PATENTS

Advice in the patent sector requires a solid legal background and deep understanding of each technical sector.

Our highly qualified and dedicated experts are committed to supporting our clients in a very professional and timely manner with cost effective services.
Our patent attorneys may offer direct representation before the Romanian Patent Office, the European Patent Office and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

We aim to provide specialized patent services covering all fields of expertise. Our experts have the experience to deal with industries like: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Industry, Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Biotechnology, Computers, Telecommunication and others.

Oftenly we start our collaboration with our clients by conducting prior art searches and preparing freedom to operate reports. We may either perform the patentability or thematic searches in house or collaborate with the Patent Office to work based on the official reports.

The drafting of the patent specifications is performed by our experts in close collaboration with the inventors in order to be accurate and comprehensive.

Once the documentation is completed we proceed with the filing of the patent application. Depending on the desired protection area we may either proceed with national filings, regional filings for an European Patent or PCT applications.

Constant reports and updates during the registration proceeding are available to our clients.

During the substantive examination a patent application may receive several requests for redrafting and amendments. We have the necessary skils and expertise to assit our clients with overcoming any obstacles during the patentability proceedures.

Moreover we may file oppositions and appeals and assure your defense in these proceedings.

Advantages of obtaining an European Patent

An European Patent is an efficient protection instrument. By means of an European patent an invention can be protected in 39 contracting states by means of a single procedure. This offers a clear advantage over national patents. One saves representation and translation costs. From a timeframe perspective protection may be obtained in approx. 3 years if the registration process devolves smothly.

PCT – the easiest way to coordinate patent protection in a large number of territories

The centralised patent protection system offered by PCT – The International Patent System is the most approriate tool to obtain protection in several territories. The advantages offered by the international phase adds time and streamlines the overall costs.

We intermediate patent protection all over the world

We work with a global network of trusted collaborators enabling us to assit our clients with obtaining patent protection all over the world.

SPC PROTECTION

Supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) are intellectual property rights that serve as an extension to a patent right. They apply to specific pharmaceutical and plant protection products that have been authorised by regulatory authorities. SPCs extend the term by a maximum of 5 years in addition to the patent’s term of 20 years. Protection can be obtained in all EU member states and in Norway and Iceland which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA).

With cutting-edge experience and expertise, Enpora is well placed to advise on SPC-related matters:

FILING AND PROSECUTING SPC APPLICATIONS

FILING AND PURSUING APPEALS AIMED AT RECTIFYING SPC DURATION OR OTHERWISE CHALLENGING THE STANDARD PRACTICES OF PATENT OFFICES THAT INCORRECTLY CALCULATE THE DURATION OF A SPC