We provide security
Innovation is the driving force behind every financial system, and the foundation for commercial success. The protection of innovations is the task of the Austrian Patent Office, because it goes without saying that successful concepts and technical developments simply invite imitation. We offer an effective defence against this, by providing temporary protective rights which have the nature of a monopoly in terms of protection. We are your protective shield against smart competitors and ill-intentioned people trying to jump on your bandwagon.
The Austrian Patent Office is the national Centre of Excellence which provides the protection for inventions needed for the legitimate safeguarding of your interests, regardless of the levels involved. It is true that the central form of protection is the patent, but the modern business world also requires other forms of safeguarding new developments. In line with this, we also enable utility models and protection certificates to be applied for in Austria, as well as providing the protection of trademarks and designs.
Your Centre of Excellence
There is nowhere else in Austria which offers such a comprehensive range of know-how when it comes to commercial legal protection. The Patent Office is home to 210 experts, most of them technical specialists and legal experts, who are dedicated to the securing and protection of Austrian entrepreneurial interests. They investigate every individual case, applying the most stringent quality criteria, to make sure that your products really are provided with the best possible protection.
Our service
"Outsourcing" has become a buzzword in modern economic circles, and not without reason. Certain services can indeed be handled better by outside specialist companies. serv.ip at the Austrian Patent Office is one such high-performance service centre; we are THE specialists when it comes to commercial legal protection. But this is not only the case when someone seeks to patent inventions which have already been made, or tries to protect trademarks which have already been developed. To guarantee the success of your company, we have a comprehensive range of services ready for you, and right at the start of your research activity too. This means that you can be provided with the latest state of research worldwide at the earliest possible point in time, and that saves you time, as well as a great deal of money.