Areas of technical expertise
As trained engineers and scientists, our patent attorneys and IP experts have extensive knowledge in a wide range of technical areas. The advice we can offer in relation to patent law extends to innovations in the following technical areas:
Mechanical engineering
- • Aerospace technology
- • Automotive engineering
- • Manufacturing technology
- • Automation technology
- • Mechatronics
- • Welding and joining technology
- • Drilling and extraction technology
Physics
- • Optics and optoelectronics
- • Mechanics and acoustics
- • Magnetism and superconductivity
- • Energy technology
- • Quantum mechanical systems
- • Semiconductor technology
Chemistry
- • Organic and inorganic chemistry
- • Polymer chemistry
- • Agricultural chemistry
- • Process engineering
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
- • Pharmaceutical agents
- • Antibodies
- • Galenic formulations
- • Treatment processes
- • Veterinary medicine
Biotechnology
- • Genetic engineering
- • Genetically modified products / living organisms
Medical technology
- • Diagnostic imaging procedures
- • Medical probes
- • Fixing systems
- • Prostheses
Electronics and electrical engineering
- • Microelectronics
- • Telecommunication and communications engineering
- • Sensor technology
- • Robotics
- • Measurement technology
- • Quantum information processing
Computer Technology and Software
- • Computer-implemented inventions
- • Computer security technology
- • Networks and cloud solutions
- • Application programming interfaces (APIs)
Materials sciences
- • Thin-layer technology
- • Low-dimensional material systems
- • Multiphase materials