Monetizing patents: COHAUSZ & FLORACK

“I have been advising and supporting clients in monetizing their patents for over 25 years. I have successfully brought several hundred cases to court, including a large number in the field of information and telecommunications technology.”

Gottfried Schüll, patent attorney and partner at COHAUSZ & FLORACK

How can you make your patents profitable?

We can help you to exploit your patents, to monetize them, for maximum economic benefit. Significant financial returns can be made, especially in the field of disruptive technologies and against the background of large patent portfolios. In many cases, the income generated from monetized patents leads to the patent portfolio becoming a significant source of income for the company.

In infringement proceedings before the German and EU courts, we dedicate ourselves to enforcing your patents and laying the best foundations for generating revenues.

At COHAUSZ & FLORACK, monetizing your patents is, of course, a partnership thing.

And if your patents are infringed... ?

In infringement proceedings, we prove that your patents are being used by a competitor, for example by conducting product analyses. The consequence? If a positive court decision is enforced, the competitor must withdraw the product from the market. This is the basis on which you can negotiate licenses. In this way, we support you in turning your patent portfolio into a profitable part of your company.

The German courts have a tradition dating back more than 70 years in patent infringement proceedings and therefore have extensive case law to draw upon. Around the world, around two thirds of all high-stakes proceedings involving the monetization of extensive patent portfolios are now conducted in Germany – with a global reach. This underlines the strong influence of the German courts and the legal certainty of German proceedings, which are used and respected by innovative companies active globally.

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