DuraIP services

DuraIP has extensive experience in drafting of high-quality patent applications in cooperation with clients. Our goal is to deliver a product that is adapted for prosecution at different patent offices worldwide. When drafting we consider the clients' particular needs in order to create patents that can survive future oppositions and that are effective in business negotiations and disputes.

DuraIP works both in direct interaction with patent departments as well as with smaller clients that need more guidance along the drafting process.

DuraIP can also help you with filing and further prosecution through patent offices worldwide. We act directly against the Swedish Patent Office PRV, the European Patent Office EPO, and the PCT authorities, and we utilize our international network for processing globally.

Knowing the IP landscape is a powerful tool in business development that is often forgotten. Despite the effect of being able to decrease the risk of ending up in a court procedure, searches may help companies in increasing knowledge about competitor's activities and technology development within a certain business area.

Apart from performing the actual search, DuraIP may assist in making a tailored strategy for competitor analysis. Examples of services within this area are novelty searches, freedom to operate investigations, competitor watches and analysis etc.

Proper handling of patent rights stems from an understanding of how to make the best use of each and every invention. DuraIP can assist with the development of an IP strategy that contributes to reach overall innovation and business goals. DuraIP has experience from strategy work at both small and large companies. DuraIP has special competence in developing IP strategies that align with and support sustainable business goals.

If the IP strategy includes a wish to quickly establish a patent portfolio in a given business field DuraIP can lead workshops directed to finding and refining patentable ideas that fulfill needs or solve problems relevant to the specific business field.

DuraIP has substantive experience from training in the field of IPR. We can tailor training packages targeting different fields, such as basic intellectual property rights training, advanced intellectual property rights training, patent claims drafting training, innovation management, etc. 

DuraIP also has extensive experience from client in-house work.

DuraIP may represent in all stages before the Swedish and European patent offices, both in the defence of patent rights and in opposition proceedings against competitors’ patents.

DuraIP may also assist in court proceedings, for example before the Patent and Market Court, which is a division of Stockholm District Court that handles patent disputes, and in proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC). However, disputes are generally cumbersome and causes stress to all involved parties. Therefore, it may be preferable to let us perform searches, risk analysis and advice during the development process with regard to freedom to operate and thereby mitigate the risk of patent infringement and costly court processes.

A trademark is an important asset for a company. It can last indefinitely with proper renewal and use and protects against unauthorized use that may confuse consumers. DuraIP may assist in evaluating a trademark and protect it in different jurisdictions. 

Industrial design protection may be used to hinder direct copying of a product. It normally gives a narrower protection compared to a patent but may be a cost-efficient complement or alternative. DuraIP may assist in prepare and protect an industrial design in various jurisdictions. 

Trade secret protection may be an alternative when patent protection is not possible or desired. DuraIP may assist in advising if and how a trade secret can be protected.