Monitoring – Precautionary measure for dispute avoidance

The majority of companies want to pay attention to and honor the intellectual property of others basically, but are afraid of the supposedly high effort necessary to gain an overview of the patents, utility models, trademarks and designs of others. However, due to modern search and analyzing tools the monitoring effort has become meanwhile assessable. Moreover, it provides the basis for obtaining expert opinions from patent attorneys, making decisions and taking measures for a change of course or initiating negotiations with the other IP owners. The results of our analyses and our negotiation skills make a significant contribution to safeguarding investments in new products and means of production early.