A patent is requested by filing a written application at the relevant patent office. The person or company filing the application is referred to as "the applicant". The applicant may be the inventor or its assignee. The application contains a description of how to make and use the invention that must provide sufficient detail for a person skilled in the art (i.e., the relevant area of technology) to make and use the invention. In some countries there are requirements for providing specific information such as the usefulness of the invention, the best mode of performing the invention known to the inventor, or the technical problem or problems solved by the invention. Drawings illustrating the invention may also be provided.

The application also includes one or more claims, although it is not always a requirement to submit these when first filing the application. The claims set out what the applicant is seeking to protect in that they define what the patent owner has a right to exclude others from making, using, or selling, as the case may be. In other words, the claims define what a patent covers or the "scope of protection".

The costs of preparing and filing a patent application, prosecuting it until grant and maintaining the patent is dependent upon the number of claims over the first ten.

We at cabinet younsi serve local, regional and international clients including companies involved in complex technologies, such as communications, manufacturing and service industries. In representing these clients, we usually deal with virtually every issue associated with identifying patentable innovations, securing and protecting patents and enforcing patent rights.

We help you determining the best strategy to protect your inventions and know-how. As a first step, we examine whether your invention is likely to be protected.

If the novelty and other patentability requirements of your invention are fulfilled, we draft your patent application and take care of all related proceedings to obtain your title (filing, examination, opposition) before the competent authorities. We also take care of the translations of your patent applications if needed.

We handle your patent portfolio and follow up your files by regular contacts with competent authorities. We also send renewal notices and proceed with the payment of different annual taxes due for patent maintenance upon specific instructions from client.

Our Translation Department provides high-quality translations of intellectual property, scientific and technical documents. We translate from German, English and French into Arabic and vice versa. Our primary specialties are translations of patents for filing and translation of legal documents and evidences that are to be used in legal proceedings. Furthermore, in cases of patent infringements, it is essential that their translations are accurate, since inaccurate translation might and will certainly result in losing the whole infringement case.

For further information, please contact us at: patents@cabinet-younsi.com