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| 59 St. Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1ST, UNITED KINGDOM Map | |||
| Tel:01865 305100 | |||
| Fax:01865 305111 | |||
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| Web:http://www.frankbdehn.com | |||
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| Mr Michael Butler (Partner) | |||
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Frank B. Dehn & Co. is one of the largest UK firms of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. The Oxford office was opened in 2002, with one of its aims being to provide affordable patent services to small and medium sized enterprises in Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas.
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| The main service provided by the firm is the filing of patent applications. In the Oxford office there are four patent attorney partners and three trainee patent assistants. However, the firm as a whole has over thirty qualified patent attorneys and over twenty trainee patent assistants. We can handle all areas of technology. The Oxford office is linked to the firm's other offices in London, Brighton and Munich, with sophisticated IT systems and central support functions providing us with the facilities of a large firm and access to specialists in all areas. We are aware of the problems facing small and medium enterprises, and organisations such as universities, where funds can be limited at the start of a project. From the Oxford office we have made a point of analysing those problems and developing initiatives to handle them. Through the Oxford office, the firm is a sponsor of Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), and has also sponsored events for Oxford University Entrepreneurs Society. We will provide free initial consultations to discuss a project, the prospects for patenting an invention, procedures and costs. We will normally be able to quote a fixed price or an agreed hourly rate and a cap, so that there is certainty. In some cases we will be prepared to defer our fees, particularly if there is a need to file an application quickly and funds have not yet been arranged. In suitable cases we will also be prepared to share the risk. We will do that by deferring an agreed part of our fees, say one half, for up to a year. If at the end of the year the project is still viable and the client wishes to proceed with patent protection, we will charge the remaining part of our fees. If the project has not been successful, we will waive the second part of our fees. Once a patent application has been filed, we will be happy to remain actively involved in a project, attending progress meetings and so forth so as to ensure that the patent protection matches the way in which the project is developing. We also support moves by the Courts to make patent litigation more affordable for small and medium sized enterprises. There will always be cases which require the services of solicitors and barristers, but there are others which can be conducted by patent attorneys if the client is prepared to keep the issues simple. If the unexpected happens, we have good relationships with a number of firms of solicitors who can be brought in to assist on aspects of a case. The cost of litigation has been a real deterrent to SME's enforcing their patents, and we want to see more companies able to benefit from their intellectual property rights. |
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