Before filing a protective right or putting a product or a labelling on the market, it is regularly sensible to carry out a search. By this means it can be found out if the product or the labelling already exists and probably has been protected for a third party.

Persons who use a new labelling for commercial purposes must be sure that older rights of third parties are not infringed. As a result, a trademark search is recommended. Additionally, a company's search can be reasonable, as company names are protected as well.

Persons who want to offer a product should make sure that this product is not protected for third parties by a patent or a utility model as far as the technical aspects are concerned. This can even be the case for own developments and therefore a search concerning the prior art is generally recommended.

The outer shape of a product (design) can be protected as well. In order to avoid collisions, we recommend a design search in the design registers.

We as well conduct domain searches even though they can be carried out today by every person on its own. But you can as well arrange a domain surveillance by us and find out whether domain names are filed by third parties which might comply with a labelling protected in your name.