To assist companies and research centres at both European and international levels

Protection

• to delimit the invention with respect to the state of the art

• to file and take responsability of European patent and international applications

• to defend a European patent opposed by a third party

• to cooperate with foreign correspondents for the entry of international applications in national phases outside of Europe

Opposition

• to file observations to a European patent application held by a third party 

•  to oppose a European patent held by a third party

Assessment

• to determine the scope of the protection conferred by a European patent held by a third party

• to examine the validity (grounds of nullity) of a European patent held by a third party