INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES

Full Service

We provide all IP services that are essential to the business of our clients from the pharmaceutical industry, including companies focussing on pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, drug development, biotechnology, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, and medical technology, as well as investment companies working in this industry sector. Added value is brought to our clients in that our services build on a profound understanding of their business, and of the science and technology behind their projects.

We are highly flexible to tailor our services to the needs of our clients. For small companies, one-stop shopping at Pharma Concepts is usually most attractive. Large companies with their established IP infrastructure may prefer to work with us case-specifically in selected projects, such as in particularly challenging freedom-to-operate analyses, patent oppositions, or due diligences.

Commitment, reliability and quality of service are the foundation of our success. At the same time, we are also ready to manage larger patent portfolios in a very cost-efficient manner through our collaboration with Dennemeyer & Associates, an IP firm with offices in Luxembourg, Munich, and Chicago.

IP Strategy & Management

Comprehensive IP services begin with a viable IP strategy, which should match and sustain the business strategy of a company. We offer to support you in

• Developing an IP strategy tailored to individual companies
• Building & managing patent portfolios
• Establishing cost-effective patent management
• Supporting viable in- and out-licensing strategies
• Training scientists & managers to gain essential pharmaceutical patent know-how

Protection of Inventions

To be commercially successful, a new technology or product must be protected by strong intellectual property (IP) rights, such as patents. Based on our extensive experience in pharmaceutical and drug delivery IP issues, we can help you to

• Develop and implement a corporate IP strategy
• Analyse your R&D projects to identify patentable inventions
• Perform patent searches to establish prior art
• Draft European or international patent applications
• Build your own drug delivery patent portfolio
• Defend your European patents in case of opposition

Patent Landscaping & Freedom to Operate

The threat imposed by third party patents is often underestimated. Even when working with a novel and proprietary drug substance and common excipients, it is possible that your formulation falls within the scope of a patent or patent application held by a third party. Moreover, it is often challenging to establish freedom to operate for drug delivery products and pharmaceutical formulations as the technical language used in this field is much less-defined than e.g. in chemistry where IUPAC nomenclature is well-established. Having expertise both in IP and pharmaceutics, we can assist you in establishing freedom to operate for your product. We offer to

• Establish effective patent surveillance
• Perform high-quality patent searches to identify obstacle patents and -applications
• Establish meaningful patent landscapes for technology segments
• Conduct full freedom-to-operate analyses
• Perform patent due diligences
• Oppose invalid obstacle patents
• Develop non-infringement strategies for specific drug products