Oxon IP is a European patent opposition and appeal specialist that helps companies challenge or defend granted European patents before the EPO. With over 70% of opposed patents being revoked or amended, the firm leverages deep procedural expertise to achieve strategic outcomes for clients. It also offers straw-man filing services to preserve client anonymity during opposition proceedings.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
European patents that have been granted can still be challenged, and thousands are opposed each year before the European Patent Office. Companies facing infringement or competitive threats need a reliable way to revoke or narrow third-party patents, while patentees must defend their rights against such attacks. The process is procedurally complex, time-sensitive, and requires specialized knowledge of EPO case law and practice.
Solution
Oxon IP provides specialized legal services focused exclusively on European patent oppositions and appeals. The firm represents both opponents seeking to invalidate or limit patents and patentees defending their granted rights. With a success record where over 70% of challenged patents are either revoked or amended, Oxon IP offers strategic counsel on filing oppositions within the nine-month window, managing oral proceedings, and navigating appeals before the EPO's Boards of Appeal. The firm also offers straw-man filing services, allowing clients to challenge patents anonymously while preserving their competitive position.
Target Audience
Primary clients are corporations, law firms, and individual patent holders who need to challenge or defend European patents before the EPO, particularly in technology, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors.
Features
- Full-service representation in European patent opposition proceedings, including filing, written submissions, and oral hearing advocacy
- Defense representation for patentees facing opposition, with experience on both sides of proceedings to identify weaknesses in challenges
- Straw-man opposition filing services that conceal the true identity of the opponent
- Strategic counsel on the timing, evidence, and arguments needed to maximize success rates in opposition and appeal cases
- Expertise in EPO procedural law, including recent developments such as oral proceedings by videoconference and Enlarged Board of Appeal referrals