Partner to the Automotive Industry

We protect your innovations in vehicle technology. For more than two decades, we have been successfully advising and representing a wide range of companies in the supplier industry for road and rail vehicles. Our clients particularly value our reliable, deadline- and budget-conscious preparation of patent applications, which is a high priority for us.

Our Expertise

Our technical expertise in the automotive field includes:

• Braking systems
• Vehicle seating systems
• Body and structural engineering
• Lighting technology
• Tires and wheels
• Sensors, in particular electro-optical systems and radar technology
• Control systems and computer-implemented inventions
• Driver assistance systems, such as cruise control, obstacle detection, adaptive speed control, and lane-keeping systems
• Electric, hybrid, and internal combustion engines

Our Services

We provide comprehensive support in building, managing, and strategically developing your intellectual property portfolio. This includes assessing the patentability of your inventions and drafting high-quality patent applications. Together with you, we develop filing strategies that deliver tailored, commercially viable protection at both the national and international level.

From the outset, we place strong emphasis on the international usability of patent applications. This enables subsequent filings, for example in the United States, China, or Japan, to be pursued efficiently and with minimal additional effort. At the same time, we ensure that applications contain sufficient fallback positions and additional features, allowing for robust differentiation in later opposition or nullity proceedings.

Drawing on our experience, we make sure that granted claims are clearly provable and effectively enforceable in potential infringement proceedings. We advise and represent our clients in validity proceedings and act on their behalf in infringement actions before the competent civil courts.

In addition, we analyze third-party intellectual property rights to assess potential risks to your products. We also support company sales and acquisitions through IP due diligence. In this context, our clients benefit from our attorneys’ in-depth expertise in portfolio analysis and employee invention law.