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                Ciesla Patentanwälte practices in the area 
                  of intellectual property law.  
                  We specialize in the representation and advice of small to medium 
                  size companies. | 
               
               
                | Areas of practice:  | 
               
               
                · German, European, and International 
                  patent protection 
                  · Utility models 
                  · German, European, and International trademark protection 
                  · German, European, and International design protection 
                   
                  · Employee's inventions 
                  · Cooperation agreements and licensing agreements 
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                | We appear on behalf of our clients in front of 
                  the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), the European 
                  Patent Office (EPO), the Office for Harmonization in the Internal 
                  Market (OHIM), the International Bureau of the World Intellectual 
                  Property Organization (WIPO), the Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht/BPatG) 
                  as well as in front of the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof/BGH) 
                  in appeals of invalidity proceedings. In these fora, we represent 
                  our clients in application and opposition proceedings of German 
                  and European patents, and in PCT application proceedings. Our 
                  services further include representation in registration and 
                  opposition proceedings of German trademarks, Community trademarks, 
                  and international registrations (IR) of trademarks. We also 
                  represent in registration proceedings of German utility models 
                  and designs and of Community designs. | 
               
               
                | We also represent our clients in invalidation 
                  and nullity proceedings concerning intellectual property rights. 
                  In infringement proceedings, we collaborate with attorneys at 
                  law specialized in the field to ensure maximum protection of 
                  our clients' interests. | 
               
              
                | In collaboration with patent attorneys and attorneys 
                  at law around the world, we obtain and enforce intellectual 
                  property rights world-wide. | 
               
             
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