Our services

We protect inventions and defend patent rights
in Finland and internationally.

Thanks to our fixed-fee patenting services
you are able to anticipate patenting costs in advance.

Protecting technology

Searches

Consulting

Dispute situations

Patent application

With a patent application, you can protect an invention related to a new product, device, process, method or software solution.

We prepare a patent application for the invention and take care of the patenting process.

Fixed fee of patent application:

4900 € + VAT.

Excluding official fees
(for example in Finland ca. 400 €)

Fixed fee of patent application includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to review the invention
    • evaluation of patentability of the invention
  2. Drafting
    • drafting a patent application
    • meeting to review the application
    • finalizing the application
    • filing the application to the authority
  3. Strategy
    • analysis of the search carried out by the authority
    • a written report and proposal for next steps
    • strategy meeting to plan the patenting process

Utility model

With a utility model you can protect an invention related to a new product or device.

We prepare a utility model application for the invention and take care of its registration in Finland.

Fixed fee of registered utility model:

4900 € (+ VAT)

Excluding official fees
(for example in Finland ca. 200 €)

Fixed fee of registered utility model includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to review the invention
    • evaluation of protectability of the invention
  2. Drafting
    • drafting a utility model application
    • meeting to review the application
    • finalizing the application
    • filing the application to the authority
  3. Registration
    • translation of claims into Swedish
    • measures to register the utility model
  4. Strategy
    • strategy meeting to plan the next steps

Novelty search

Novelty search is used to find out if someone has published the same invention before.

Tell us about the invention and we search the databases for earlier similar solutions and analyze them.

Fixed fee for novelty search:

1200 € (+ VAT)

Fixed fee for novelty search includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to review the invention
  2. Search and analysis
    • conducting database searches
    • analyzing the search results
    • preparing a written search report
  3. Meeting
    • meeting to review the search results

Technology search

Technology search is used to find out what kind of patents and patent applications exist for a certain technology.

Tell us about the technology you are interested in, and we search the patent databases.

Fixed fee for technology search:

2000 € (+ VAT)

Fixed fee for technology search includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to determine the object of the search
  2. Search and analysis
    • conducting database searches
    • analyzing the search results
    • preparing a written search report
  3. Meeting
    • meeting to review the search results

Competitor search

Competitor search is used to find out what kind of patents and patent applications a certain competitor has.

Tell us the competitor you are interested in, and we search the patent databases.

Fixed fee for competitor search:

1600 € (+ VAT)

Competitor search can be continued as a continuous competitor monitoring, in which patenting activity of the competitor is regularly monitored.

 

Fixed fee for competitor search includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to determine the object of the search
  2. Search and analysis
    • conducting database searches
    • analyzing the search results
    • preparing a written search report
  3. Meeting
    • meeting to review the search results

Freedom-to-operate analysis

The freedom-to-operate analysis is used to find out whether there are any patents restricting the commercial exploitation of a product or technical solution.

Tell us about the product or technical solution for which you want the freedom-to-operate situation to be analysed. We search and analyse valid patents and patent applications affecting the freedom-to-operate situation.

Fee for the freedom-to-operate analysis:

According to an offer

Fee for the freedom-to-operate analysis includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to determine the object of the analysis
  2. Search and analysis
    • conducting database searches
    • analyzing the search results
    • preparing a written freedom-to-operate report
  3. Meeting
    • meeting to review the freedom-to-operate situation

Employment inventions

Encouraging and well-defined employment invention process promotes creating inventions and their utilization, and ensures compliance with the Finnish Employment Inventions Act.

Our employment inventions service produces comprehensive documentation for receiving and managing inventions from your employees, and creates a process for managing employment inventions.

Fixed fee for employment inventions service:

3500 € (+ VAT)

Fixed fee for employment inventions service includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to clarify the current situation 
  2. Creation
    • creation of employment invention documentation and process
    • workshop to finalize documentation and process
  3. Training
    • training your employees in the employment invention process

Patent training

It is important for all companies involved in product development to understand patenting. Making right decisions is easier when you understand what can be patented or how patents are used.

We train your employees to understand patenting, the utilization of patents in business, and the risk caused by competitors’ patents.

Fixed fee for patent training:

500 € (+ VAT)

Fixed fee for patent training includes:

  • 2 hour training session
  • 1 hour discussion session after the training

Patenting strategy

The patenting strategy sets practical principles on how to protect technical solutions and takes into account competitors’ patents. The patenting strategy makes it easier and faster to make consistent decisions for achieving your business goals.

Together with your company we create a practical patenting strategy and prepare the related documentation.

Fixed fee for patenting strategy:

3000 € (+ VAT)

Fixed fee for patenting strategy includes:

  1. Preparation
    • meeting to determine the current status and the target status
  2. Creation
    • creating a patenting strategy
    • a workshop to finalize the patenting strategy
  3. Meeting
    • a meeting to review the patenting strategy and measures to implement it

Defense of rights

Sometimes situations may arise in which the company’s rights must be defended against the activities of competitors – regardless of whether the company has own patents.

We defend your rights when you suspect that a competitor is infringing your patent, when a competitor accuses you of patent infringement, or when a competitor seeks to invalidate your patent.

When necessary, we defend your rights also in a court in cooperation with an attorney at law.

Contact us when

  • you suspect a competitor is infringing your patent
  • a competitor approaches your company regarding patent infringement
  • a competitor tries to invalidate your patent

Revocation of rights

Sometimes there may be a need to take action against a competitor’s patent if it hinders your business, or the competitor accuses you of infringing the patent.

We take care of measures aimed at invalidating or limiting a competitor’s patent.

When necessary, we handle patent invalidation also in a court in cooperation with an attorney at law.

 

Contact us when

  • you suspect that a competitor’s patent or patent application is disturbing your business
  • a competitor approaches you regarding a patent infringement
  • you suspect that a competitor has been granted a patent on the wrong grounds

Statements

Sometimes it may be necessary to find out the significance of your own patent or a competitor’s patent for your business.

We analyse validity of patents, an extent of a patent protection, and an infringement of a patent, and we prepare statements about them.

When necessary, we also prepare expert opinions for court proceedings.

Contact us when

  • you want to find out the validity of your own patent or a competitor’s patent 
  • you want clarification about the scope of protection of your own patent or a competitor’s patent 
  • you want to find out if your own activity infringes a competitor’s patent 
  • you want to find out if a competitor’s activity infringes your patent