Patents and Utility Models

One of our main objectives is to provide customized protection for our clients’ inventions and technical innovations. Our professionals advise on the procedures for the various types of registrations offered by Industrial Property to protect your inventions both nationally and internationally (national, foreign country patents, PCTs, European patents, Unitary patents). To this end, we prepare technical reports on the validity of a patent or utility model and any potential infringement of third-party rights, which are essential in the event of a legal proceeding.

We offer a research and information service on internationally registered patents in any sector, enabling our clients to make informed decisions about the orientation of their projects, identification of business opportunities, enter into technological agreements or alliances, analyze competitors’ technology or identifying potential collaborators. Likewise, prior art searches for a patent allow us to determine the state of the art prior to a possible registration application for an invention, which proves important when confirming the invention’s registration feasibility.

Filing of patent and/or utility model applications with the relevant official body, PCT, EPO, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices. Information and documents required to draft and file a patent and/or utility model application:

• Full details of the applicant/s.
• Full details of the inventor/s.
• Sufficient description of the invention to enable us to prepare a specification and illustrative figures or diagrams.
• Description of the closest prior art known, the territorial scope of the invention (country/ies) and a Power of Attorney.
• Our Patent Department also handles the preparation and submission of arguments in support of the grant of our clients’ applications before official bodies.

Preparation and submission of arguments to defend our clients’ rights against third parties before the relevant official bodies.

Control and monitoring of inventions during their entire legal life with the object of notifying our clients well in advance of renewal deadlines in order to ensure the preservation of their rights on the same.

Taking the necessary steps for the recordal of changes in ownership of our clients’ inventions, as well as of any encumbrances or liens, with the relevant national and international authorities. Information and documents required for the recordal of a change in ownership of a patent and/or utility model:

• Full details of the assigner and assignee.
• Registrations involved.
• Legal proceeding leading to the change in ownership.
• Power of Attorney.

Watch service through different Customs transit control measures at origin and destination to prevent the import, export and marketing of counterfeit goods. The main objectives of this service are:

• To detect counterfeit products and goods.
• To prevent them from entering the commercial circuit.
• To bring administrative, civil and criminal actions against infringers.

With 130 years of experience in technical translation, LEHMANN & FERNÁNDEZ, S.L. is one of Spain’s leading specialists in patent translation for validation at the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, ensuring definitive protection for our clients’ patents in Spain.

Our services stand out for:

• Professionalism: All of our translations are performed by native-speaking linguists specialized in the sectors of agriculture, automotive industry, aviation, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, construction, genetics, electronics, information technology, mechanical engineering, medicine, telecommunications or transportation.
• Experience: The experience we have accumulated in the translation of patents and legal texts since the company’s founding ensures that our work meets the highest quality standards.
• Quality: Our management system is designed to consistently meet our clients’ needs within the specified timeframe. To thisend, we follow a carefully designed and monitored process.