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A client asks: if a European patent is maintained after opposition, and that decision is subsequently appealed, what are the chances that the patent will be revoked on appeal?

What is a patent, what are the benefits to a provisional patent application and why use a patent attorney?

As an inventor you know the scientific and technical knowledge involved in your invention. However, the preparation of a patent application and conducting proceedings with any patent office requires an understanding of patent law, patent rules and the patent office's practices and procedures.
 

Downing IP have been awarded ‘Patents Law Firm of the Year’ by Acquisition International magazine.

Infringing a patent means manufacturing, using, selling or importing a patented product or process without the patent owner’s permission. The owner of a patent can take legal action against you and claim damages if you infringe their patent.

Downing IP have been working on behalf of Med-El (Medical Electronics) supporting them with their patent applications in the European Patent Office and have recently nominated them for the European Inventor Award 2014.

Patents are grants made by national governments and protect new inventions. They give the owner the right to stop others from making or selling their invention. By giving protection to a person or company that invents something new it prevents others from making, using, importing or selling the invention without their permission, for a fixed period of time.