order to bring almost hopeless opposition or examination proceedings for high-end technologies to a successful outcome in favor of our clients.

Our services also extend to reliable counsel on contract and license law, as well as the enforcement of property rights against infringement — and, where necessary, defense against claims of infringement brought before various offices and courts, including the Federal Court of Justice.

Bals & Vogel is your competent partner in the field of IP litigation, keeping the risk of a conflict of interest as low as possible for you. Our highly experienced patent attorneys will ensure that your IP rights will be enforced in and out of court, and will be by your side in the event you face an infringement suit. Before the Unified Patent Court, our specialized attorneys will advise and represent you in litigation cases to their very best of abilities. They will also conduct arbitration procedures and mediation.

Our patent attorneys do not only litigate IP cases in Germany, but also coordinate international litigation cases in cooperation with leading global IP law firms. Thus, we have extensive litigation experience before the German courts and an excellent network of IP law firms worldwide. These cooperations - especially in the USA, Asia and Europe - are the result of many years of working together, enabling us to provide reliable and efficient advice to clients in cross-border cases.

Above and beyond this, we handle oversight and payment of annual and/or maintenance fees for industrial property rights and property rights applications. Our team also boasts a deep pool of knowledge in the areas of competition law and copyrights. We can also provide counsel and representation in the area of internet law and software law — especially for patent, copyright and trademark-related issues and domain grabbing incidents.

We are also happy to assist you as a competent partner in the monetary valuation of your intellectual property portfolio. The valuation is carried out on the basis of DIN 77100, which defines the principles of monetary patent valuation. We have a proven track record in the valuation of both individual intellectual property rights and extensive intellectual property portfolios of listed companies. We would be happy to provide you with further details on our evaluation method during a personal consultation.

As an internationally active practice with offices in Bochum and Munich — an important city in the 5th largest urban area in Europe “Ruhr area” and in Munich — a major European business, financial and cultural centre, we put a high priority on quality and comprehensive legal guidance for our clients. We use our expertise to ensure that industrial property rights are registered, defended and upheld. This is true whether it pertains to patents, brand and trademark law, design protections, utility models, industrial design rights or copyrights.

From our offices in Bochum — in the direct vicinity of the major innovation hubs in the 3rd largest GDP of metropolitan area in Europe “Rhine and Ruhr”— we serve both local companies and clients from Germany and around the world. Our proximity to Europe's most heavily petitioned infringement court in Düsseldorf and European Patent Office in The Hague gives our clients a significant advantage in bringing legal proceedings to a successful outcome.

Our office in Munich — the seat of the German and European Patent Office as well as the German Federal Patent Court — is also close to the action, offering goal-oriented consultation and representation on site.

The two offices work in close coordination, ensuring efficient cooperation and speedy sharing of technical expertise — all to the benefit of our clients.