The SIMODORO®-ip law firm offers legal advice regarding Industrial Property to the different actors in the life sciencesworking on the following types of principal activities:
Acquisition and obtaining of rights
Patent research and technological surveys
Litigation
Contract negotiation and drafting
Audits of patent portfolios
Acquisition and obtaining of rights
The skills of SIMODORO®-ip consultants allows us to offer our clients, wether small companies, international structures or institutes or organizations of public research the best advice in the preparation and drafting of patent applications in French or in English. Our rigor in terms of both procedure and and drafting is based on the practice of the principal Patent Offices, and especially the French, European and American Patent Offices (INPI, EPO and USPTO).
SIMODORO®-ip advises its clients on the best filing strategies both in France and abroad, depending on their commercial development goals and budgetary pressures to ensure the best protection possible.
Patent searching and Technological intelligence
SIMODORO®-ip uses various tools to support it in its research such as access to specialized data bases (patents, sciences) in order to provide its clients with:
Prior art research, especially in the field of patents and genetic sequences,
Research for Freedom To Operate (FTO) studies
Technological and competitor surveys
Litigation
SIMODORO®-ip consultants are skilled in various types of litigation including infringement suits, nullity suits, and oppositions at the European Patent Office. This wide range of skills was acquired during their various work experiences in renowned Parisian patent law firms and allows them to very effectively advise, assist and represent their clients in the monitoring of legal procedures or opposition procedures at Patent Offices.
SIMODORO®-ip also advises and assists its clients, wether plaintiff or defendant, regarding third parties before courts of law, and it does so in strong collaboration with lawyers specialized in Intellectual property.
Contract negociation and drafting
SIMODORO®-ip helps its clients in the negotiation and drafting of contracts with third-party companies in the field of Intellectual Property drawing on the added expertise of consultants (legal practitioners, lawiers) specialized in the field of Industrial property.
Auditing of patent portfolios
SIMODORO®-ip consultants regularly carry out audits of company patent portfolios on behalf of investors (Due Diligence) and, on the client's request, in close collaboration with consultants specialized in financial valuation of Intellectual property and contractual techniques.
Our fees
After an analysis of your Industrial Property situation, SIMODORO®-ip can provide you with a fee agreement either for a specific task or for a determined period of time (6 months, one year, …) to facilitate your planning terms of the amount to be paid.
Firmly geared towards biotechnology startups, SIMODORO®-ip offers prices adapted to the constraints of your company, e.g. monthly payment.
Finally, for more established companies and promotion and development organizations that have chosen to trust us, we offer volume discounts according to the number of cases or files entrusted to us.
