Want to find the right Patent Attorney in Germany Europe? – Hints for the selection!

If you are wondering how to find the right Patent Lawyer or get a Patent Attorney in Germany that is right for you, e.g. for a patent application, a utility model application, a trademark application or a design application, here are some hints for choosing a Patent Attorney.

1. Costs of Patent Attorney: the price of an IP application or the costs for filing a patent or a utility model are an important factor for many companies – especially for startups or founders – when choosing a Patent Lawyer, but this should not be the only decision argument. The cost of a patent or utility model is usually based on the amount of work the Patent Attorney requires to prepare, therefore extensive patent applications of complex ideas are usually significantly more expensive than short IP applications of simple inventions. At FlatRateIP, however, we also have various flat-rate offers for especially simpler and definable IP applications, for which the effort can be calculated.

By pricing as transparently as possible, we try to avoid hidden costs, so that clients can calculate the prices – as far as possible.

Here you will find, for example, further information about the costs of a patent application in Germany.

2. Experience of Patent Attorney as well as qualification of a Patent Lawyer: Almost more important than the costs of a patent attorney, respectively his price for a patent application or the costs of a utility model application is the experience of the Patent Attorney as well as his qualification. This is not (only) measured by pure years of professional experience, but especially by the experience in the respective technical field. Especially patents in the field of biology / chemistry differ significantly from purely mechanical patents. An overview of the professional experience of our patent attorney in various technical fields can be found here.
3. Availability of the Patent Attorney: Another factor in choosing the right Patent Lawyer or Patent and IP Law Firm should also be the accessibility of the Patent Attorney. Especially in times when various platforms refer attorneys, a direct contact to the Patent Attorney can be crucial to be able to clarify the most important points right away with the specialist and not with a call center. When questions arise, one can ideally contact him directly and clarify them or send him a message without having to go through lengthy mediations by third parties or the use of often cumbersome platforms. In this way, the loss of important time can be avoided.
4. Processing time of a patent application or utility model application: It is not uncommon to hear of Patent Lawyers who take many months to prepare applications of intellectual property rights. As far as possible, we give our clients at least a rough indication of when they can expect the draft of the commissioned patent application. Even though unfortunately something can always come up, we can normally keep this deadline.
5. Personal relationship with Patent Attorney: As with other service providers, there should be a good personal relationship with a Patent Lawyer or Attorney-at-Law, since one often works with them in a trusting manner for many years. Therefore, it may be helpful, if you are on the same wavelength in a certain way in order to be able to cooperate in a spirit of partnership.

If you want to find the right Patent Attorney for you or your company, the overall package should ultimately be the deciding factor in the selection process. As a German Patent Attorney and IP Law Firm with Patent Lawyer (German Patent Lawyer and European Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney) as well as Attorneys-at-Law (German Certified IP Lawyer), we have been able to help a large number of satisfied clients in recent years to secure their ideas through intellectual property rights and we would be happy to help you as well. You are welcome to contact us if you have any questions about individual points.