Expertise:

The patent attorneys of the IP Law Firm Wittmann have gained considerable experience in a wide variety of technical fields. Expertise has been obtained particularly in the following fields:

• Electronic Engineering
• Telecommunications, Mobile Communications
• Medical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Image Processing, Machine Vision, Virtual Reality
• Technical Physics
• Optics, Illumination, LEDs
• Semiconductor, Digital Circuitry, Sensors, Microstructures
• Automotive, Aeronautics
• Software, Information Technology
• Automation and Control

Medical Engineering

The patent attorneys of the IP Law Firm Wittmann have gained profound experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, attending opposition and nullity proceedings as well as in providing expert opinions in several fields of medical engineering. Our expertise comprises, inter alia:

• Ophthalmology
• LASIK
• Dermatology
• Laser medicine
• Endoscopes
• Bone screws
• Medical optical instruments
• Operation navigation systems
• Computer tomography
• Mammography
• Image Processing in the Area of Medical Technology
• Dental technology
• Brackets
• Implants

The requirements for patent protection of medical inventions in Europe and Germany are summarised here.