{"id":4024,"date":"2025-04-02T13:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/glossary\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:10:49","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.klickow-wetzel.de\/en\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Legal expertise<\/strong><\/span>
Legal expertise and experience required for legal advice and representation in intellectual property law.<\/p>

Employee law<\/strong><\/span>
Special regulations concerning the relationship between employees and employers in the case of business inventions.<\/p>

Design Attorney<\/strong><\/span>
Specialized attorney for design protection, in particular for the registration, enforcement and defense of design rights.<\/p>

Design protection<\/strong><\/span>
Legal protection for the external appearance of a product, e.g. shape, color or pattern, by registering a design.<\/p>

Dr.-Ing.<\/strong><\/span>
Academic degree of an engineer with a doctorate – relevant for the technical qualification of patent attorneys.<\/p>

Opposition proceedings<\/strong><\/span>
Procedure for contesting a granted patent or a registered trademark within a certain period of time.<\/p>

Inventor law<\/strong><\/span>
Legal regulations on the recognition and remuneration of inventors, in particular in relation to the employer.<\/p>

Initial consultation<\/strong><\/span>
Non-binding, initial consultation for the legal assessment of a matter in the field of intellectual property rights.<\/p>

European Patent Attorney<\/strong><\/span>
Authorized representative before the European Patent Office who advises and represents clients in European patent proceedings.<\/p>

European Trademark Attorney<\/strong><\/span>
Representative authorized to represent clients before the EUIPO in trademark and design law at European level.<\/p>

Intellectual property<\/strong><\/span>
Intangible assets such as inventions, trademarks or designs that are legally protected by intellectual property rights.<\/p>

Industrial property rights<\/strong><\/span>
Area of law for the protection of technical and creative innovations as well as business identifiers, e.g. patents, trademarks, designs.<\/p>

Expert opinion<\/strong><\/span>
Expert assessment by a patent attorney on questions of intellectual property rights, infringement or protectability.<\/p>

IP Management<\/strong><\/span>
Strategic management of intellectual property to secure, utilize and exploit intangible company assets.<\/p>

Competencies<\/strong><\/span>
Professional and personal skills and qualifications that a patent attorney brings to the table – both in the technical and legal fields – in order to advise and represent clients comprehensively.<\/p>

Clients<\/strong><\/span>
Clients of a law firm who are legally advised and represented in matters of intellectual property.<\/p>

Trademark name<\/strong><\/span>
Unmistakable designation of a product or company that can be protected under trademark law.<\/p>

Trademark law<\/strong><\/span>
Area of law that regulates the protection of trademarks, logos and business identifiers in order to ensure distinctiveness and recognition value.<\/p>

M.Sc.\/Dipl.-Ing.<\/strong><\/span>
Academic titles in engineering or the natural sciences which underpin the technical competence of a patent attorney.<\/p>

Nullity proceedings<\/strong><\/span>
Legal proceedings for the retroactive removal of an IP right, e.g. if it was wrongly granted.<\/p>

Patent<\/strong><\/span>
A technical property right that protects an invention for a maximum of 20 years and grants the owner the sole right of use – after successful examination by a patent office.<\/p>

Patent attorney<\/strong><\/span>
Legally and technically qualified advisor for patents, trademarks and designs with power of representation before offices such as the DPMA or EPO.<\/p>

Examination procedure<\/strong><\/span>
Procedures at offices such as the DPMA or EPO for the substantive and formal examination of IP applications.<\/p>

Search<\/strong><\/span>
Targeted review of existing property rights to avoid collisions and to assess protectability.<\/p>

Legal texts<\/strong><\/span>
Legally correct texts such as general terms and conditions, data protection declarations or contracts that are individually created and legally checked.<\/p>

Fonts<\/strong><\/span>
In the context of industrial property rights: Typographic designs that may be protected by design protection or copyright.<\/p>

Property right<\/strong><\/span>
General term for legally protected intellectual property, e.g. patents, trademarks or designs.<\/p>

International property rights<\/strong><\/span>
International property rights, e.g. via the PCT system or the Madrid Agreement, secure rights beyond national borders.<\/p>

Technical skills<\/strong><\/span>
Specialist knowledge and experience in the field of technology and engineering, particularly relevant for the drafting and assessment of technical property rights such as patents.<\/p>

Infringement proceedings<\/strong><\/span>
Legal proceedings in the event of unauthorized use of an existing property right, e.g. through a warning or lawsuit.<\/p>

Contract law<\/strong><\/span>
Legal regulations relating to the drafting, review and enforcement of contracts, particularly in the area of licenses and property rights.<\/p>

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